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• July 3rd 1971, American singer, songwriter and poet, Jim Morrison of The Doors was found dead in a bathtub in Paris

  02 juillet 2020

• July 3rd 1960, Born on this day, Vince Clarke, keyboards, Depeche Mode, (1981 UK No.8 single 'Just Can't Get Enough',) Yazoo, (1982 UK No.2 single 'Only You'), Erasure, (1992 UK No.1 single 'Abba-Esque EP', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).

  02 juillet 2020

• February 8th 1961, Born on this day, Vince Neil, singer with Motley Crue who had the 1988 UK No.23 single 'You're All I Need' & 1989 US No.1 album 'Dr Feelgood'.

  07 février 2020

• Today we remember the late great Del Shannon (born Charles Weedon Westover; December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990) an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who is best known for his 1961 No. 1 hit "Runaway".

  07 février 2020

• January 3rd 1926, Born on this day, Sir George Martin

  02 janvier 2020

• February 7th 1949, Born on this day, Alan Lancaster, bassist with English group Status Quo. He left the band in 1984. Famous for the 1977 UK No.3 single 'Rockin' All Over The World' plus the Quo have scored over 50 other UK Top 75 singles since 1968

  06 février 2020

• January 7th 1972, David Bowie released 'Changes' as a single in the UK. The track peaked at No.49 on the UK chart and later at No.41 on the US chart. This was the last song Bowie performed live on stage before his retirement from live performances at the end of 2006.

  06 janvier 2019

• 7th Jan 1955, 'Rock Around the Clock' by Bill Haley and his Comets, entered the UK chart for the first time. The original full title of the song was 'We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock Tonight!' and is often cited as the biggest-selling vinyl rock and roll single of all time with sales over 25m.

  06 janvier 2019

• April 18th 1996, Bernard Edwards bass guitarist and producer from Chic, died of pneumonia in a Tokyo Hotel room while touring Japan. Also worked with ABC, Power Station, Sister Sledge, Sheila and B. Devotion, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Debbie Harry, Air Supply, and Rod Stewart.

  17 avril 2020

• April 18th 2015, Green Day was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of the 2015 class, in their first year of eligibility.

  17 avril 2020

• January 6th 1958, Gibson guitars launched it' 'Flying V' electric guitar. Guitarists who played a Flying V include, Albert Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Marc Bolan and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top.

  05 janvier 2019

• January 6th 1953, Born on this day, Malcolm Young, guitar, AC/DC, (1980 UK No.36 single 'Whole Lotta Rosie'. 1980 UK No.1 & US No.14 album Back In Black sold over 49 million copies). Young died on 18 November 2017 age 64.

  05 janvier 2019

• 6th Feb 2011, Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore died aged 58 in his sleep of a heart attack in his hotel room while on holiday in Estepona, Spain

  05 février 2020

• Happy birthday Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) an English jazz, pop and rock drummer and producer, best known for his 22-year stint with Toto.

  05 février 2020

• Happy birthday W. Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose, Jr.; raised as William Bruce Bailey; February 6, 1962) an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses

  05 février 2020

• Nesta Robert Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who achieved international fame through a series of crossover reggae albums.

  05 février 2020

• February 5th 1967, The Beatles filmed part of the promo clip for 'Penny Lane' around the Royal Theatre, Stratford, London and walking up and down Angel Lane in London. Together with the video for 'Strawberry Fields Forever', this was one of the first examples of what later became known as a music video.

  04 février 2020

• 4th Jan 1986, Irish singer, songwriter and bassist Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy died of heart failure and pneumonia after being in a coma for eight days following a drug overdose.

  03 janvier 2019

• February 4th 1982, Scottish singer Alex Harvey died of a heart attack

  03 février 2020

• February 4th 1975, Born on this day, Natalie Imbruglia, actress, singer, who had the 1997 UK No.2 single 'Torn', from the 1997 UK No.5 album 'Left Of The Middle'. Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours.

  03 février 2020

• 4th February 2013, Reg Presley lead singer with the Sixties rock and roll band The Troggs, died aged 71

  03 février 2020

• 4th Feb 1983, Karen Carpenter died aged 32

  03 février 2020

• 4 FEBRUARY 1951 Phil Ehart (drummer for Kansas) is born in Coffeyville, Kansas.

  03 février 2020

• January 2nd 1994, Meat Loaf started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Bat Out Of Hell 2-Back Into Hell.'

  01 janvier 2019

• January 2nd 2005, Green Day were at No.1 on the UK album chart with their seventh album 'American Idiot.' The album went on to be nominated for seven Grammy Awards, winning the Best Rock Album of 2005.

  01 janvier 2019