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• 6th May 2002, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen was voted the UK’s favourite single of all time in a poll by the Guinness Hit Singles book. ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon was voted in at No.2 and ‘Hey Jude’, The Beatles No.3, ‘Dancing Queen’ by ABBA was fourth and Madonna ‘Like A Prayer’ was in fifth place.

  05 mai 2021

• May 6th 1966, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded overdubs on ‘I’m Only Sleeping’ and worked on various mixes of the track. The song features the then-unique sound of a reversed guitar duet played by Harrison who perfected the part with the tape running backwards so that, when reversed, it would fit the dreamlike mood.

  05 mai 2021

• May 2nd 1950, Born on this day, Lou Gramm, vocals, Foreigner, (1985 UK & US No.1 single ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’).

  01 mai 2021

• May 1st 1939, Born on this day, Judy Collins, US singer, (1968 US No. 8 & 1970 UK No.14 single ‘Both Sides Now’).

  30 avril 2021

• May 1st 1945, Born on this day, Rita Coolidge, US singer, songwriter, backing singer with Joe Cocker, Delaney and Bonnie, solo, (1977 UK No.6 & US No.7 single ‘We’re All Alone’). Married Kris Kristofferson.

  30 avril 2021

• January 28th 2005, English drummer and singer songwriter Jim Capaldi died of stomach cancer aged 60.

  27 janvier 2020

• 28th January 2016, American guitarist, singer and songwriter, Paul Kantner died in San Francisco at the age of 74

  27 janvier 2020

• 28 JANUARY 2009 Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd and Vision keyboardist) dies of a heart attack in his Orange Park, Florida home.

  27 janvier 2020

• May 5th 1966, Manfred Mann were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Pretty Flamingo’. The recording features future Cream bassist Jack Bruce, who briefly joined the band in 1965. On their Top Of The Pops appearance, singer Paul Jones performed whilst standing on one leg.

  04 mai 2021

• April 15th 1944, Born on this day, Dave Edmunds, guitar, vocals, producer, Love Sculpture, (1968 UK No.5 single 'Sabre Dance'), solo (1970 UK No.1 and US No.4 single 'I Hear You Knocking'). Member of Rockpile.

  14 avril 2020

• Happy birthday to Edward John O'Brien, born on 15th April 1968, guitarist with Radiohead.

  14 avril 2020

• Today we remember the late great Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), best known by his stage name Joey Ramone, an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones

  14 avril 2020

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

  29 avril 2021

• April 26th 1940, Born on this day, Giorgio Moroder, producer, (1979 US No.33 & UK No. 48 single, ‘Chase’ from the film Midnight Express. Produced Donna Summer’s world- wide 1976 hit ‘Love To Love You Baby’, 1984 UK No.3 single with Phil Oakey, ‘Together In Electric Dreams.’)

  25 avril 2021

• April 26th 1945, Born on this day, Tony Murray, The Troggs, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Wild Thing’).

  25 avril 2021

• Happy birthday to Nick Mason, born on 27th Jan 1944, drums, percussion and tape effects, Pink Floyd

  26 janvier 2020

• April 24th 2016, Papa Wemba, the King of Rumba Rock died aged 66 during a show. The musician collapsed on stage in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, during the FEMUA urban music festival. He was one of the most popular musicians of his time in Africa and played an important role in world music.

  23 avril 2021

• 24th April 1975, Peter Ham, British singer, songwriter with Badfinger committed suicide by hanging himself in the garage of his Surrey home, aged 27.

  23 avril 2021

• April 23rd 1960, Born on this day, Steve Clark, guitarist with Def Leppard

  22 avril 2021

• 23rd April 1936, Born on this day, Roy Orbison singer, songwriter, who had a 1964 UK & US No.1 single with ‘Pretty Woman’ plus over 20 US & 30 UK Top 40 singles. With the Traveling Wilburys he had a 1988 UK No.21 single with ‘Handle With Care’. Orbison died on December 6th 1988.

  22 avril 2021

• 23 APRIL 1949 British rocker John Miles is born in Jarrow, County Durham, England.

  22 avril 2021

• April 22nd 1950, Born on this day, Peter Frampton, guitar, vocals, The Herd, (1968 UK No.5 single ‘I Don’t Want Our Loving To Die’), Humble Pie, (1969 UK No.4 single ‘Natural Born Bugie’) & solo, (1976 UK No.10 single ‘Show Me The Way’). Worked with David Bowie, George Harrison, Harry Nilsson.

  21 avril 2021

• January 26th 1986, Allen Collins, guitarist from Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed his car, paralysing him from the waist down and killing his girlfriend Debra Jean Watts. Collins had survived a plane crash in 1977 that killed two other band members.

  25 janvier 2020

• January 26th 1957, Born on this day, Eddie Van Halen, Dutch guitarist with Van Halen who had the 1984 US No.1 & UK No. 7 single 'Jump'. His guitar solo in the track 'Eruption' was voted No.2 on Guitar World magazine's readers poll of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos

  25 janvier 2020

• January 26th 1977, Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green was committed to a mental hospital following an incident when he threatened his accountant Clifford Adams with an air rifle when he was trying to deliver a £30,000 ($51,000) royalty cheque to him.

  25 janvier 2020