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• April 17th 1998, Linda McCartney died after a long battle against cancer. Married Paul McCartney in 1969 when she was working as a photographer. As well as a being a member of Wings, she became an animal rights campaigner and launched her own brand of vegetarian food.

  16 avril 2021

• April 17th 1934, Born on this day, Don Kirshner, who launched the careers of Carole King, Neil Sedaka, Harry Nilsson, The Monkees and The Archies. He died on January 17, 2011.

  16 avril 2021

• 17th April 1960, Touring in the UK, 21-year-old US singer Eddie Cochran was killed when the taxi he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost on Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, (where a plaque now commemorates the event).

  16 avril 2021

• 14th June 1995, Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after a chest infection set in following a liver transplant. Had been a member of Taste before going solo, sold over 30m albums worldwide. Voted Melody Maker’s Top Musician of the Year in 1972, auditioned for The Rolling Stones following the departure of Mick Taylor. Gallagher made his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands

  13 juin 2021

• June 14th 1949, Born on this day, Jim Lea, English musician, bass, piano, violin with Slade who scored the 1971 UK No.1 single ‘Coz I Luv You’, plus five other UK No.1 hits and 18 UK Top 40 hit singles. Lea has since released a number of singles under the name Gang of Angels, Whild and The X Specials.

  13 juin 2021

• April 20th 1968, Deep Purple made their live debut at a gig in Tastrup, Denmark. Formerly known as Roundabout, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore suggested a new name: Deep Purple, named after his grandmother’s favourite song (which had been a hit for Peter De Rose), after his grandmother had repeatedly asked if they would be performing the song.

  19 avril 2021

• 14th June 1943, Born on this day, Spooner Oldham, American songwriter and session musician, organist, best known as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama.

  13 juin 2021

• April 18th 1935, Born on this day, Paul A. Rothchild, American record producer, worked with The Doors, (‘Break on Through (To the Other Side)’, ‘Light My Fire’, ‘People Are Strange’), Janis Joplin, (No.1 album Pearl and her only No.1 single, ‘Me and Bobby McGee’). Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Love. Rothchild died March 30, 1995.

  17 avril 2021

• April 10th 1962, The Beatles former bass player Stuart Sutcliff died, (original bassist for eighteen months – January 1960 – June 1961). Sutcliff had stayed in Hamburg Germany after leaving the group. He died of a brain haemorrhage in an ambulance on the way to hospital, aged 22.

  09 avril 2021

• January 25th 2015, Greek singer Demis Roussos, who sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, died aged 68 in hospital in Athens.

  24 janvier 2020

• January 25th 1973, David Bowie finished a week of rehearsals at the Royal Ballroom, Tottenham, London, for the forthcoming UK leg of his Ziggy Stardust tour. Bowie had already played dates in North America and Japan, the tour saw the singer playing a total of 182 dates.

  24 janvier 2020

• Happy Birthday David John Hill (born 4 April 1946) (Slade)

  03 avril 2021

• April 2nd 1947, Born on this day, Emmylou Harris, country singer, two albums with Gram Parsons, (1976 UK No.30 single ‘Here There And Everywhere’, US No. 37 single ‘Mr Sandman’). Six times Grammy award winner.

  01 avril 2021

• April 2nd 1939, Born on this day, Marvin Gaye

  01 avril 2021

• April 7th 1966, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded overdubs on the new John Lennon song ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ and the new Paul McCartneysong ‘Got to Get You Into My Life’ for the forthcoming Revolver album.

  06 avril 2021

• 1st April 1984, Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father at his parent’s home in Los Angeles, California.

  31 mars 2021

• January 24th 1947, Born on this day, Warren Zevon

  23 janvier 2020

• March 30th 1964, Born on this day, American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman who had the 1988 UK No.5 & US No.6 single ‘Fast Car’. Her 1988 debut album Tracy Chapman, garnered Chapman six Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year.

  29 mars 2021

• March 30th 1985, Phil Collins started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘One More Night’, his second US No.1, it made No.4 in the UK.

  29 mars 2021

• March 28th 1970, Simon and Garfunkel were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, the duo’s only UK No.1. Only Art Garfunkel sang on the track.

  27 mars 2021

• March 27th 1950, Born on this day, Tony Banks, keyboards, Genesis, (1986 US No.1 single ‘Invisible Touch’, 1992 UK No.7 single ‘I Can’t Dance’ plus over 15 other UK Top 40 hit singles & 6 UK No.1 albums).

  26 mars 2021

• January 23rd 1990, Allen Collins guitarist from Lynyrd Skynyrd died of pneumonia after being ill for several months. Collins who was one of the founding members also co-wrote most of the band’s songs (including Free Bird), with late front man Ronnie Van Zant.

  23 janvier 2020

• April 13th 1944, Born on this day, Jack Casady, bass, Jefferson Airplane, (1967 US No.18 single 'White Rabbit'). Hot Tuna.

  12 avril 2020

• April 13th 1946, Born on this day, Al Green, US soul singer, (1971 UK No.4 single 'Tired Of Being Alone', 1972 US No.1 single 'Let's Stay Together' plus over 10 other Top 40 hits).

  12 avril 2020

• 13th April 1945, Born on this day, American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, Lowell George from Little Feat who had two Top 40 albums during the 70s. Their best-known songs are 'Dixie Chicken' and 'Sailin Shoes'. George was once a member of Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention. Lowell died from a heart attack on 29th June 1979.

  12 avril 2020