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• Happy Birthday Adriano Celentano ! (born 6 January 1938)

  05 janvier 2020

• 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 2020

• 4 January 2018 ,The Moody Blues Ray Thomas dead aged 76 after long battle with prostate cancer

  04 janvier 2020

• January 5th 1923, Born on this day, Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, the first label of Elvis Presley's recordings. Recorded Carl Perkins, Ike Turner, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis. Phillips died on 30th July 2003.

  04 janvier 2020

• January 5th 1951, Born on this day, Biff Byford, vocals, Saxon, (1980 UK No.5 album 'Wheels Of Steel').

  04 janvier 2020

• February 15th 1945, Born on this day, John Helliwell, saxophonist with Supertramp, who had the 1979 UK No.7 & US No.6 single ‘The Logical Song’.

  14 février 2021

• Today we remember the passing of the great blues guitarist Michael Bernard « Mike » Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981)

  14 février 2021

• 4th Jan 2011, Scottish singer songwriter Gerry Rafferty died aged 63 after a long illness. Rafferty had been a member of Stealers Wheel, who had the 1973 US No.3 & UK No.8 single 'Stuck In The Middle With You' and had the solo 1978 UK No.3 and US No.2 single 'Baker Street.'

  03 janvier 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 2020

• January 4th 1946, Born on this day, Arthur Conley, US soul singer, (1967 US No.2 & UK No.7 single ‘Sweet Soul Music). He died of cancer on 17th November 2003.

  03 janvier 2020

• Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 11 March 2016)

  01 novembre 2021

• July 1st 1962, Gene Vincent plus up and coming local group The Beatles appeared at The Cavern Club, Liverpool.

  30 juin 2020

• July 1st 1915, Born on this day, Willie Dixon, blues singer, guitarist, ‘the poet laureate of the blues’. Credited with writing more than 500 songs by the end of his life. Wrote classic songs: ‘Hoochie Coochie Man’, ‘I’m Ready’, ‘You Shook Me’, ‘I Can’t Quit You Baby’, ‘Little Red Rooster.’ Major influence on The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. Dixon died on 29th January 1992.

  30 juin 2020

• November 11th 1972, The Allman Brothers Band bass player Berry Oakley was killed when his motorcycle hit a bus at the same intersection as former band member Duane Allman, who had died a year earlier. Oakley was 24 years old.

  10 novembre 2019

• November 11th 1946, Born on this day, Chris Dreja, guitar, The Yardbirds, (1965 UK No.3 & US No.6 single 'For Your Love').

  10 novembre 2019

• Bryan James « Chas » Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996) an English musician, record producer and manager, best known as the original bassist in the Animals, and manager of Jimi Hendrix.

  17 décembre 2020

• Happy birthday to Keith Richards, ‘The Human Riff’, guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of The Rolling Stones who have had over 35 Top 40 singles and albums.

  17 décembre 2020

• February 14th 1980, Lou Reed married Sylvia Morales at a ceremony in his New York apartment.

  13 février 2021

• April 6th 1998, Wendy O. Williams former singer of The Plasmatics died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Williams was known for her wild stage theatrics which included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars.

  05 avril 2020

• April 6th 1968, Pink Floyd announced founder Syd Barrett had officially left the group. Barrett was suffering from psychiatric disorders compounded by drug use.

  05 avril 2020

• November 10th 1948, Born on this day, Greg Lake, King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer. (1977 UK No.2 single ‘Fanfare For The Common Man’), solo, (1975 UK No.2 single ‘I Believe In Father Christmas’). Lake died on 7th Dec 2016 after a battle with cancer.

  09 novembre 2019

• February 12th 1952, Born on this day, Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter Michael McDonald, who with The Doobie Brothers had the 1979 US No.1 single ‘What A Fool Believes’, and the 1993 UK No.7 single ‘Long Train Runnin’. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan.

  11 février 2021

• February 12th 2000, American singer, songwriter, musician Screamin’ Jay Hawkins died aged 70

  11 février 2021

• February 12th 1939, Born on this day, Ray Manzarek, keyboards, with The Doors, who had the 1967 US No.1 & UK No.9 single ‘Light My Fire’ and the 1971 single ‘Riders On The Storm’. Manzarek died on 20th May 2013, he had suffered from bile duct cancer for many years.

  11 février 2021

• November 9th 1944, Born on this day, Phil May, vocals, The Pretty Things, (1964 UK No.10 single 'Don't Bring Me Down').

  08 novembre 2019