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Grace Jones

Publié le 18 Mai 2018

Grace Jones

May 19th 1948, Born on this day, Grace Jones, singer, model, (1985 UK No.12 single 'Slave To The Rhythm').

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Pete Townshend

Publié le 18 Mai 2018

Pete Townshend

Happy birthday to Pete Townshend, born 19th May 1945, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, The Who, (1965 UK No.2 single 'My Generation' 1967 US No.9 single 'I Can See For Miles' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles...

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Stevie Wonder

Publié le 18 Mai 2018

Stevie Wonder

May 19th 1973, Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life'. His third US No.1, won Wonder a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. This song was the second single released from the album 'Talking...

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Paul Simon

Publié le 18 Mai 2018

Paul Simon

May 19th 1973, Paul Simon released the single 'Kodachrome' named after the Kodak 35mm film Kodachrome which became a No.2 hit in the US. It was not released as a single in Britain, because the BBC would not play the trademarked name.

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Dire Straits

Publié le 18 Mai 2018

Dire Straits

May 19th 1978, Dire Straits released their first major label single 'Sultans Of Swing', recorded on a £120 budget. The song was first recorded as a demo at Pathway Studios, North London, in July 1977, and quickly acquired a following after it was put...

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Supertramp

Publié le 18 Mai 2018

Supertramp

May 19th 1979, Supertramp went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Breakfast In America', the group's only US No.1. It featured three US Billboard hit singles: 'The Logical Song', 'Goodbye Stranger' and 'Take the Long Way Home'.

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Pink Floyd

Publié le 17 Mai 2018

Pink Floyd

18th May 1967, Pink Floyd started recording their forthcoming single 'See Emily Play' at Sound Techniques Studios, Chelsea, London. Syd Barrett was inspired to write See Emily Play, by the ‘looning about’ of the early Pink Floyd fan Emily Young, (who...

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The Beatles

Publié le 17 Mai 2018

The Beatles

May 18th 1967, The Beatles were selected to represent the UK for the first-ever global-wide satellite broadcast. The group agreed to be shown in the studio recording a song written especially for the occasion, scheduled for June 25. John Lennon wrote...

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Simple Minds

Publié le 17 Mai 2018

Simple Minds

May 18th 1985, Simple Minds were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't You Forget About Me', (a No. 7 hit in the UK). Written by Keith Forsey (who won an Oscar for "Flashdance... What a Feeling") and Steve Schiff (guitarist and songwriter from the...

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Albert Hammond

Publié le 17 Mai 2018

 Albert Hammond

May 18th 1942, Born on this day, Albert Hammond, Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer. In 1966 Hammond co-founded the British vocal group the Family Dogg, scoring a UK Top 10 hit with "A Way of Life" in 1969. As a solo artist he scored...

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