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• 10th June 2004, US singer, songwriter Ray Charles died aged 73.

  09 juin 2021

• September 5th 1946, Born on this day, Freddie Mercury singer, Queen

  04 septembre 2019

• May 5th 1967, The Kinks released Waterloo Sunset as a single which went on to peak at No.2 on the UK chart. Songwriter and Kinks singer Ray Davies later stated that the song was originally entitled ‘Liverpool Sunset’, after his love for Liverpool and Merseybeat

  04 mai 2021

• May 5th 1984, Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr married Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde in a horse drawn carriage in Central Park, New York City.

  04 mai 2021

• September 4th 1968, The Bee Gees had their second UK No.1 single with 'I've Gotta Get A Message To You'. The song is about a man who, awaiting his execution in the electric chair, begs the prison chaplain to pass a final message on to his wife.

  03 septembre 2019

• September 4th 1969, The film 'Easy Rider' starring Jack Nicholson Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper opened at The Classic in London England. The movie's soundtrack featured The Band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Steppenwolf.

  03 septembre 2019

• September 4th 1944, Born on this day, Gene Parsons, drummer, The Byrds, (1965 UK & US No.1 single 'Mr Tambourine Man'). Also a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers and Parsons Green. Parsons is credited with inventing the B-Bender (also known as the StringBender) along with Clarence White.

  03 septembre 2019

• September 4th 1951, Born on this day, Martin Chambers, drums, Pretenders, (1980 UK No.1 single 'Brass In Pocket', 1983 US No.5 single, 'Back On The Chain Gang').

  03 septembre 2019

• September 3rd 1945, Born on this day, George Biondo, Steppenwolf, (1969 UK No.30 single " Born To Wild ")

  02 septembre 2019

• September 3rd 1957, Born on this day, Suzanne Freitag, Propaganda, (1985 UK No.21 single 'Duel').

  02 septembre 2019

• September 3rd 1948, Born on this day, Donald Brewer, drummer, Grand Funk Railroad, (1974 US No.1 single 'The Locomotion'). Most successful US Heavy Metal band of the 70's selling over 20m albums. Also worked with Bob Seger.

  02 septembre 2019

• September 3rd 1947, Born on this day, Eric Bell, guitarist, Thin Lizzy, (1973 UK No.6 single 'Whisky In The Jar').

  02 septembre 2019

• September 3rd 1942, Born on this day, Al Jardine, guitar, vocals, The Beach Boys (1966 UK & US No.1 single 'Good Vibrations', plus over 25 other UK Top 40 singles).

  02 septembre 2019

• 3rd Sept 1970, Alan Wilson guitarist and songwriter with Canned Heat was found dead at fellow band-members Bob Hite's garden in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles aged 27.

  02 septembre 2019

• 12th Dec 1943, Born on this day, Dicky Betts, American guitarist, singer, songwriter, The Allman Brothers Band

  12 décembre 2019

• December 12th 2007, Ike Turner, the former husband of Tina Turner died at the age of 76

  11 décembre 2019

• December 12th 1985, Scottish keyboard player Ian Stewart died of a heart attack in his doctor's Harley Street waiting room. Co-founder of The Rolling Stones (Stewart was the first to respond to Brian Jones's advertisement in Jazz News seeking musicians to form a rhythm & blues group). Stewart was dismissed from the line-up by the band's manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, in May 1963 but remained as road

  11 décembre 2019

• December 12th 1970, The Doors played what would be their last ever live show with Jim Morrison when they played at the Warehouse in New Orleans.

  11 décembre 2019

• September 2nd 1965, The Doors recorded their first demos at World Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California, where they cut six Jim Morrison songs.

  01 septembre 2019

• Happy birthday to Barry Gibb, born on 1st Sept 1946, singer, songwriter, producer, The Bee Gees

  31 août 2019

• June 9th 1941, Born on this day, Jon Lord, keyboards, Deep Purple, (1970 UK No.2 single ‘Black Night’), 1973 US No. 4 single ‘Smoke On The Water’). Lord died of cancer on 16th July 2012.

  08 juin 2021

• August 31st 1945, Born on this day, Northern Irish singer, songwriter and musician Van Morrison, singer, songwriter, Them

  30 août 2019

• August 31st 1944, Roger Dean, English artist. Designed album covers for Yes, Atomic Rooster, Uriah Heep, Gentle Giant, Greenslade, Steve Howe, Asia.

  30 août 2019

• 11th Dec 1964, Soul singer Sam Cooke was shot dead at the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, California. Bertha Franklin, manager of the motel, told police that she shot and killed Cooke in self-defense because he had attacked her. Police found Cooke's body in Franklin's apartment-office, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes, but no shirt, pants or underwear. The shooting was ultimately ruled a just

  10 décembre 2019

• December 11th 1926, Born on this day, Big Mama Thornton, singer, songwriter, Janis Joplincovered her song 'Ball And Chain'. Thornton also scored the 1953 hit with her version of 'Hound Dog' before Elvis Presley. She died in 1984.

  10 décembre 2019