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Post by admin on Mar 29, 2023 23:19:26 GMT
born 30 Mar 1945 Eric Clapton guitarist, singer, songwriter who has been a member of The Roosters, Casey Jones and the Engineers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds and Cream who had the 1967 UK No.11 single 'I Feel Free'. He was a member of Blind Faith, and later formed Derek and the Dominoes who had the 1972 UK No.7 single 'Layla'. As a solo artist Clapton scored the 1974 US No.1 single 'I Shot The Sheriff' and the 1992 UK No.5 & US No.25 single 'Tears in Heaven'.
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Post by admin on Mar 31, 2023 21:20:45 GMT
1 Apr 1947 English singer Robin Scott who as founder of a music project he called M scored the 1979 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Pop Muzik' from the debut album New York, London, Paris, Munich.
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Post by admin on Mar 31, 2023 21:35:53 GMT
First music video aired on MTV:
- 1st
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Post by admin on Apr 3, 2023 22:40:33 GMT
born 4 Apr 1952 Dave Hill, guitarist with English rock band Slade who scored 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six No.1's on the UK Singles Chart becoming the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. - saw this film at the Odean as it was  |
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Post by admin on Apr 3, 2023 22:46:02 GMT
Born 5 Apr 1954 American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Stan Ridgeway who scored the 1986 UK No.4 single 'Camouflage' and was a founding member of the band Wall of Voodoo.
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Post by admin on Apr 3, 2023 23:03:21 GMT
5 Apr 1979 Duran Duran made their live debut at The Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic. The band have since then achieved 14 singles in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the Billboard Hot 100, and have sold over 100 million records worldwide.
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Post by admin on Apr 3, 2023 23:16:20 GMT
5 Apr 1980 R.E.M. played their first ever gig when they appeared at St Mary's Episcopal Church, Athens, Georgia. The show at this abandoned church was for a friend's birthday party.
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Post by Hodgy on Apr 4, 2023 8:25:52 GMT
born 4 Apr 1952 Dave Hill, guitarist with English rock band Slade who scored 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six No.1's on the UK Singles Chart becoming the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. - saw this film at the Odean as it was I also went to the Odean to watch Slade in Flame. Thought it was rubbish. Always thought Slade were overrated - only went because my brother wanted to go. Recall Dave Hill fell out with Noddy over royalties for their Christmas song. |
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Post by admin on Apr 4, 2023 21:32:47 GMT
born 4 Apr 1952 Dave Hill, guitarist with English rock band Slade who scored 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six No.1's on the UK Singles Chart becoming the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. - saw this film at the Odean as it was I also went to the Odean to watch Slade in Flame. Thought it was rubbish. Always thought Slade were overrated - only went because my brother wanted to go. Recall Dave Hill fell out with Noddy over royalties for their Christmas song. Can't recall the film too much but Slade were my favourite band at the time so can't agree with the overrated. Most bands fall out at some point like that. I recall Tony Hadley wanting royalties for Spandau Ballet's success because it was the way that he sung em? The judge said that was like wanting book royalties because of the way that you read it  (think that's how it went). How Slade & Holder finished is more interesting. |
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Post by admin on Apr 9, 2023 23:31:44 GMT
born 11 Apr 1946 Bob Harris, English music presenter known for being a host of the BBC2 music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test, and as a co-founder of the listings magazine Time Out. |
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Post by admin on Apr 9, 2023 23:47:30 GMT
Born 11 Apr 1958 Scottish guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Stuart Adamson. He formed The Skids, who had a 1979 UK No.10 single with ‘Into The Valley’ then Big Country, who had the 1983 UK No.10 single with ‘Fields Of Fire’ plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles. On 26 November 2001, Adamson was reported missing by his wife Melanie. At the time, the couple had been estranged for six weeks, and Melanie filed for divorce on the day he disappeared. Adamson had been due to face drunk-driving charges in March 2002 and had been ordered to attend Alcoholics Anonymous. He died on December 16th 2001, his body found in a closet in his room at the Best Western Plaza Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Post by admin on Apr 19, 2023 21:32:41 GMT
19 Apr 1969 Smile (later to be known as Queen ) appeared at the Revolution Club in London, England.
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Post by admin on Apr 19, 2023 21:45:01 GMT
19 Apr 1980 32 year old English singer Brian Johnson joined Australian group AC/DC, replacing Bon Scott who had died after a drinks binge in February 1980. Johnson's first band was the Gobi Desert Canoe Club. He was also in a band called Fresh. From 1970, Johnson played with cabaret/club band The Jasper Hart Band, performing songs from the musical Hair. He and other members of the band went on to form Geordie.
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Post by admin on Apr 19, 2023 23:00:29 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. - one great intro/guitar riff  |
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Post by admin on Apr 20, 2023 11:07:28 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 20, 2023 20:35:42 GMT
Born 21 Apr 1959 Singer, songwriter and musician Robert Smith with English rock band The Cure who had the 1989 US No.2 single 'Love Song', the 1992 UK No.6 single 'Friday I'm In Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1982 to 1984.
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Post by admin on Apr 20, 2023 20:40:43 GMT
21 Apr 2002 Oasis went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hindu Times', the bands sixth UK No.1 and the first single to be released from their fifth album Heathen Chemistry.
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Post by admin on Apr 29, 2023 22:59:36 GMT
30 Apr 1983 Spandau Ballet’s "True" began a four-week run at the top of the UK singles chart with "True," the group's only No.1. Parts of the track, which was a hit in 20 other countries, would later be sampled and used in a number of songs - most notably PM Dawn's 1991 US No.1 hit 'Set Adrift on Memory Bliss', which contains a sample of the song's famous guitar hook.
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Post by admin on May 14, 2023 21:08:21 GMT
born 14 May 1952 Scottish-American musician David Byrne, who was the founding member of American new wave band Talking Heads. They scored the 1983 US No.9 single 'Burning Down The House', and the 1985 UK No.6 single 'Road To Nowhere'. Byrne scored the 2002 solo UK No.2 single with 'Lazy' with X-Press. He has received Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 71 - always worth a look for the Tina Weymouth bass b0252 |
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Post by admin on May 14, 2023 21:15:05 GMT
Born 14 May 1956 Steve Hogarth, singer from British rock band Marillion who he joined in 1989. The band achieved eight Top Ten UK albums between 1983 and 1994, including a No.1 album in 1985 with Misplaced Childhood.
Got the 7" of both of these!
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Post by admin on May 14, 2023 21:28:48 GMT
born 14 May 1962 Ian Astbury, English singer with Southern Death Cult, who became The Cult. In 2002 he became lead singer of The Doors of the 21st Century, featuring original Doors members Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek.
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Post by admin on May 14, 2023 21:35:51 GMT
Born 14 May 1973 Natalie Appleton, singer, from British girl group All Saints, who had the 1998 UK No.1 and US No.4 single 'Never Ever'. The group's debut album, All Saints (1997), went on to become the third best-selling girl group album of all time in the UK.
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Post by admin on May 15, 2023 20:14:07 GMT
Born 15 May 1959 Andrew Eldritch, singer from English gothic rock band, The Sisters Of Mercy who scored the 1992 UK No.3 single 'Temple Of Love'. Forgot how much I liked these - as the comment says "Fantastic song, the female back vocals are so heavenly. Fantastic video clip also" - Ofra Haza died on 23 February 2000, at the age of 42, of AIDS - Jeez, never knew that! |
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Post by admin on May 15, 2023 20:32:48 GMT
15 May 1982 Asia went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled album. It spent a total of nine weeks at No.1 and became the best-selling album in the US for the year 1982. The supergroup included former members of several veteran progressive rock bands, namely bassist/vocalist John Wetton (formerly in Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, U.K. and Wishbone Ash), guitarist Steve Howe (formerly in Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (of Yes and The Buggles) and drummer Carl Palmer (formerly in The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster and Emerson, Lake & Palmer).
- They made one album with a legendary song forever remembered as one the greatest songs of the 80s
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Post by admin on May 16, 2023 21:13:55 GMT
born 16 May 1947 Darrell Sweet, from Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, who had the 1973 UK No.9 single 'Broken Down Angel', and the 1976 US No.8 single, 'Love Hurts'. Died on 30th April 1999 after suffering a fatal heart attack before a show in New Albany, Indiana.
- wonder where Karen Daines of 1977/78 is now? nee Daines & a grandma no doubt!
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(think that's how it went). How Slade & Holder finished is more interesting.