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Born on this day in 1948: Steve Winwood
May 12, 2020 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1948: English musician Steve Winwood, who with the Spencer Davis Group had the 1966 UK No.1 single 'Keep On Running', with Traffic the 1967 UK No.2 single 'Hole In My…
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Born on this day in 1941: Eric Burdon
May 11, 2020 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1941: English singer-songwriter and actor Eric Burdon, who with The Animals had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'. He later joined forces with Californian…
Born on this day in 1951: Philip Bailey
May 08, 2020 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1951: Philip Bailey, R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter with Earth, Wind & Fire, who had the 1975 US No.1 single 'Shining Star', and the 1981 UK No.3 single…
Born on this day in 1950: Tubes drummer Prairie Prince
May 07, 2020 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1950: Prairie Prince, drummer with The Tubes, known for their hits 'Talk To Ya Later' and 'She's A Beauty'. He was also a member of Jefferson Starship from 1992–2008, and…
Born on this day in 1945: Bob Seger
May 06, 2020 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1945: Bob Seger, who scored the 1977 hit 'Night Moves', the 1987 US No.1 single 'Shakedown', taken from the film Beverly Hills Cop II, and the 1995 hit single 'We've…
On this day in 1984: Chrissie Hynde marries Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr
May 05, 2020 by Bob Ballard
On this day in 1984: Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr married Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde in a horse drawn carriage in Central Park, New York City. The couple divorced in 1990. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển…
On this day in 1974: ABBA hits number 1 with "Waterloo"
May 04, 2020 by Bob Ballard
On this day in 1974: ABBA were at No.1 on the singles chart with 'Waterloo', the group's first of nine No.1 singles. It was also the 1974 Eurovision song contest winner for Sweden. The song…
On this day in 1979: Elton John becomes the first pop star to perform in Israel.
May 01, 2020 by Bob Ballard
On this day in 1979 - Elton John became the first pop star to perform in Israel. In three weeks time he also became the first Western solo pop performer to tour Russia. He has…
On this day in 1976: Keith Moon trashes hotel room
Apr 30, 2020 by Bob Ballard
On this day in 1976: The Who's drummer Keith Moon paid nine cab drivers to block-off both ends of a New York street so he could throw the contents of his hotel room out of…
Born on this day in 1945: Motown artist Tammi Terrell
Apr 29, 2020 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1945 - Motown recording artist Tammi Terrell who had a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. She had had hits with Marvin Gaye, and scored seven Top 40 singles…
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