MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

Born on this day in 1944 - Keith Emerson, keyboards, from English progressive rock band The Nice, who had the 1968 UK hit single an instrumental rearrangement of Leonard Bernstein's 'America'. And as Emerson Lake…

Born on this day in 1963 - Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen. (Def Leppard scored the 1987 UK No.6 single 'Animal', and 1987 world wide No.1 album Hysteria 1988 US No.1 single 'Love Bites'). Allen…

Born on this day in 1946 - English guitarist, singer, songwriter Peter Green, the founder of Fleetwood Mac. Was a member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, (replaced Eric Clapton), and Fleetwood Mac scored the 1969 UK…

On this day in 1978 - Nick Gilder went to No.1 on the US & Canadian singles charts with 'Hot Child In The City'. It was not his first No. 1 single: as the lead…

Born on this day in 1958 - Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon, who scored the 1983 UK No.1 single 'Is There Something I Should Know', plus 25 other UK Top 40 singles, and the…

On this day in 1962 - The Rolling Stones (then known as The Rollin' Stones), and consisting of Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones pianist Ian Stewart and drummer Tony Chapman recorded their first demo…

Born on this day in 1944 - English singer and songwriter Jon Anderson, who was a member of The Warriors, and Yes who scored the 1983 UK No.28 & US No.1 single 'Owner Of A…

Born on this day in 1945 - American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Leslie West with Mountain, 1970 US No.21 single 'Mississippi Queen', and a member of West Bruce & Laing. In 2011, due to complications…

Born on this day in 1957 - Guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer Steve Lukather, who with Toto had the 1983 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Africa'. Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for…

Born on this day in 1950 - Tom Petty. He was the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. Tom…