MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

Born on this day in 1947 - Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld), English guitarist, singer, songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex. Bolan was one of the pioneers…

Born on this day in 1947 - American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday). His record breaking 1978 album Bat Out Of Hell spent 457 weeks on the UK…

On this day in 1965 - At the end of a European tour Roger Daltrey knocked out Keith Moon resulting in the singer being sacked from The Who. The band were playing two shows in…

On this day in 1982 - Queen made a guest appearance on US TV's Saturday Night Live, where they performed 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' and 'Under Pressure'. [embed]https://youtu.be/zO6D_BAuYCI[/embed]

Born on this day in 1942 - Linda McCartney, (Linda Eastman). Wife of Paul McCartney. Photographer, animal rights campaigner, launched her own brand of vegetarian food. Played keyboards with Wings and solo McCartney records. 1971…

Born on this day in 1949 - Singer, songwriter, Bruce Springsteen, 'The Boss', who had the 1985 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'Dancing In The Dark', 1994 UK No.2 single 'Streets of Philadelphia'. His…

Born on this day in 1949 - Chuck and John Panozzo, bass and drums, Styx. John Panozzo died on 16th July 1996. (1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe'). [embed]https://youtu.be/LsYvuxmzxX4[/embed]

Born on this day in 1958 - Lita Ford, The Runaways, solo, (1989 UK No.47 single with Ozzy Osbourne 'Close My Eyes Forever'). [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIt3OGra3Lo&pp=ygUYbGl0YSBmb3JkIGtpc3MgbWUgZGVhZGx5[/embed]

On this day in 1983 - Kiss appeared without their 'make-up' for the first time during an interview on MTV promoting the release of their newest album, Lick It Up. [embed]https://youtu.be/Gcj34XixuYg[/embed]

Born on this day in 1950 - Fee Waybill, vocals, with American band The Tubes known for their 1977 hit single 'White Punks On Dope' and the 1983 US No.10 single 'She's A Beauty'. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ_k_VG6Syc[/embed]