Happy 68th Birthday to Swedish Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer, Agnetha Fältskog, most famously of ABBA and a Solo career. I have grown up with her singing and have always loved it. Nobody does melancholic break up songs like Agnetha!....
Influential Folk/Folk Rock Musician (mainly Fiddle), Songwriter and Arranger, Dave Swarbrick of Fairport Convention and with Martin Carthy was born on this day in New Malden, Surrey. He was a sought after session Musician with 167 album appearances...
Lead Singer for 60's serial hit making Rock/Pop band, The Hollies, Allan Clarke is 76 today having been born in Salford in 1942...
Dear old Swarb. Here he is playing mandolin on a traditional tune with Martin Carthy on guitar, despite the YouTube title saying it’s Fairport.
Lead Guitarist of Seattle Grunge band, Pearl Jam, Mike McCready turns 52 today having been born in Pensacola in 1966...
R&B Singer Nicholas Caldwell of The Whispers was born in San Francisco on this day in 1944. This was their big hit...
60s Pop Singer, Crispian St. Peters was born on this day, Robin Smith in Swanley, Kent in 1939... Fun was lot more innocent back then...
Britain's answer to Phil Spector in the early 60's, Record Producer, Sound Engineer and Songwriter, Joe Meek was born on this day in Newent, Gloucestershire in 1929. In 2014, Meek was ranked the greatest producer of all time by NME, elaborating: "Meek was a complete trailblazer, attempting endless new ideas in his search for the perfect sound. ... The legacy of his endless experimentation is writ large over most of your favourite music today." These clips are from the brilliant 2008 film, Telstar: The Joe Meek Story..
Thought the song sounded familiar, turns out that one of my favourite songs Knights of Cydonia by Muse was inspired by The Tornados song Telstar. Also didn't realise that Matt Bellamy's dad was the rhythm guitarist for The Tornados too.
Yeah, as well as Southampton's very own first ever Rock star, Heinz Burt (he's the blond one in the clips) on Bass....
Only one notable music Birthday today but it one of my personal favourites that celebrates turning 53. Alternative Rock Singer/Songwriter and Musician, Black Francis of Boston band, Pixies was born Charles Thompson IV in Boston in 1965. He is one of the most interesting and original Songwriters of the past 30 years IMHO.. (I'm posting songs that haven't previously been put on here)