BIRTHDAYS
1934: Sarah Vaughan
1946: Andrew Brown (The Herd)
1950: Tony Banks (Genesis)
1957: Billy MacKenzie (The Associates)
1959: Andrew Farriss (INXS)
1975: Stacy Ann Ferguson a.k.a. Fergie
EVENTS
1973: After becoming a disciple of Sri Chinmoy, Carlos Santana added ‘Devadip’ to his name, which means “The Lamp of the Light of the Supreme”.
1979: Eric Clapton married Patti Harrison (ex-wife of George) at Temple Bethel, Tucson, Arizona.
1984: Metallica made their UK live debut at the Marquee, London.
2000: Death of singer / songwriter / actor, Ian Dury [aged 57].
2002: Death of actor / comedian / musician / composer, Dudley Moore [aged 66].
2020: Death of New Zealand musician, Deane Sutherland of Satellite Spies [aged 58].
Happy 74th Birthday to masterful keyboardist / composer, Tony Banks, of Genesis. Tony wrote or co-wrote a major share of the Genesis catalogue over the years… here is some rare footage of just a couple of their classics in one great medley:
