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• July 15th 1948, Born on this day, Artimus Pyle, drummer with Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1974 to 1977 and from 1987 to 1991.

  14 juillet 2019

• July 15th 1966, Born on this day, Jason Bonham, drummer and son of Led Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham.

  14 juillet 2019

• 17 JANUARY 1944 French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy is born in Paris.

  16 janvier 2021

• January 17th 1955, Born on this day, Steve Earle

  16 janvier 2021

• January 17th 1970, The Doors played the first of four shows at the Felt Forum in New York City. The shows were recorded for the bands forthcoming ‘Absolutely Live’ album.

  16 janvier 2021

• January 17th 1956, Born on this day, Paul Young, singer, (1983 UK No.1 single ‘Wherever I Lay My Hat, That’s My Home’, 1985 US No.1 single ‘Everytime You Go Away’. The Streetband, (1978 UK No.18 single ‘Toast.’ Also lead singer with 1980’s Q-Tips a soul covers band.

  16 janvier 2021

• 17th Jan 2016, Dale Griffin, drummer for rock group Mott The Hoople died aged 67.

  16 janvier 2021

• January 17th 1959, Born on this day, Susanna Hoffs, guitar vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with Prince song ‘Manic Monday’, 1986 US No.1 single ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’).

  16 janvier 2021

• January 17th 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for Radio Luxembourg’s Ready Steady Radio. The band ran up a bar bill of £2.5 shillings, ($6.21), which they were unable to pay.

  16 janvier 2021

• July 14th 1964, The Rolling Stones were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘It’s All Over Now’, the group’s first of 8 UK No.1’s. Written by Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack, it was first released by The Valentinos featuring Bobby Womack in the same year.

  13 juillet 2019

• July 14th 1967, David Bowie released the single ‘Love You Till Tuesday’ which failed to reach the charts. Bowie’s 1969 showpiece film Love You till Tuesday took its name from the song, which also featured over the opening credits.

  13 juillet 2019

• 14 JULY 2014 Johnny Winter plays the Cahors Blues Festival in France. It's his last performance, as he dies two days later.

  13 juillet 2019

• Happy birthday to Ozzy Osbourne, born on 3rd Dec 1948

  02 décembre 2019

• 13 JULY 2011 Songwriter Jerry Ragovoy dies of a stroke at age 80. Under the pseudonym Norman Meade, he co-wrote « Time Is On My Side, » made famous by the Rolling Stones.

  12 juillet 2019

• December 3rd 1977, Wings started a nine-week run at No.1 in the UK with 'Mull Of Kintyre'. The first single to sell over 2 million copies in the UK, (it was co-written by Denny Laine who sold his rights to the song when he became bankrupt).

  02 décembre 2019

• Happy birthday to Roger McGuinn, born on 13th July 1942, guitar, vocals, The Byrds, (1965 US & UK No.1 single ‘Mr Tambourine Man’).

  12 juillet 2019

• July 13th 1997, The Prodigy started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘The Fat Of The Land’.

  12 juillet 2019

• July 13th 1967, Pink Floyd made their second appearance on BBC Top Of The Pops to promote their new single ‘See Emily Play’ which was hosted by Pete Murray. The single went on to peak at No.6 on the UK chart

  12 juillet 2019

• December 3rd 1948, Born on this day, John Wilson, drums, Taste, (1970 UK No.18 album 'On The Boards').

  02 décembre 2019

• December 3rd 1944, Born on this day, Ralph McTell, UK folk singer songwriter & children's TV presenter, (1975 UK No.2 single 'Streets of London').

  02 décembre 2019

• 15 JANUARY 2018 Cranberries lead singer Dolores O’Riordan dies in London at 46 years old.

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• March 30th 1954, Born on this day, English-American singer, songwriter Lena Lovich, who had the 1979 UK No.3 single 'Lucky Number'.

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• 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 2019

• 30 MARCH 1979 Norah Jones is born Geetali Norah Shankar in New York City. Her father is the Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. (She takes her surname from her mom, Sue Jones.)

  29 mars 2019

• 30 MARCH 1914 Harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson (not the blues singer/guitarist) is born Jackson, Tennessee.

  29 mars 2019