May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Dennis Chambers [Dennis Milton Chambers; jazz, jazz fusion and funk drummer; Parliament-Funkadelic; Carlos Santana] -
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May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Dennis Chambers [Dennis Milton Chambers; jazz, jazz fusion and funk drummer; Parliament-Funkadelic; Carlos Santana] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Dave Gahan [David Callcott; synthpop and new wave singer-songwriter; lead singer with Depeche Mode] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan [Paul Francis McGuigan; rock and Britpop musician; bassist with Oasis, 1991-1999, also co-founder] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Tom Petersson [Thomas John Peterson; rock musician and songwriter; bassist with Cheap Trick] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Richie Furay [Paul Richard Furay; rock singer, songwriter; co-founder of Buffalo Springfield; also Poco] -
Richie Furay went from rock to being one of the pioneers of Christian Rock.
Yes, I was reading about it, Moe....and his 'farewell from touring' shows [combined with 76th Birthday celebration] were postponed last year due to the pandemic...and now look to be held next year, but via streaming.....from his back porch.
How times have changed.....
May 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Nokie Edwards [Nole Floyd Edwards; 1935-2018; instrumental rock and surf rock guitarist; The Ventures] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to: -
Sonny Curtis [rock and roll, pop and country singer, songwriter and guitarist; The Crickets] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Tommy Roe [Thomas David Roe; rock and roll and pop singer-songwriter and guitarist] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
John 'Rhino' Edwards [John Victor Edwards; hard rock bass guitarist, Status Quo] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Candice Bergen [Candice Patricia Bergen; actress and former fashion model; 'Murphy Brown'; Shirley Schmidt in 'Boston Legal'; Jessica Porter in 'Starting Over'; Margaret Bourke-White in 'Gandhi'] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Glenda Jackson [Glenda May Jackson; actress and politician; Gudrun Brangwen in 'Women In Love'; Vickie Allessio in ' Touch Of Class'; Alex Greville in 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'; Elizabeth I in 'Elizabeth R'] -
May 9th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Barb Jungr [cabaret, jazz and pop singer, songwriter and theatre writer] -
May 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Albert Finney [1936-2019; actor; 'Tom Jones' ; 'Hercule Poirot in 'Murder On The Orient Express'; Sir in 'The Dresser'; Geoffrey Firmin in 'Under The Volcano'; Edward L. Masry in 'Erin Brockovich'] -
May 9th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
D.J. Rogers [Dwayne Julius Rogers; 1948-2020; R&B, gospel, dance and soul singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist] -
May 10th:
Quote for the Day:
"Old age is like everything else.
To make a success of it, you've got to start young."
- Fred Astaire. -
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Fred Astaire [Frederick Austerlitz; 1899-1987; dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, musician and television presenter] -
May 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Henry Fambrough [Henry Lee Fambrough; R&B, pop and soul singer; co-founder and last surviving original member of the Spinners] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Ron Banks [1951-2010; R&B, pop and soul singer; co-founder of The Dramatics] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on her Birthday: -
Maureen Gray [Maureen S. Gray; 1948-2014; songwriter, doo-wop singer, guitarist and keyboardist] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Wayne Cochran [Talvin Wayne Cochran; 1939-2017; soul singer, songwriter, musician and record producer] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Nolan Porter [Nolan Frederick Porter; 1949-2021; R&B singer and songwriter] -
May 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Bono [Paul David Hewson; rock singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman and philanthropist; lead vocalist and primary lyricist of U2] -
May 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Dave Mason [David Thomas Mason; folk, pop and psychedelic singer-songwriter and guitarist; co-founder of Traffic] -
May 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Carl Douglas [Carlton George Douglas; disco and reggae singer-songwriter; 'Kung Fu Fighting'] -
May 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Donovan [Donovan Phillips Leitch; folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Arthur Alexander [1940-1993; country-soul singer and songwriter] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Maybelle Carter [formerly Maybelle Addington; aka 'Mother'; 1909-1978; country folk, gospel and americana musician] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Bert Weedon [Herbert Maurice William Weedon; 1920-2012; jazz, blues and pop guitarist and session musician; author of the 'Play In A Day' guitar tuition guides] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Joe Moretti [Joseph Edward Moretti; 1938-2012; pop, skiffle and rock guitarist] -
May 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Graham Gouldman [Graham Keith Gouldman; art rock and pop rock singer, songwriter and musician; bass guitarist with 10cc] -
May 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Sly Dunbar [Lowell Fillmore Dunbar; reggae drummer and percussionist; Sly & Robbie rhythm section and production] -
May 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Young MC [Marvin Young; hip hop and pop rapper, singer-songwriter, producer and actor] -
May 10th:
Happy Birthday, to:
Judith Jamison [Judith Ann Jamison; dancer and choreographer; artistic director emerita of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday:
Bill Coday [1942-2008; soul and blues musician and singer] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Larry Williams [Lawrence Eugene Williams; aka Lawrence Edward Williams; 1935-1980; R&B, rock and roll, funk and soul singer, songwriter, producer and pianist] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Sid Vicious [Simon John Ritchie; 1957-1979; punk rock bassist and vocalist; The Sex Pistols]
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
Jackie Lomax [John Richard Lomax; 1944-2013; rock guitarist and singer-songwriter] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on her Birthday:
Nancy Walker [Anna Myrtle Swoyer; 1922-1992; actress and comedian, film and television director] -
May 10th:
Remembering, on his Birthday: -
David O. Selznick [1902-1965; film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive; 'Gone With The Wind' 1930; 'Rebecca' 1940] -