MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

Born on this day in 1948 - James Taylor, American singer, songwriter. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the hit single 'Fire and Rain' and had the 1971 US No.1 & UK No.4 single…

Born on this day in 1948 - Dutch guitarist and vocalist George Kooymans from Golden Earring. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit 'Radar Love' in 1973. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6bDe9Dgn6g[/embed]

Born on this day in 1946 - American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of the Eagles Randy Meisner. He was a member of Poco and was a founding member of the Eagles who had…

Born on this day in 1946 - Peter Wolf, singer with American rock band The J Geils Band, who had the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Centerfold' which was taken from their US…

Born on this day in 1946 - David Gilmour: guitarist, singer and songwriter, who joined Pink Floyd in 1968. After Roger Waters' departure in 1985, David created two further Floyd albums, A Momentary Lapse of…

On this day in 1965 - The Mannish Boys released their second single 'I Pity The Fool', featuring a young David Bowie. Produced by Shel Talmy, (who was also producing the early singles and albums…

Born on this day in 1948 - Chris Squire, bassist and founding member of Yes and solo, (1983 UK No.28 & 1984 US No.1 single 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'). He was the only member…

Born on this day in 1944 - English singer and actor Roger Daltrey, The Who. They scored the 1965 UK No.2 single My Generation plus over 20 other UK hit singles, 16 US Top 40…

On this day in 1968 - The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band won album of the year, best cover and best-engineered and recorded album at this year's Grammy Awards. [embed]https://youtu.be/usNsCeOV4GM[/embed]

Born on this day in 1942 - English musician and composer Brian Jones, best known as the founder and original leader of The Rolling Stones. Jones placed an advertisement in Jazz News of 2 May…