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• March 17th 1919, Born on this day, American jazz pianist and vocalist Nat King Cole, who had the 1955 US No.2 single 'A Blossom Fell', the 1957 UK No.2 single 'When I Fall In Love'.

  16 mars 2020

• April 30th 1983, American Blues legend Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) died in his sleep at his home in Westmont, Illinois, aged 68.

  29 avril 2020

• 30 APRIL 2015 Ben E. King, songwriter and singer of "Stand By Me," dies at age 76.

  29 avril 2020

• Happy birthday Nancy Lamoureaux Wilson (born March 16, 1954) an American musician, singer, songwriter, actress, and producer. She and her older sister Ann are the core of the rock band Heart.

  15 mars 2020

• March 16th 1965, The Rolling Stones were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Last Time', the bands third UK No.1 and first No.1 for songwriters Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

  15 mars 2020

• March 16th 1970, Motown singer Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumour at the age of 24.

  15 mars 2020

• March 16th 1942, Born on this day, American country music singer and songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker.

  15 mars 2020

• June 16th 1941, Born on this day, American songwriter and record producer Lamont Dozier

  15 juin 2021

• June 16th 1982, Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died following sustained cocaine and heroin addiction.

  15 juin 2021

• March 15th 1963, Born on this day, American singer-songwriter Bret Michaels with the glam metal band Poison who have sold over 40 million records worldwide. They scored the 1988 1989 UK No.13 & US No.1 single 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn'.

  14 mars 2020

• March 15th 1947, Born on this day, Ry Cooder

  14 mars 2020

• November 5th 1941, Born on this day, Art Garfunkel, singer, actor, (1970 UK & US No.1 single with Simon and Garfunkel Bridge Over Trouble Water’,‘ 1970 album Bridge Over Trouble Water spent 307 weeks on the UK chart), solo, 1979 UK No.1 single ‘Bright Eyes’).

  04 novembre 2021

• November 5th 1931, Born on this day, Ike Turner, singer, (1966 UK No.3 single with Tina Turner, ‘River Deep Mountain High’, 1971 US No.4 single ‘Proud Mary’). Turner died on 12th Dec 2007.

  04 novembre 2021

• 5th Nov 1946, Born on this day, Gram Parsons, US singer, songwriter. Member of The International Submarine Band, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers. Released the 1973 solo album ‘Grievous Angel.’ Died on 19th September 1973 from a heroin overdose aged 26.

  04 novembre 2021

• November 5th 1959, Born on this day, Bryan Adams, guitarist, singer, songwriter, first UK single ‘Run To You’, 1985 UK No.11. 1991 UK & US No.1 single ‘(Everything I Do)’, I Do It For You’, 16 weeks UK No.1, plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles and 3 UK No.1 albums).

  04 novembre 2021

• March 14th 1991, American songwriter and Blues singer Doc Pomus died from lung cancer aged 65.

  13 mars 2020

• 14 MARCH 2009 French singer-songwriter Alain Bashung dies of lung cancer at age 61.

  13 mars 2020

• Happy birthday Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960) an English-born Irish musician best known as the bass guitarist of the Irish rock band U2.

  12 mars 2020

• April 29th 1993, Guitarist, producer, Mick Ronson died of liver cancer aged 46.

  28 avril 2020

• April 29th 1947, Born on this day, Tommy James, The Shondells, (1966 US No.1 single 'Hanky Panky', 1968 UK No.1 single 'Mony Mony').

  28 avril 2020

• March 12th 1948, Born on this day, James Taylor, US singer, songwriter, (1971 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'You've Got A Friend'. His first album was released on The BeatlesApple label. Taylor married Carly Simon in 1972.

  11 mars 2020

• March 12th 1940, Born on this day, American singer and musician Al Jarreau.

  11 mars 2020

• September 15th 1975, Pink Floyd released their ninth studio album Wish You Were Here in the UK. The album which explores themes of absence, the music business, and former band-mate Syd Barrett’s mental decline peaked at No.1 on both sides of the Atlantic and went on to spend a total of 84 weeks on the chart.

  14 septembre 2020

• September 15th 1979, Led Zeppelin scored their sixth US No.1 album when In Through The Out Door started a seven-week run at the top of the charts. The eighth studio album by Zeppelin, was their final album of entirely new material.

  14 septembre 2020

• September 15th 1978, Bob Dylan kicked off his longest and most continuous US tour of his career in Augusta, Maine, playing the first of sixty-five gigs in sixty-two cities.

  14 septembre 2020