Country music Singer/Songwriter and Film Actor, Faron Young was born on this day in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1932...
Ah, the Prefabs. Possibly my most loved band of the 80s. I loved and lost, played left back and became a grown up to their stuff. And yes, I had a crush on Wendy!
Having finally watched “The Old Grey Whistle Test” from Saturday and loved every second of it, I just looked up one of the interviewed guests, Mollie Marriott, daughter of the incomparable Steve. Glad I did, she has certainly inherited her dad’s pipes!
A true giant of Country, Rock & Roll, Folk and Gospel, "The Man in Black", Johnny Cash was born on this day in Kingsland, Arkansas in 1932. His musical legacy is huge and well known and he was also an Author, Actor and an Activist for Native American rights...
We honoured the Legendary Fats Domino here on the day of his passing, he was born, Antoine Domino on this day in New Orleans in 1928...
Happy 71st Birthday to Swinging 60s bare footed babe, Sandie Shaw who was born Sandra Ann Goodrich on this day in Dagenham in 1947... Hers is the definitive version of this song for me...
Happy 67th Birthday to Glam Rockers Cockney Rebel's Frontman and Songwriter, Steve Harley who was born on this day in Deptford in 1951... He scored his biggest hit after the rest of the group all ****ed off and left the band as effectively a solo project and the song was basically slagging them all off!...
The Founder of the biggest band in the World, Brian Jones, Multi-Instrumentalist of The Rolling Stones was born Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones on this day in Cheltenham in 1942. Long-time Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman said of Jones, "He formed the band. He chose the members. He named the band. He chose the music we played. He got us gigs. ... he was very influential, very important, and then slowly lost it – highly intelligent – and just kind of wasted it and blew it all away." He became the first member of "The 27 Club" (Music Artists that died aged 27) when he was found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool in 1969 Here are a couple of classic songs that he provided the Guitar riff for...
Happy 61st Birthday to B-52's Vocalist and Co-Songwriter, Cindy Wilson (sister of Guitarist Ricky) who was born on this day in Athens, Georgia in 1957. She sings lead on this song...
