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• April 18th 2012, An original and extremely rare 1963 mono copy of The Beatles ‘Please Please Me’ album, signed by the Fab Four, sold on an eBay auction for nearly $25,000. Paul McCartney and John Lennon both signed their names with “love” in royal blue ink whereas George Harrison and Ringo Starr signed their names in midnight blue ink. The autographs were signed in May of 1963.

  17 avril 2019

• April 18th 1996, Bernard Edwards bass guitarist and producer from Chic, died of pneumonia in a Tokyo Hotel room while touring Japan. Also worked with ABC, Power Station, Sister Sledge, Sheila and B. Devotion, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Debbie Harry, Air Supply, and Rod Stewart.

  17 avril 2019

• 27 JULY 2001 Leon Wilkeson (bass guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd) dies in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, from chronic liver and lung disease at age 49.

  26 juillet 2019

• January 13th 1973, Eric Clapton made his stage comeback at the Rainbow Theatre, London, with Pete Townsend, Ronnie Wood, Stevie Winwood, Rebop, Jim Capaldi and support from The Average White Band. The night’s two shows were recorded for the ‘Rainbow Concert’ album. Pete Townshend from The Who had organised the concert to help Clapton kick his heroin addiction.

  12 janvier 2021

• January 13th 1957, Born on this day, Don Snow, keyboards, Squeeze, (1979 UK No.2 single ‘Up The Junction’).

  12 janvier 2021

• July 27th 1986, Queen became the first western act since Louis Armstrong in 1964 to perform in Easten Europe when they played at Budapest's Nepstadion, Hungary, the gig was filmed and released as 'Queen Magic in Budapest'.

  26 juillet 2019

• April 25th 1945, Born on this day, Bjorn Ulvaeus, guitar, vocals, ABBA (first UK hit was 1974 No.1 single ‘Waterloo’, followed by eight other UK No.1 singles and nine No.1 albums, 1977 US No.1 single ‘Dancing Queen’).

  24 avril 2021

• April 25th 1979, The Police made their debut on BBC TV’s Top Of The Pops performing ‘Roxanne’. The single which was taken from their album Outlandos d’Amour was written from the point-of-view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.

  24 avril 2021

• April 25th1945, Born on this day, Stu Cook, bass, Creedence Clearwater Revival, (1969 UK No.1 and US No.2 single ‘Bad Moon Rising’ plus 11 other US Top 40 singles, 1970 US & UK No.1 album ‘Cosmo’s Factory’).

  24 avril 2021

• 25th April 1994, The Eagles played the first of two shows where they recorded their ‘Hell Freezes Over’ album. Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Felder and Timothy B. Schmit first got back together the previous December for the making of a Travis Tritt video of their song, ‘Take It Easy’ The name of the album was taken from an earlier quote by Glen Frey, who responded to the question « When w

  24 avril 2021

• July 27th 1944, Born on this day, Bobbie Gentry, US singer, songwriter, notable as one of the first female country artists to compose and produce her own material. Gentry rose to international fame with her intriguing Southern Gothic narrative 'Ode to Billie Joe' in 1967

  26 juillet 2019

• 27 JULY 1984 Prince stars in the film Purple Rain. The movie, in which he plays as an upstart musician who clashes with his band, parallels his life story, but is not strictly autobiographical, and he didn't write or direct it.

  26 juillet 2019

• April 26th 1945, Born on this day, Gary Wright, Spooky Tooth, solo, (1976 US No.2 single ‘Dream Weaver’).

  25 avril 2021

• April 26th 1938, Born on this day, Duane Eddy, guitarist, (1960 UK No.2 and US No.4 single ‘Because They’re Young’, plus over 15 other UK & US Top 40 singles).

  25 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 2019

• 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 2019

• April 17th 1994, Pink Floyd started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with The Division Bell, their fourth No.1 album.

  16 avril 2019

• July 26th 2013, US singer-songwriter JJ Cale died of a heart attack at the age of 74.

  25 juillet 2019

• Happy Birthday to Mick Jagger, born on 26th July 1943

  25 juillet 2019

• April 25th 1958, Born on this day, Fish, (Derek Dick), Marillion and solo, vocals, (1985 UK No.2 single ‘Kayleigh’).

  24 avril 2021

• January 11th 1948, Born on this day, Terry Williams, drummer, who has worked with Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, Rockpile, Tina Turner and others.

  10 janvier 2021

• Happy birthday BARBRA STREISAND! (April 24, 1942)

  24 avril 2021

• April 16th 1964, The Rolling Stones first album was released in the UK, it went to No.1 two weeks later and stayed on the chart for 40 weeks, with 11 weeks at No.1.

  15 avril 2019

• 16th April 1970, The Led Zeppelin single 'Whole Lotta Love' was certified Gold in the US after selling over a million copies.

  15 avril 2019

• 25th July 1980, AC/DC released their sixth internationally released studio album Back In Black, the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott who died on 19 February 1980 at the age of 33. The album has sold an estimated 49 million copies worldwide to date, making it the second highest-selling album of all time, and the best-selling hard rock or heavy metal album

  24 juillet 2019