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• January 30th 1947, Born on this day, Steve Marriott

  29 janvier 2020

• Happy Birthday Stevie! 13th May 1950, Born on this day, Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century.

  12 mai 2021

• May 13th 1943, Born on this day, Mary Wells, US singer, (1964 US No.1 & UK No.5 single ‘My Guy’, written by Smokey Robinson). Wells died of cancer on 26th July 1992.

  12 mai 2021

• May 13th 1941, Born on this day, Ritchie Valens, US singer, (1958 US No.2 and 1959 UK No.29 single ‘Donna’). Valens died on 3rd February 1959.

  12 mai 2021

• Happy Birthday Ana Popovic !

  12 mai 2021

• May 15th 1953, Born on this day, Mike Oldfield, UK composer, multi-instrumentalist, ‘Tubular Bells’ was the first album released on the Virgin record label in 1973

  14 mai 2021

• May 11th 1941, Born on this day, Eric Burdon, vocals, The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single ‘House Of The Rising Sun’).

  10 mai 2021

• May 9th 1949, Born on this day, American singer-songwriter Billy Joel who had the 1980 US No.1 single ‘It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me’, the 1983 UK No.1 single ‘Uptown Girl’, plus over 20 other US & UK Top 40 singles and 4 US No.1 albums.

  08 mai 2021

• 12th May 1968, Brian Jones made his final live appearance with The Rolling Stones when they appeared at the New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley, England. Jones drowned while under the influence of drugs and alcohol after taking a midnight swim in his pool, on 3rd July 1969 aged 27.

  11 mai 2021

• Happy birthday William Haislip « Billy » Squier (born May 12, 1950) an American rock musician. Squier had a string of arena rock hits in the 1980s. He is best known for the song « The Stroke », from his 1981 Triple Platinum breakout album release Don’t Say No. Other hits include « In the Dark », « Rock Me Tonite », « The Big Beat », « Lonely Is the Night », « Everybody Wants You » and « Emotions i

  11 mai 2021

• June 14th 1945, Born on this day, Rod Argent, keyboards, The Zombies, (1964 UK No.12 single ‘She’s Not There’). Argent, (1972 UK No.5 single ‘Hold Your Head Up’). Now a TV and film composer.

  13 juin 2021

• June 14th 1949, Born on this day, Alan White, drummer, Plastic Ono Band, (1970 UK No.5 single ‘Instant Karma!’), Yes, (1977 UK No.7 single ‘Wonderous Stories’).

  13 juin 2021

• May 8th 1955, Born on this day, Alex Van Halen, Van Halen, drums, (1984 US No.1 & UK No.7 single ‘Jump’).

  07 mai 2021

• Happy birthday Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.

  07 mai 2021

• May 8th 1911, Born on this day, Robert Johnson, blues singer, guitarist. Influenced Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Eric Clapton (Cream covered ‘Crossroads), The Rolling Stones (‘Love In Vain’). Johnson died on 16th August 1938.

  07 mai 2021

• 29 JANUARY 1947 David Byron of Uriah Heep is born David Garrick in Epping, England.

  28 janvier 2020

• January 29th 2009, Singer-songwriter John Martyn died in hospital in Ireland at the age of 60

  28 janvier 2020

• 29th Jan 1949, Born on this day, Thomas Erdelyi, (Tommy Ramone)

  28 janvier 2020

• May 7th 1974, Led Zeppelin held a party at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City for the launch of their new label Swan Song. Other label signings including, Scottish singer Maggie Bell (whose album Suicide Sal was the labels fourth release), and British supergroup, Bad Company also attended.

  06 mai 2021

• May 7th 1967, Pink Floyd appeared at The Mojo Club, Tollbar, Sheffield, England, opened and owned by Peter Stringfellow. Acts who have also appeared at the club includeStevie Wonder, John Lee Hooker, Rod Stewart, Ike and Tina Turner, The Who, Small Faces and Jimi Hendrix.

  06 mai 2021

• May 4th 1951, Born on this day, Mick Mars (real name Bob Deal), from American heavy metal band Motley Crue who had the 1989 US No.1 album Dr Feelgood.

  03 mai 2021

• May 4th 1987, American blues vocalist, harmonica player Paul Butterfield, who fronted The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, died at his home in North Hollywood, California, of drug-related heart failure, he was 44.

  03 mai 2021

• Happy birthday Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single « Those Were The Days ». She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles’ Apple label.

  02 mai 2021

• May 3rd 1937, Born on this day, Frankie Valli, singer, The Four Seasons, (1976 UK & US No.1 single ‘December, 1963, Oh What A Night’, solo 1978 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Grease’)

  02 mai 2021

• May 6th 1945, Born on this day, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist Bob Seger

  05 mai 2021