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Born on this day in 1939 - Marvin Gaye
Apr 02, 2024 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1939 - Marvin Gaye, singer, songwriter who had a 1968 US No.1 & 1969 UK No.1 single with ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ and a 1982 US No.3 &…
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Born on this day in 1946 - Ronnie Lane
Apr 01, 2024 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1946 - Ronnie Lane, bass player and vocalist with Small Faces who had a 1967 UK No.3 & US No.16 single with ‘Itchycoo Park’ and a 1968 UK No.1 album…
Born on this day in 1947 - Toto singer Bobby Kimball
Mar 29, 2024 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1947 - Bobby Kimball singer with American rock band Toto who had the 1980s Top 5 hits 'Hold the Line', 'Rosanna', and 'Africa'. The band has released 17 studio albums,…
On this day in 1967 - The Beatles Work On Recording ‘Good Morning Good Morning’,
Mar 28, 2024 by Bob Ballard
On this day in 1967 - Working on sessions for the new Beatles album Sgt. Pepper at Abbey Road studios in London, John Lennon recorded his lead vocal for ‘Good Morning Good Morning’, and Paul…
Born on this day in 1950 - Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks
Mar 27, 2024 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1950 - English musician, songwriter, singer and film composer Tony Banks. Known as the keyboardist and founding member of Genesis who had the 1986 US No.1 single 'Invisible Touch', 1992…
Born on this day in 1944 - Diana Ross
Mar 26, 2024 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1944 - Diana Ross, American singer, The Supremes (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Baby Love' plus over 20 other US & UK Top 40 hits). Solo (1980 US No.1…
Born on this day in 1947 - Elton John
Mar 25, 2024 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1947 - Sir Elton John singer, songwriter, pianist, (Reginald Dwight), who had the 1971 UK No.7 single 'Your Song', the 1973 US No.1 single 'Crocodile Rock' along with seven other…
Born on this day in 1943 - Keith Relf
Mar 22, 2024 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1943 - English musician Keith Relf of The Yardbirds who had the 1965 UK No.3 & US No.6 single 'For Your Love'. He also sang an early version of 'Dazed…
Born on this day in 1950 - Supertramp's Roger Hodgson
Mar 21, 2024 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1950 - English musician, singer and songwriter Roger Hodgson, known as the former co-frontman with Supertramp. He composed and sang the majority of their hits such as 'Dreamer', 'Give a…
Born on this day in 1951 - Jimmie Vaughan
Mar 20, 2024 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1951 - American blues rock guitarist and singer Jimmie Vaughan who was a member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds. He is the older brother of the late guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.…
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