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BIRTHDAYS 1942: James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix 1945: Randy Brecker 1952: Daryl Stuermer (Jean-Luc Ponty Band / Genesis) 1962: Mike Bordin (Faith No More) 1962: Charlie Benante (Anthrax) 1965: Fiachna O’Braonain (Hothouse Flowers) 1969: Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge / Slash) 1978: Mike Skinner (The Streets) EVENTS 1967: The Beatles released their […]
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 1935: Barry McGuire 1942: Don Stevenson (Moby Grape) 1946: Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) 1951: Frank DiMino (Angel) 1961: Jordan Luck (Exponents) 1966: Dave Stead (The Beautiful South) EVENTS 1964: Death of Cole Porter [aged 73]. 1965: Jimi Hendrix signed his first recording contract (he received $1 and a 1% […]
BIRTHDAYS 1949: Kerry Livgren (Kansas) 1952: Douglas Colvin a.k.a. Dee Dee Ramone 1957: Emily Remler EVENTS 1970: Death of James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix [aged 27]. 1970: Black Sabbath released their second album, ‘Paranoid‘. On the same day as Jimi died, Black Sabbath released their second LP, ‘Paranoid’. A number one […]
BIRTHDAYS 1944: Carl Wayne (The Move) 1949: Nigel Griggs (Split Enz) 1950: Dennis Elliott (Foreigner) 1967: Dan Peters (Mudhoney) 1971: Richard James a.k.a. Aphex Twin EVENTS 1962: Ringo Starr made his first appearance as a Beatle at Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight. 1969: The Woodstock 3-day Festival came to a […]
BIRTHDAYS 1938: Don “Sugarcane” Harris (Little Richard, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, etc.) 1942: Paul McCartney 1957: Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) 1961: Alison Moyet 1973: Gary Stringer (Reef) EVENTS 1967: Jimi Hendrix played at the Monterey Pop Festival in California. His historic show-stopping performance featured incredible renditions of “Purple Haze”, Bob […]
BIRTHDAYS 1941: Lamont Dozier (Motown songwriter) 1946: Ian Matthews (Fairport Convention) 1953: Ian Mosley (Marillion) 1954: Gerry Roberts (The Boomtown Rats) EVENTS 1967: The 3-day Monterey Pop Festival began, featuring Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Otis Redding, Simon & Garfunkel, Buffalo Springfield and many others. […]
BIRTHDAYS 1888: Irving Berlin 1904: Salvador Dali 1935: Kit Lambert (Record Producer / Manager of The Who) 1941: Eric Burdon (The Animals / War) 1947: Claude “Butch” Trucks (The Allman Brothers Band) 1967: Avtar Singh (Cornershop) EVENTS 1970: The triple LP soundtrack album ‘Woodstock’ was released in the US, going […]
BIRTHDAYS 1941: Aaron Neville 1941: Neil Diamond 1947: Warren Zevon 1949: John Belushi 1955: Jools Holland 1967: James Myung (Dream Theater) 1972: Beth Hart EVENTS 1962: The Beatles signed a management deal with Brian Epstein. 1965: Dr. Robert Moog launched his synthesizer. 1967: Chris Squire’s group, The Syn supported Jimi […]
BIRTHDAYS 1945: Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) 1954: Annie Lennox (Eurythmics) 1957: Shane McGowan (The Pogues) 1972: Josh Freese (Devo) EVENTS 1959: Richard Starkey received a drum set for Christmas. 1978: Public Image Ltd made their debut performance at the Rainbow Theatre in London. 2016: Death of singer / […]
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The Cure - Head On The Door (Vinyl)
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