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Born on this day in 1947 -Meat Loaf
Sep 27, 2023 by Bob Ballard
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…
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On this day in 1965 - Roger Daltrey Punches Keith Moon, Gets Sacked from The Who
Sep 26, 2023 by Bob Ballard
On this day in 1965 - At the end of a European tour Roger Daltry knocked out Keith Moon resulting in the singer being sacked from The Who. The band were playing two shows in…
1982 - Queen appears on Saturday Night Live
Sep 25, 2023 by Bob Ballard
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 1951 - David Coverdale
Sep 22, 2023 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1951 - David Coverdale, English rock singer with Whitesnake who scored the 1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again'). Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep…
Born on this day in 1947 - Don Felder
Sep 21, 2023 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1947 - Don Felder, guitar, vocals, the Eagles, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. 'Greatest Hits 1971-1975' is the second biggest selling…
Born on this day in 1949 - Styx's Chuck and John Panozzo
Sep 20, 2023 by Bob Ballard
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 1943 - Cass Elliott
Sep 19, 2023 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1943 - Cass Elliott, singer, Mamas and the Papas, who scored the 1966 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Monday Monday'. After the breakup of The Mamas & the Papas,…
On this day in 1983 - Kiss appear without their 'make-up' for the first time
Sep 18, 2023 by Bob Ballard
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]
This day in 1967 - Filming continues for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour'
Sep 15, 2023 by Bob Ballard
This day in 1967 - Filming continued for The Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour'. Lunch was at James and Amy Smedley's fish and chip shop in Taunton, Somerset with The Beatles being filmed and photographed eating…
Born on this day in 1949 - Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Steve Gaines
Sep 14, 2023 by Bob Ballard
Born on this day in 1949 - Steve Gaines, guitarist with Lynyrd Skynyrd who had the 1974 US No. 8 single 'Sweet Home Alabama' and the 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'. Gaines was killed in…
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