Archive for the Uncategorized Category
BIRTHDAYS 1941: Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span) 1945: Frida Lyngstad (Abba) 1949: Steve Fossen (Heart) 1954: Tony Thompson (Chic / Power Station) EVENTS 1974: Roxy Music released their fourth album, ‘Country Life’. 1983: Ozzy Osbourne released his third studio album, ‘Bark at the Moon’. 1992: Ozzy Osbourne announced his retirement from […]
BIRTHDAYS 1949: James Young (Styx) 1951: Barry Brandt (Angel) 1953: Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot / W.A.S.P.) 1964: Joseph “Run” Simmons (Run DMC) 1965: Stuart Stapels (Tindersticks) EVENTS 1967: A package tour with Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Move, The Nice & Amen Corner kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall, […]
BIRTHDAYS 1942: John Hammond 1949: Roger Steen (The Tubes) 1979: Nicolai Fraiture (The Strokes) EVENTS 1968: Rolling Stone, Brian Jones bought ‘Cotchford Farm’ in Sussex, previously owned by author, A.A. Milne. 1970: Trapeze released their album, ‘Medusa’. 1971: Santana scored their second US No.1 album with ‘Santana III’. 1975: Deep […]
BIRTHDAYS 1944: Booker T. Jones 1945: Neil Young 1947: Donald Roeser a.k.a. Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult) 1953: Callum MacDonald (Runrig) 1964: David Ellefson (Megadeth) EVENTS 1965; The Velvet Underground made their live debut at Summit High School, New Jersey. 1968: Neil Young released his self-titled debut album. 1977: The […]
BIRTHDAYS 1927: Mose Allison 1945: Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge) 1945: Chris Dreja (Yardbirds) 1947: Pat Daugherty (Black Oak Arkansas) 1948: Robert “Mutt” Lange (Producer) 1953: Andy Partridge (XTC) 1969: Gary Powell (The Libertines / New York Dolls) EVENTS 1972: Death of bassist, Berry Oakley of The Allman Brothers Band [aged […]
BIRTHDAYS 1928: Ennio Morricone 1940: David “Screamin’ Lord” Sutch 1947: Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper) 1947: Greg Lake (King Crimson / Emerson, Lake & Palmer) EVENTS 1979: Fleetwood Mac scored their second UK No.1 album with ‘Tusk’. 1997: Death of session guitarist, Tommy Tedesco [aged 67]. 2002: Death of Motown keyboard […]
BIRTHDAYS 1944: Phil May (Pretty Things) 1948: Joe Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult) 1954: Dennis Stratton (Iron Maiden) EVENTS 1961: Brian Epstein saw The Beatles playing live for the first time at The Cavern, Liverpool. 1966: John Lennon met Yoko Ono when he visited her art exhibition at the Indica Gallery, […]
BIRTHDAYS 1944: Bonnie Bramlett (Delaney & Bonnie) 1946: Roy Wood (The Move / Wizzard) 1947: Minnie Riperton 1949: Bonnie Raitt 1954: Rickie Lee Jones 1957: Porl Thompson (The Cure / Page & Plant) 1985: Jack Osbourne EVENTS 1971: Led Zeppelin released their untitled fourth album. 1972: Lou Reed released his […]
BIRTHDAYS 1943: Roberta Anderson a.k.a. Joni Mitchell 1964: Liam O’Maonlai (The Hothouse Flowers) 1967: Sharleen Spiteri (Texas) 1996: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor a.k.a. Lorde EVENTS 1967: Reg Dwight (Elton John) and his song writing partner, Bernie Taupin signed to DJM publishing. 1981: Ozzy Osbourne released his second album, ‘Diary of […]
BIRTHDAYS 1947: George Young (The Easybeats) 1948: Glenn Frey (Eagles) 1950: Chris Glen (Sensational Alex Harvey Band / MSG) 1964: Corey Glover (Living Colour) 1966: Paul Gilbert (Racer X / Mr. Big) EVENTS 1971: The soundtrack to ‘Shaft’ by Isaac Hayes went to No.1 on the US album chart. 1975: […]
