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Post by admin on Oct 19, 2020 21:03:24 GMT
20 Oct 1958 English musician Mark King, lead singer and bassist from Level 42, who had the 1986 UK No.3 & US No.12 single 'Lessons In Love' & 19 other UK Top 40 hits. - very apt for 2020
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Post by admin on Oct 19, 2020 21:06:46 GMT
20 Oct 1971 Dannii Minogue, Australian singer, (1991 UK No.8 single 'Love And Kisses' plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles).
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Post by admin on Oct 19, 2020 21:17:36 GMT
20 Oct 1989 Jess Glynne, British singer and songwriter, best known for featuring on Clean Bandit's single 'Rather Be' and Route 94's 'My Love', both of which reached No.1 on the UK Singles Chart in 2014.
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Post by admin on Oct 20, 2020 21:21:53 GMT
21 Oct 1976 Keith Moon played his last show with The Who at the end of a North American tour at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. On September 7, 1978, Moon died of an overdose of a sedative Heminevrin, that had been prescribed to prevent seizures induced by alcohol withdrawal.
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Post by admin on Oct 20, 2020 21:33:04 GMT
21 Oct 1953 Charlotte Caffey, The Go- Go's, (1982 US No.2 single, 'We Got The Beat', 1982 UK No.47 single 'Our Lips Our Sealed').
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Post by admin on Oct 20, 2020 21:37:16 GMT
21 Oct 1957 Julian Cope, guitar, vocals, Teardrop Explodes, (1981 UK No.6 single 'Reward'), solo (1986 UK No.19 single 'World Shut Your Mouth'
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Post by admin on Oct 20, 2020 21:39:28 GMT
21 Oct 1959 Rose McDowell, singer, Strawberry Switchblade, (1984 UK No.5 single 'Since Yesterday').
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Post by admin on Oct 20, 2020 21:45:37 GMT
21 Oct 1971 Tony Mortimer, from English pop boy band East 17 who had the 1994 UK No.1 single 'Stay Another Day', plus 18 top-20 singles and four top-10 albums, and were one of the UK's most popular boy bands during the early to mid-1990s. - bring back any memories
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Post by admin on Oct 22, 2020 21:55:16 GMT
23 Oct 1995 Def Leppard gave themselves a place in the Guinness book Of World Records, by playing three gigs in three continents in 24 hours. Tangier, London and Vancouver.
- Panthers mid 90s
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Post by admin on Oct 24, 2020 21:50:23 GMT
25 Oct 1965 Nick Thorp, from British pop band, Curiosity Killed The Cat who had the 1989 UK No.14 single 'Name And Number' and the UK No.1 album Keep Your Distance.
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Post by admin on Oct 24, 2020 21:56:13 GMT
born 25 Oct 1950 Chris Norman, from English rock band Smokie who had the 1975 UK No.3 single 'If You Think You Know How To Love Me'. Their most popular hit single was 'Living Next Door to Alice'.
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Post by admin on Oct 24, 2020 22:17:25 GMT
born 25 Oct 1984 Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter, who scored the 2008 single ‘I Kissed a Girl’ which was a worldwide hit topping the charts in over than 20 countries. Her 2013 single 'Roar' gave the singer her eighth non-consecutive US No.1 hit.
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Post by admin on Oct 24, 2020 22:23:35 GMT
on 25 Oct 1986 Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Slippery When Wet'. Featuring two US No.1 singles, 'You Give Love A Bad Name' and 'Livin' On A Prayer'. The album went on to sell over 8 million copies world wide.
Will not find many better trebles than that b0252
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Post by admin on Oct 26, 2020 21:39:44 GMT
27 Oct 1977 Baccara were at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie'. They were the first Spanish act to score a UK No.1, and first female duo to do so. 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' is also one of the thirty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) copies worldwide. 1977 when I was me - jeez, how bad is that
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Post by admin on Oct 26, 2020 21:56:49 GMT
born 27 Oct 1958 Simon Le Bon, vocals, Duran Duran who scored the 1983 UK No.1 single 'Is There Something I Should Know', plus 25 other UK Top 40 singles, and the 1984 US No.1 single 'The Reflex'. Le Bon is also a member of its offshoot Arcadia, who had the 1985 UK No.7 single 'Election Day'. Le Bon went to Pinner County Grammar School, the same school that Elton John attended some years earlier.
Doesn't get much bigger or more 80s than Duran:
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Post by admin on Oct 26, 2020 22:03:55 GMT
27 Oct 1958 Simon Le Bon, vocals, Duran Duran who scored the 1983 UK No.1 single 'Is There Something I Should Know', plus 25 other UK Top 40 singles, and the 1984 US No.1 single 'The Reflex'. Le Bon is also a member of its offshoot Arcadia, who had the 1985 UK No.7 single 'Election Day'. Le Bon went to Pinner County Grammar School, the same school that Elton John attended some years earlier.
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Post by admin on Oct 28, 2020 22:44:28 GMT
born 29 Oct 1954 Steve Luscombe, from English synth-pop band Blancmange, who had the 1982 UK No.7 single 'Living On The Ceiling'.29 Oct 1954
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Post by admin on Oct 30, 2020 22:35:19 GMT
born 31 Oct 1967 American singer-songwriter, record producer and guitarist Adam Schlesinger, best known for his work with Fountains Of Wayne and for its 2003 Grammy-nominated single 'Stacy's Mom'. Schlesinger died on 1 April 2020 from complications brought on by COVID-19.
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Post by admin on Nov 1, 2020 15:45:14 GMT
1 Nov 1975 Elton John started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Island Girl', his 5th US No.1, a No.14 hit in the UK. The lyrics are about a prostitute in New York City and a Jamaican man who wants to take her back to Jamaica. Jeez, a song very much of its time that'd have to come with a health warning - now I listen to it closely I see
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Post by admin on Nov 1, 2020 16:14:14 GMT
born 1 Nov 1963 Rick Allen, drums, Def Leppard, (1987 UK No.6 single 'Animal', and 1987 world wide No.1 album Hysteria 1988 US No.1 single 'Love Bites'). Allen lost his left arm in an accident after crashing his Corvette Stingray on the A57 outside Sheffield in England in 1984. - can't disagree with Mr Allen on that one
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Post by admin on Nov 2, 2020 22:36:08 GMT
2 Nov 1965 Bobby Dall, Poison, bassist from American rock band Poison who scored the 1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK No.13 single 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' and have sold over 45 million records worldwide.
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Post by admin on Nov 2, 2020 22:41:15 GMT
2 Nov 1952 Maxine Nightingale, singer, (1975 UK No.8 single 'Right Back Where We Started') - 2 Nov 1956 Chris Fairbrass, guitar, Right Said Fred, (1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘I’m Too Sexy’, 1993 UK No.1 album ‘Up’).
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Post by admin on Nov 2, 2020 22:44:07 GMT
3 Nov 1979 One Hit Wonder M went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Pop Muzik'. M was Robin Scott who scored one other UK top 40 hit, 'Pop Muzik' made No.2 in the UK.
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Post by admin on Nov 2, 2020 22:48:21 GMT
3 Nov 1948 Marie Lawrie, (Lulu), UK singer, (1964 UK No.7 single 'Shout' plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles including 1993 UK No.1 'Relight My Fire' with Take That and the 1967 US No.1 single 'To Sir With Love').
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Post by admin on Nov 2, 2020 22:59:42 GMT
3 Nov 1954 English singer and musician Stuart Goddard, (Adam Ant), who had the 1981 UK No.1 single 'Stand And Deliver' with Adam and the Ants. He scored 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three UK No.1 singles. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003.
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