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Today In Pop Music – February 9 – Beatles Record Entire First Album In Less Than 10 Hours
Birthdays today include Gene Vincent (born 1935 – died 10-12-71) who recorded the classic Be-Bop-A-Lula, Songwriter Gerry Goffinn who along with former wife Carole King wrote some of the biggest hits of the 60′s including […]
Elvis Was Born On This Day – 11 Years Later An Equally Historic Moment
Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935, that’s a pretty well known fact. But what happened eleven years later was equally important in the development of rock and roll. Truman was in the White […]
Today In Pop Music: January 2 – First Beatle To Have A #1 Solo Album
Birthdays today include the late Roger Miller (King of The Road) born on this day in 1936, Ten Years After keyboard player Chick Churchill born 1942) and Parliment (One Nation Under A Groove) guitarist Glenn […]
Today In Pop Music: November 29 – Death Of A Beatle
Birthdays today include blues great John Mayall who’s still going strong at 79, jazz giant Chuck Mangione (Feels So Good) is 72, Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals (Groovin’) is 68, guitarist Ronnie Montrose of The […]
Today In Pop Music: November 28 – John Lennon’s Last Concert Apprearance
Motown founder Barry Gordy is 83 today, Gary Troxel of The Fleetwoods (Mr. Blue-Come Softly To me) is 73, Bruce Channel (Hey Baby) is 72, singer-songwriter Randy Newman (Short People – Mama Told Me) is […]
Jimi Hendrix Would Have Been 70 Today – His Last Interview
I can’t think of any guitarist who affected so many musicians in as short a career as Jimi Hendrix. He only had one top 20 hit (All Along the Watchtower in 1968), but his influence […]
Today In Pop Music: November 26 – First Rock Band To Be Played In Space
Tina Turner may look ageless, but she celebrates her 73rd birthday today. Jean Terrell, sister of boxer Ernie terrell and one time member of The Supremes is 68, as isAlan Henderson of Van Morrison’s early […]
Today In Pop Music: November 21 – RCA Gets Elvis Dirt Cheap
Birthdays today include: New Orleans legend Mac Rebennac, better known as Dr. John Right Place Wrong Time) who’s 72, Lonnie Jordan of War is 64, and James’ brother Livingston Taylor (I Will Be In Love […]
Today In Pop Music: November 20 – Monkees Bomb On Big Screen
Today’s birthdays include: Tony Butalo of The Lettermen (Going Out Of My Head/Can’t Take My Eyes Off You) who’s 72, Norman Greenbaum (Spirit In The Sky) who’s 70, Joe Walsh is 65, and UB40 (Red […]
Today In Pop Music: November 14 – MJ Marries – What Mom Thought of the Bride
Birthdays today include Supremes member Sherri Payne, who joined the group in 1973, is 68, Styx guitarist James Young, who’s 63, singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop (On and On) is 61 as is Quiet Riot drummer Frankie […]
