MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

Born on this day in 1950 - Fee Waybill, vocals, with American band The Tubes known for their 1977 hit single 'White Punks On Dope' and the 1983 US No.10 single 'She's A Beauty'. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ_k_VG6Syc[/embed]xosotin…

Born on this day in 1948 - Kenney Jones, drummer, The Small Faces (1967 UK No.3 single 'Itchycoo Park' & 1968 UK No.1 album 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake'). The Faces (1972 UK No.6 single 'Stay…

This day in 1965 - The Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to offer an 8-track tape player as an option for their entire line of vehicles on sale in the US. Tapes were…

Born on this day in 1950 - Paul Kossoff, guitarist from the British group Free who scored the 1970 hit 'All Right Now'. Kossoff also formed the group Back Street Crawler. Kossoff died of a…

Born on this day in 1944 - American singer/bassist Peter Cetera who with Chicago had the 1976 US & UK No.1 single 'If You Leave Me Now'. Cetera left the band in July 1985 and…

Born on this day in 1950 - Joe Perry, guitarist with Aerosmith who scored the 1989 single 'Love In An Elevator', and their 1989 album Pump spent 53 weeks on the US charts They had…

Born on this day in 1941 - Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter, record producer. After appearing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival Redding wrote and recorded his iconic '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay' with…

Born on this day in 1947 - Benjamin Orr bass, vocals, The Cars, who had the 1978 UK No.3 single 'My Best Friend's Girl.' Their 1984 US No.3 & 1985 UK No.4 'Drive' was used…

Born on this day in 1951 - Chrissie Hynde, best known as a founding member of English-American rock band The Pretenders, who had the 1980 UK No.1 single with ‘Brass In Pocket’ and the solo…

On this day in 1968 - After a two week absence, Ringo Starr rejoined The Beatles. Upon Ringo's return to the studio, he found his drum kit covered with flowers to welcome him back. Ringo…