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• 5th Nov 1946, Born on this day, Gram Parsons

  04 novembre 2019

• November 5th 1941, Born on this day, Art Garfunkel

  04 novembre 2019

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

  03 février 2021

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

  03 février 2021

• February 4th 1948, Born on this day, Alice Cooper, (Vincent Furnier), singer, who formed the Earwigs, and then the Alice Cooper Band, who had the 1972 UK No.1 & US No.7 single ‘School’s Out’.

  03 février 2021

• 4th Nov 1967, Pink Floyd made their US live debut when they appeared at the Winterland Auditorium, San Francisco, California. Floyd shared the bill with local group Big Brother & The Holding Company, featuring singer Janis Joplin and singer / songwriter Richie Havens

  03 novembre 2019

• 4 NOVEMBER 1954 Rock musician and songwriter Chris Difford (of Squeeze) is born in Greenwich, London, England.

  03 novembre 2019

• David Russell Gordon « Dave » Davies (born 3 February 1947) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for the English rock band The Kinks, which also featured his brother Ray Davies.

  02 février 2021

• Jesse « Babyface » Thomas (February 3, 1911 – August 15, 1995) an American Texas blues guitarist and singer. Known at different times as « Baby Face » or « Mule », and occasionally billed as « The Blues Troubadour », Jesse Thomas popped up all over the blues map in his eight decade career.

  02 février 2021

• December 17th 1942, Born on this day, Paul Butterfield, blues singer, harmonica player, (1965 album ‘Paul Butterfield Blues Band’). Appeared at The Bands, ‘Last Waltz’. Died on 4th May 1987

  16 décembre 2020

• December 17th 2010, Captain Beefheart died aged 69 from complications from multiple sclerosis. The American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet born Don Glen Vliet in Glendale, California recorded 13 studio albums.

  16 décembre 2020

• Paul Bernard Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) an English-Canadian rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1960s and 1970s as vocalist of Free and Bad Company

  16 décembre 2020

• February 2nd 1959, Buddy Holly, Richard Valens and The Big Bopper all appeared at the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa. This was all three acts last ever gig before being killed in a plane crash the following day.

  01 février 2021

• January 1st 1984, Alexis Korner died of lung cancer aged 55.

  31 décembre 2019

• January 1st 1942, Born on this day, Joe McDonald, vocals, Country Joe and the Fish, 1968 US hit ‘I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die.’

  31 décembre 2019

• 1st Jan 1953, American singer-songwriter and musician Hank Williams died aged 29

  31 décembre 2019

• January 1st 1956, Bill Haley's 'Rock Around the Clock' went to No.1 on the UK singles chart for the second time. The single is often cited as the biggest-selling vinyl rock and roll single of all time with sales over 25m.

  31 décembre 2019

• November 3rd 1933, Born on this day, John Barry, John Barry Orchestra, film themes, won five Oscars, 'James Bond Theme', 'Zulu' and 'The Magnificent Seven'. Died of a heart attack on 31st January 2011 aged 77.

  02 novembre 2019

• November 3rd 1941, Born on this day, Brian Poole, vocals, The Tremeloes, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.11 single 'Silence Is Golden'). Daughters Karen and Shellie formed Alisha's Attic in the 90's.

  02 novembre 2019

• January 31st 1951, Born on this day, Phil Manzanera, guitarist with Roxy Music who scored the 1972 UK No.4 single ‘Virginia Plain’ plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles. In 2006 Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour’s No.1 album album ‘On An Island’.

  30 janvier 2021

• November 2nd 1944, Born on this day, Keith Emerson

  01 novembre 2019

• December 31st 1942, Born on this day, English guitarist Andy Summers

  30 décembre 2019

• December 31st 1951, Born on this day, Tom Hamilton, bass, Aerosmith, (1989 UK No.13 single 'Love In An Elevator', 1989 album 'Pump' spent 53 weeks on the US charts, 1993 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'Get A Grip', 1998 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing').

  30 décembre 2019

• December 31st 1970, Paul McCartney filed a suit against the rest of The Beatles to dissolve their partnership.

  30 décembre 2019

• December 31st 1962, During his first visit to the UK Bob Dylan played at the King And Queen pub in London. Dylan had arrived in the UK on 17th Dec after British TV director Philip Saville had heard Dylan perform in Greenwich Village, and had invited him to take part in a BBC television drama: The Madhouse On Castle Street.

  30 décembre 2019