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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: Billy Harrison (Them) 1945: Colin “Bomber” Hodgkinson (Whitesnake) 1946: Dan McCafferty (Nazareth) 1946: Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues) 1974: Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks) EVENTS 1977: David Bowie released his twelfth album, “Heroes”. 1977: Death of Harry “Bing” Crosby [aged 74]. 1990: Death of Leonard Bernstein [aged 72]. 2014: […]
BIRTHDAYS 1960: Michel Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) 1977: Paul Thomson (Franz Ferdinand) EVENTS 1974: New Zealand bassist, Gary Thain of Uriah Heep was severely electrocuted, whilst performing on stage with the group in Dallas, Texas. 1980: Death of jazz pianist, Bill Evans [aged 51]. 2004: Death of guitarist / singer, […]
BIRTHDAYS 1925: Jimmy Reed 1943: Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) 1971: Delores O’Riordan (The Cranberries) 1974: Nina Persson (The Cardigans) EVENTS 1968: Eric Clapton recorded his guitar solo on The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. 1970: Jimi Hendrix made his final concert appearance at Isle of Fehmarn, West Germany. 1982: […]
BIRTHDAYS 1937: Garth Hudson (The Band) 1944: Jim Capaldi (Traffic) 1948: Andy Fairweather-Low (Amen Corner / Eric Clapton / Roger Waters) 1951: Steve Hillage 1960: Neal Morse (Spock’s Beard / Transatlantic / Flying Colors / The Neal Morse Band) EVENTS 1961: The Beatles began their engagement as regular headliners at […]
BIRTHDAYS 1944: Mike Bloomfield (Butterfield Blues Band / Electric Flag / Bob Dylan) 1945: Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) 1948: Gerald Casale (Devo) 1949: Simon Kirke (Free / Bad Company) 1949: Steve Peregrin Took (T. Rex) 1954: Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs / Kansas / Deep Purple) 1955: Gregg Giuffria (Angel / […]
BIRTHDAYS 1912: Woody Guthrie 1952: Bob Casale (Devo) 1965: Igor Khoroshev (Yes) Happy 58th Birthday to gifted Russian keyboard player, Igor Khoroshev. He played for Yes (1997 to 2001) and can be heard on their albums ‘Open Your Eyes’ and ‘The Ladder’. Igor featured on tours for those albums, along […]
BIRTHDAYS 1928: Mary Ford 1932: Joe Zawinul (Weather Report) 1940: Richard Starkey a.k.a. Ringo Starr (The Beatles) 1945: Jim Rodford (Argent) EVENTS 1968: The Yardbirds played their last gig, in Luton. 1977: Yes released the album ‘Going for the One’. 1977: Rainbow released their double live album, ‘On Stage’. 1980: […]
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 1893: Walter “Furry” Lewis 1925: Wes Montgomery 1944: Kiri Te Kanawa 1944: Mary Wilson (The Supremes) 1946: Murray Head 1946: David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) EVENTS 1951: Death of composer / actor, David Ivor Davies a.k.a. Ivor Novello [aged 58]. 1961: Death of singer / ukulele player, George Formby [aged […]
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