January 31st:
On his Birthday, remembering Garnett Brown [1936-2021]; jazz trombonist.....
January 31st:
On his Birthday, remembering Garnett Brown [1936-2021]; jazz trombonist.....
January 31st:
Happy Birthday to Lloyd Cole; rock and pop singer, songwriter and musician; Lloyd Cole and The Commotions......
January 31st:
Happy Birthday to Charlie Musselwhite [Charles Douglas Musselwhite]; electric blues harmonica player and bandleader....
January 31st:
Happy Birthday to Jerry Scheff [Jerry Obern Scheff]; rock and roll, rockabilly and R&B bass guitarist; Elvis Presley/TCB Band.....
January 31st:
Happy Birthday to Phil Manzanera [Phillip Geoffrey Targett-Adams]; art rock and latin rock musician and record producer; lead guitarist with Roxy Music.....
January 31st:
Happy Birthday to Adrian Vandenberg [Adriaan van den Berg]; hard rock and heavy metal guitarist; Vandenberg; Whitesnake....
January 31st:
Happy Birthday to John Lydon [John Joseph Lydon; aka Johnny Rotten]; punk rock and post punk singer and songwriter; The Sex Pistols; Public Image Ltd......
January 31st:
On his Birthday, remembering Jeff Hanneman [Jeffrey John Hanneman; 1964-2013]; thrash metal lead guitarist and founding member with Slayer....
January 31st:
Happy Birthday to Jamie Stewart [James Alec Stewart]; former post punk and hard rock bassist; The Cult.....
February 1st:
Quote for the Day:
"When I came to the company, I had probably the original five-note range...everyone else had 105 notes.
So when the producers would go to do your song, they would find your key, and then they would cut it two keys above that.
And when Levi did it, and Marvin did it, they reached for those notes, and it sounded great.
And when I reached for those notes, I sounded like a chicken somebody was trying to strangle!"
- interview with Bill Dahl; Ponderosa Stomp, 2013 -
Happy Birthday to Chris Clark [Christine Elizabeth Clark]; soul, jazz and blues singer; AA nominated screenwriter for 'Lady Sings The Blues', 1972.....
February 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Rick James [James Ambrose Johnson, Jr; 1948-2004]; R&B, soul and funk singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.....
February 1st:
On her Birthday, remembering Debbie Dean [Reba Jeanette Smith; 1928-2001]; pop and soul singer, also songwriter....
February 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Joe Sample [Joseph Leslie Sample; 1939-2014]; jazz keyboardist, singer and songwriter; The Crusaders....
February 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Eugene Tanner [Eugene Elijah Tanner, Jr; 1936-1994]; R&B singer; The 5 Royales.....
February 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Don Everly [Isaac Donald Everly; 1937-2021]; country rock, rock and roll and pop singer, guitarist and songwriter; The Everly Brothers....
February 1st:
Happy Birthday to Lisa Marie Presley; singer and songwriter.....
February 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Ray Sawyer [1937-2018]; country singer and musician; Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show....
February 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Bob Shane [Robert Castle Schoen; 1934-2020]; folk and pop singer and guitarist; The Kingston Trio.....
February 1st:
On his Birthday, remembering Jimmy Carl Black [James Carl Inkanish, Jr; 1938-2008]; alternative rock and R&B drummer and vocalist; The Mothers Of Invention.....
February 1st:
Happy Birthday to Mike Campbell [Michael Wayne Campbell]; rock guitarist, songwriter and record producer; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.....
February 2nd:
Quote for the Day:
"At the end of our set, this guy came up to us and said he was called Ron Richards and was from EMI at Abbey Road, and would The Hollies like to come to London and make a demo.
We were like "of course!". We went down, recorded the song, and it got in the charts, and we never looked back.
With the success of The Beatles and the money EMI were making, the first thing they thought was "they can't be the only ones - there must be some more people in the North, so let's go and chase them down", and that was what Ron was doing at The Cavern that day. What great timing!"
- interview with Getintothis, May 2019 -
Happy Birthday to Graham Nash [Graham William Nash]; rock, pop and folk singer-songwriter and musician; The Hollies; Crosby, Stills and Nash; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young........
February 2nd:
On her Birthday, remembering Edna Wright [1945-2020]; R&B and soul singer; lead singer with Honey Cone...
February 2nd:
Happy Birthday to Al McKay; funk, jazz, R&B and soul guitarist, songwriter and record producer; The Watts 103rd Rhythm Street band; Earth, Wind & Fire.....
February 2nd:
Happy Birthday to Alphonso Johnson; jazz bassist.....
February 2nd:
Happy Birthday to Shakira [Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll]; pop, rock and Latin singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, businesswoman and philanthropist....
February 2nd:
On his Birthday, remembering Stan Getz [Stanley Gayetski; 1927-1991; jazz tenor saxophonist.....
February 2nd:
On her Birthday, remembering Eva Cassidy [Eva Marie Cassidy; 1963-1996]; jazz, folk and blues singer and pianist....
February 2nd:
On his Birthday, remembering Alan Caddy [1940-2000]; guitarist, arranger, record producer and session musician; Johnny Kidd & The Pirates; The Tornados....
February 2nd:
Happy Birthday to Homer Bellamy [Homer Howard Bellamy]; country singer and musician; The Bellamy Brothers....
February 3rd:
Quote for the Day:
"You know, all my writing is basically about women in one way or another.
Not necessarily about personal contacts; sometimes I'm just singing about something I have observed.
But women are the key."
- interview with Jeff Burger; May 1975 -
On his Birthday, remembering Johnny Bristol [John William Bristol; 1939-2004]; R&B and soul songwriter, record producer and singer....
February 3rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Dennis Edwards [Dennis Edwards, Jr; 1943-2018]; soul and R&B singer; The Temptations....
February 3rd:
On his Birthday, remembering Johnny 'Guitar' Watson [John Watson, Jr; 1935-1996; blues, soul and funk guitarist and singer-songwriter....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Angelo D'Aleo; doo-wop singer; The Belmonts....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to John Handy [John Richard Handy III]; jazz saxophonist and musician....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Melanie Safka [Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk]; folk, pop and country singer and songwriter....
February 3rd:
On her Birthday, remembering Mabel Mercer [1900-1984]; jazz and cabaret singer....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Sean Kingston [Kisean Paul Anderson}; singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Lee Ranaldo; musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, virtual artist and record producer; Sonic Youth.....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Steven Stapleton; musician, Nurse With A Wound....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to David Yankee [Ramon Luis Ayala Rodriguez]; singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Blythe Danner; actress.....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Nathan Lane [Joseph Lane]; actor and writer.....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Morgan Fairchild [Patsy Ann McClenny]; actress....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Thomas Calabro; actor and director......
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Mariclare Costello; actress.....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Warwick Davis; actor, television presenter, writer, director, comedian and producer....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Elisha Donovan [Lisa Adaline Donovan]; actress, writer and producer....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Isla Fisher; actress and author....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Pamela Franklin; actress....
February 3rd:
Happy Birthday to Keith Gordon; actor and film director....
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