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Post by admin on Apr 15, 2022 22:39:10 GMT
born 16 Apr 1959 Stephen Singleton, saxophonist with English pop band ABC who as part of the New Romantic movement had the 1982 UK No.4 & 1983 US No.18 'The Look Of Love'. Their 1982 debut album, The Lexicon of Love, was a UK No.1 and they achieved ten UK and five US Top 40 hit singles between 1981 and 1990.
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Post by admin on Apr 19, 2022 20:51:47 GMT
19 Apr 1985 Bryan Adams was on the UK album chart with Reckelss. His fourth studio album was the first Canadian album to sell more than one million units within Canada. Six singles were released from the album: ‘Run to You,’ ‘Somebody,’ ‘Heaven,’ ‘Summer of '69,’ ‘One Night Love Affair,’ and ‘It's Only Love.’ All six singles made the top 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, a feat that at the time had been accomplished previously only by Michael Jackson's Thriller.
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Post by admin on Apr 19, 2022 21:07:06 GMT
20 Apr 1992 'A Concert For Life' took place at Wembley Stadium as a tribute to Queen singer Freddie Mercury and for aids awareness. Acts appearing included; Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), David Bowie, Mick Ronson, James Hetfield, George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant, Joe Elliott and Phil Collen, Axl Rose and Slash.
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Post by admin on Apr 19, 2022 21:18:39 GMT
20 Apr 2018 Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer, Avicii died aged 28. He was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording with 'Levels' at the 2013 Grammy Awards. His biggest single was 2013’s 'Wake Me Up'. He recorded with Wyclef Jean, Robbie Williams, ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, Rita Ora and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day.
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Post by admin on Apr 24, 2022 21:58:48 GMT
born 24 Apr 1982 Kelly Clarkson, singer, who came to prominence after winning the first season of American Idol, and scored the 2002 US No.1 single 'A Moment Like This'.
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Post by admin on Apr 24, 2022 22:12:30 GMT
25 Apr 1997 U2's 'Pop Mart' world tour kicked off at The Las Vegas San Boyd Stadium in front of 35,000 fans. The tour featured the largest video screen in the world and would visit 80 cities around the planet.
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Post by admin on Apr 24, 2022 22:19:08 GMT
25 Apr 2007 American singer Bobby "Boris" Pickett died of leukaemia at the age of 69. Scored the Halloween anthem 'The Monster Mash' in 1962. The song had been banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive and wasn't a hit until 1973. It was a spoof on the dance crazes popular at the time, including the Twist and the Mashed Potato.
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Post by admin on Apr 24, 2022 22:26:11 GMT
born 25 Apr 1958 Fish, (Derek Dick), from British rock band Marillion from 1981 until 1988. They had the 1985 UK No.2 single 'Kayleigh'. Fish has since been a solo artist and occasional actor.
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Post by admin on Apr 24, 2022 22:39:28 GMT
Andrew Ivan Bell (born 25 April 1964) is an English singer-songwriter, and lead singer of the synth-pop duo Erasure. The band achieved mainstream success (receiving a Brit Award for Best British Group).
Bell grew up in the Dogsthorpe area of Peterborough. His family still reside in the city and surrounding areas such as Market Deeping. Bell was educated at the King's School in the city.
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Post by admin on Apr 28, 2022 22:10:42 GMT
born 28 Apr 1968 Howard Donald, Take That (1995 UK No.1 single 'Back For Good' and seven other UK No.1 singles, 1993 UK No.1 album 'Everything Changes spent 78 weeks on the UK chart). Re-formed without Robbie Williams in 2006 for a sold-out European tour. Topped the UK singles and album charts simultaneously for the first time in their career when the single ‘Patience’ and album ‘Beautiful World’ both reached No.1 in Dec 2006.
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Post by admin on Apr 28, 2022 22:15:03 GMT
29 Apr 1993 Guitarist, producer, Mick Ronson died of liver cancer aged 46. Ronson recorded and toured with David Bowie from 1970 to 1973. Released the 1974 solo album 'Slaughter On Tenth Avenue'. Ronson co-produced Lou Reed's album Transformer, also part of Hunter Ronson Band with Ian Hunter. And worked with Morrissey, Slaughter & The Dogs, The Wildhearts, The Rich Kids, Elton John, Johnny Cougar, T-Bone Burnett.
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Post by admin on May 3, 2022 12:53:56 GMT
3 May 1986 Robert Palmer went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Addicted To Love', it made No.5 in the UK. Palmer originally recorded the song as a duet with Chaka Khan but due to contractual problems her voice was removed.
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Post by admin on May 3, 2022 12:59:05 GMT
BORN 3 May 1951 American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross who had the 1981 US No.1 single 'Arthur's Theme' and the hit 'Sailing'.
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Post by admin on May 3, 2022 13:02:17 GMT
born 3 May 1953 Bruce Hall, from American rock band REO Speedwagon, who had the 1981 US No.1's 'Keep On Loving You' and 'Can't Fight This Feeling'. They named the band REO Speedwagon, from the REO Speed Wagon, a flatbed truck.
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Post by admin on May 3, 2022 13:09:50 GMT
born 3 May 1959 David Ball, English producer and electronic musician who with Soft Cell had the 1981 UK No.1 single 'Tainted Love', (an obscure 1965 northern soul track originally released by Gloria Jones, the girlfriend of Marc Bolan).
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Post by admin on May 5, 2022 22:16:44 GMT
5 May 1984 Duran Duran were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Reflex', the group's second and last No.1. The song which was taken from their third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger was also a US No.1.
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Post by admin on May 5, 2022 22:23:46 GMT
born 5 May 1957 Thereza Bazar, singer, from pop vocal duo Dollar who had the 1981 UK No.4 single 'Mirror Mirror'. Wow, this young lady becomes a pensioner  |
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Post by admin on May 5, 2022 22:27:17 GMT
5 May 1962 Gary Daly, singer, with English pop/rock band China Crisis, who had the 1984 UK No.9 single 'Wishful Thinking'. Britain, remember that?  - #woke alert! |
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Post by Hodgy on May 6, 2022 10:25:11 GMT
born 5 May 1957 Thereza Bazar, singer, from pop vocal duo Dollar who had the 1981 UK No.4 single 'Mirror Mirror'. Wow, this young lady becomes a pensioner 1957 that really surprised me. That would make her birthday the day after mine, although we are more years apart than I thought. Wikipedia actually says 23 May 1955 but is well known to be wrong. The chap went on to flipping burgers in a van. |
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Post by rodders on May 6, 2022 10:34:14 GMT
It came to me the other day when I realised that the icons of our youth are now very old or even dead/ Frightening really.
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Post by Hodgy on May 6, 2022 11:54:12 GMT
It came to me the other day when I realised that the icons of our youth are now very old or even dead/ Frightening really. Many also died far too young. Often as a result of lifetime choices. Time certainly flies by the older you get. |
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Post by admin on May 6, 2022 13:23:09 GMT
It came to me the other day when I realised that the icons of our youth are now very old or even dead - Frightening really. That's true Rodders. It's quite sobering at times, especially when I see those listed on a certain date who died at a young age of illness or other tragedy. Often I didn't realise that they'd gone, and you're right, a little part of you goes with that realisation. |
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Post by admin on May 6, 2022 20:44:11 GMT
7 May 1983 Spandau Ballet were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'True', the group's only No.1. The song spent four weeks at the top of the UK chart and was a hit in 20 other countries. Parts of the original version have been sampled and used in a number of songs.
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Post by admin on May 6, 2022 20:58:19 GMT
7 May 1992 Nigel Preston drummer with The Cult died in London, England aged 32 (although Wikipedia says 2Preston died of a drug overdose on 1 April 1992, three days before his 29th birthday"). Was a founding member of The Death Cult, he also played and recorded with Sex Gang Children, Theatre of Hate and The Gun Club.
- Preston refused to accept being put on wages after the song became a hit and his bandmates believed him to be unreliable due to his use of drugs; these matters led to his departure from the band in June 1985. Wikipedia?
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Post by admin on May 6, 2022 21:12:15 GMT
born 7 May 1969 Swedish musician Eagle Eye Cherry, who scored the 1998 UK No.6 single 'Save Tonight'. Cherry co-wrote and sang on 'Wishing It Was' on Santana's 1999 album Supernatural. He is the son of jazz artist Don Cherry.
He is the half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry:
Reminds me of:
and while I'm in rap mode (most unusual) I see this on the thread:
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