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BIRTHDAYS 1943: Bert Jansch 1945: J. D. Souther 1946: Nick Simper (Deep Purple) 1952: Del Palmer (Kate Bush band) 1967: Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) EVENTS 1957: Sun Records released “Great Balls of Fire”, by Jerry Lee Lewis. The single went on to sell over five million copies worldwide, a No.1 […]
BIRTHDAYS 1951: William “Bootsy” Collins (Parliament / Funkadelic) 1951: Maggie Roche (The Roches) 1952: David Was (Was Not Was) 1963: Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs) EVENTS 1958: Bill Haley and his Comets played the first rock ‘n’ roll concert in Germany. 1965: Queen Elizabeth II presented The Beatles with their MBEs […]
BIRTHDAYS 1947: Alan Whitehead (Marmalade) 1958: Anthony Michaelides a.k.a. Mick Karn (Japan / Dali’s Car / Rain Tree Crow / David Torn, etc.) EVENTS 1967: All four Beatles and their manager, Brian Epstein signed a petition printed in The Times newspaper calling for the legalisation of marijuana. 1972: Death of drummer, […]