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BIRTHDAYS 1928: Alexis Korner 1935: Dudley Moore 1942: Alan Price (The Animals / Jade Warrior) 1944: Bernie Worrell (Parliament / Funkadelic) 1946: Tim Curry 1947: Mark Volman a.k.a. The Phlorescent Leech (The Turtles / The Mothers of Invention / Flo & Eddie) 1953: Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs / Winger) 1956: […]
BIRTHDAYS 1924: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown 1942: Mike Vickers (Manfred Mann Band) 1944: Alexander “Skip” Spence (Jefferson Airplane / Moby Grape) 1958: Les Pattinson (Echo & The Bunnymen) 1961: Kelly Hansen (Hurricane / Foreigner) 1963: Mike Mangini (Annihilator / Extreme / Steve Vai Band / Dream Theater) 1974: Mark Tremonti (Creed) […]
BIRTHDAYS 1934: Don Kirshner (Producer / Promoter) 1941: Ronald Wycherley a.k.a. Billy Fury 1943: Roy Estrada (The Mothers) 1948: Jan Hammer (Mahavishnu Orchestra / Jeff Beck Group) 1955: Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks) 1964: Maynard James Keenan (Tool / A Perfect Circle) EVENTS 1960: Death of singer / songwriter, Eddie Cochran [aged […]
BIRTHDAYS 1924: Henry Mancini 1939: Dusty Springfield 1947: Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep) 1947: Gerry Rafferty 1949: Bill “Sputnick” Spooner (The Tubes) 1964: Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum) 1969: Sean Cook (Spiritualized) EVENTS 1964: The first Rolling Stones album was released in the UK. It went to No.1 two weeks later. 1971: […]
BIRTHDAYS 1944: Dave Edmunds (Rockpile) 1948: Phil Mogg (UFO) 1955: Jeff Golub (Avenue Blue / Billy Squier / Rod Stewart) 1965: Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes) 1968: Edward John O’Brien (Radiohead) 1980: Patrick “Chilli Con” Carney (The Black Keys) EVENTS 1966: Jimi Hendrix, The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens & Engelbert […]
BIRTHDAYS 1942: Tony Burrows (Edison Lighthouse) 1945: Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple / Rainbow) 1949: Sonja Kristina (Curved Air) 1952: Kenny Aaronson (Rick Derringer Band / HSAS / Blue Oyster Cult / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Billy Squier / New York Dolls) 1980: Win Butler (Arcade Fire) EVENTS 1967: […]
BIRTHDAYS 1944: Brian Pendleton (The Pretty Things) 1944: Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) 1945: Lowell George (Little Feat) 1946: Al Green 1947: Michael Chapman (Producer / Songwriter for Sweet / Suzi Quatro / Mud / Blondie / The Knack / Pat Benatar) 1951: Max Weinberg (The E Street Band) […]
BIRTHDAYS 1932: Herbert Buckingham Khaury a.k.a. Tiny Tim 1933: Montserrat Caballé 1940: Herbie Hancock 1944: Joachim Fritz Krauledat a.k.a. John Kay (Steppenwolf) 1952: John Sinclair (The Babys / Black Sabbath / The Cult / Heavy Metal Kids / Uriah Heep / Ozzy Osbourne / Savoy Brown / Spinal Tap) 1954: […]
BIRTHDAYS 1946: Bob Harris (BBC DJ & TV presenter) 1956: Neville Staples (The Specials) 1958: Stuart Adamson (Skids / Big Country) 1965: Nigel Pulsford (Bush) 1969: Cerys Matthews (Catatonia) 1987: Joscelyn Stoker a.k.a. Joss Stone EVENTS 1961: Bob Dylan played his first official live gig, in New York City at […]
BIRTHDAYS 1936: Bobbie Smith (The Spinners) 1947: Burke Shelley (Budgie) 1947: Bunny Livingston Wailer (Bob Marley & The Wailers) 1953: Terry Roche (The Roches) 1957: Steven Gustafson (10,000 Maniacs) 1959: Brian Setzer (Stray Cats) 1960: Afrika Bambaataa 1960: Katrina Leskanich (Katrina & The Waves) 1963: Warren DiMartini (Ratt) 1964: Alan […]