MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

Born on this day in 1943 - Roger Waters: singer, songwriter, bassist and co-founder of Pink Floyd. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, over time Waters became the band's principal lyricist. Waters…

Born on this day in 1946 - Billy Preston, US singer, keyboard player. (1973 US No.1 single 'Will It Go Round In Circles', 1978 UK No.2 single with Syreeta 'With You I'm Born Again', and…

On this day in 1983 - Mick Jones, lead guitarist with The Clash was fired by the other three members who claimed he'd 'drifted apart' from the original idea of the group. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ[/embed]xosotin chelseathông tin…

Born on this day in 1957 - British singer and guitarist Glenn Tilbrook, who was a founding member of Squeeze. Some of their best-known songs are 'Tempted', 'Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)', 'Cool for Cats'…

On this day in 1986 - Steve Winwood went to No.1 on the US singles chart with, 'Higher Love', a No.13 hit in the UK. [embed]https://youtu.be/k9olaIio3l8[/embed]xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển nhượngcâu lạc bộ bóng đá arsenalbóng…

Born on this day in 1958 - Michael Jackson; singer, songwriter, Jackson 5, The Jacksons, and solo. Jackson is recognised as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. The music videos…

On this day in 1973, 10cc made their live debut at the Palace Lido Isle of Man at the start of an UK tour. Comprising of Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme,…

Born on this day in 1954 - Elvis Costello, (born Declan McManus), singer, songwriter. Had the 1979 UK No.2 single with The Attractions 'Olivers Army' and his 1979 UK No.2 album Armed Forces spent 28…

On this day in 1981 - Mark Chapman was given a 20 year jail sentence for the murder of John Lennon. The 25 year old had shot Lennon five times at close range on December…

Born on this day in 1949 - Rick Springfield, Australian-American singer, songwriter, and actor. Springfield scored several top 10 hits, including the 1981 US No.1 & UK No.43 single 'Jessie's Girl'. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYkbTyHXwbs[/embed]xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển…