MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

Born on this day in 1943 - George Harrison, guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles. The all-time bestselling album in the UK is The Beatles’ 'Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band', with over 4.5 million…

On this day in 1968: Fleetwood Mac released their debut studio album (also known as Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac), a mixture of blues covers and originals penned by guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer which…

Born on this day in 1944: American singer and guitarist Johnny Winter who worked with his brother Edger Winter and Rick Derringer. He produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters.…

On this day in 1978: The Police film in a Wrigley's Chewing Gum commercial for US TV. The band dyed their hair blonde for the appearance, which is a look they kept throughout their career.…

Born on this day in 1951 - American vocalist, guitarist, songwriter Alan Merrill. He was the co-writer of, and lead singer on, the first released version of the song 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll', which…

Born on this day in 1947: American singer, songwriter Dennis DeYoung, from Styx who had the 1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe'. He was the band's most successful writer, penning 7 of…

On this day in 2000 - John Lennon's Steinway piano, on which he composed 'Imagine', went on display at the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool, England. The piano was set to be auctioned on the…

Born on this day in 1961: Andy Taylor, guitarist with Duran Duran who had the 1983 No.1 single 'Is There Something I Should Know' plus 25 other Top 40 singles including the 1984 US No.1…

On this day in 1964: The Beatles scored their first US No.1 album with Meet The Beatles! The album stayed at No.1 for eleven weeks. The album sold over four million copies in the US…

Born on this day in 1939: Ray Manzarek, keyboardist with The Doors, who had the 1967 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Light My Fire' and the 1971 single 'Riders On The Storm'. Manzarek died…