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RIP EVH BIRTHDAYS 1949: Sid McGinnis […]
BIRTHDAYS 1949: Chuck & John Panozzo (Twins in Styx) 1957: Alannah Currie (The Thompson Twins) 1960: Robert Wiggins (Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five) 1966: Nuno Battencourt (Extreme) 1968: Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden) EVENTS 1969: John Lennon resigned from The Beatles. 1969: Blind Faith started a 2-week run at No.1 on […]
BIRTHDAYS 1925: Oscar Peterson 1942: Pete York (Spencer Davis Group) 1950: Tommy Aldridge (Pat Travers Group / Ozzy Osbourne Band / Whitesnake) 1961: Matt Johnson (The The) EVENTS 1965: The Beatles set a world record for the largest attendance at a pop concert, when they played in front of 55,600 […]
BIRTHDAYS 1961: Dave Evans a.k.a. The Edge (U2) 1973: Anthony Scott Flippen a.k.a. Scott Stapp (Creed) EVENTS 1969: The photo session for the cover of The Beatles ‘Abbey Road‘ album took place on the crossing outside Abbey Road studios. Six shots were taken and it was complete in less than […]
BIRTHDAYS 1936: Kris Kristofferson 1944: Peter Asher (Peter & Gordon / Producer / Head of Apple Records in late ’60s) 1947: Howard Kaylan (The Turtles / The Mothers / Flo & Eddie) 1948: Todd Rundgren Happy 76th Birthday to multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and record producer, Todd Rundgren! His notable production […]
BIRTHDAYS 1946: Paul Buckmaster 1949: Dennis Locorriere (Dr Hook) 1951: Howard Leese (Heart / Paul Rodgers Band) 1968: David Gray EVENTS 1969: The Rolling Stones announced guitarist, Mick Taylor as replacement for Brian Jones. 1970: The album ‘Let It Be’ by The Beatles started a 4-week run at No.1 the […]
BIRTHDAYS 1927: Gerry Mulligan 1937: Merle Haggard 1942: Christopher Franke (Tangerine Dream) 1944: John Stax (The Pretty Things) 1965: Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV a.k.a. Frank Black (Pixies) EVENTS 1966: The Beatles began sessions for the ‘Revolver’ album at Abbey Road studios, with the recording of “Tomorrow Never Knows”. 1968: […]
BIRTHDAYS 1942: Joseph “Country Joe” McDonald 1945: Gail Zappa (Frank’s wife) 1958: Joseph Saddler a.k.a. Grandmaster Flash 1980: Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest) EVENTS 1953: Death of guitarist / singer / songwriter, Hank Williams [aged 29]. 1959: Elvis Presley destroyed his BMW on the autobahn in Germany. 1962: The Beatles auditioned […]