We honoured the great Walter Becker of Steely Dan on the day of his passing. he was born on this day in Queens, New York City in 1950.. I don't think this one has been posted before...
Happy 77th Birthday to Singer/Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Visual Artist, Educator, Pacifist, and Social Activist, Buffy Sainte - Marie. She was born on the Piapot Plains CreeFirst Nation Reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada on this day in 1941 and then raised by white American parents in Massachusetts. This is a powerful protest song promoting Native American rights...
Multiple genre Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Arranger, and Civi Rights Activist, Nina Simone was born on this day in Tryon, North Carolina in 1933... This is my favourite version of this song..
This has special memories.., as it was always played at the end of the night at weekends at the Top Rank in Southampton...
Happy 49th Birthday to Lead Singer and Guitarist for Manic Street Preachers, James Dean Bradfield who was born on this day in Pontypool in 1969..
Happy 66th Birthday to Bassist, Co-Songwriter and Occasional Lead Singer for The Stranglers, Jean Jaques Brunel who was born on this day in Notting Hill in 1952...
Happy 56th Birthday to Seattle Grunge Band Mudhoney Frontman, Mark Arm who was born on this day at Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1962...
Happy 75th Birthday to Record executive David Geffen, founder of Geffen Records and the film company DreamWorks and Philanthropist, who was born in Borough Park, Brooklyn on this day in 1943. He is the subject of this brilliant song by his friend, Joni Mitchell..
A pair of Sex Kittens were born on this day... Happy 52nd Birthday to Pop Punk Chanteuse, Wendy James of Transvision Vamp who was born in London in 1966...
Happy 32nd Birthday to Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Television Presenter and Political Activist and "Crazy Chick", Charlotte Church who was born in Cardiff in 1986..
Happy 60th Birthday to David Sylvian, Frontman and Songwriter of Japan, Solo work and many collaborations, who was born David Batt on this day in Beckenham in 1958. I prefer the early Japan New Wave stuff before they moved on to a more arty Synth sound...
Another 80s Singer with big hair turns 63 today, Synth Popper, Howard Jones was born on this day in Southampton in 1955, he later grew up in High Wycombe...