The music & associated thread: pt10 January 2024

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Never thought we'd be running after in to 2024 so it's a bonus thread as we wait to see whether anything positive happens

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2 Jan 2005 Green Day were at No.1 on the UK album chart with their seventh album 'American Idiot.' The album went on to be nominated for seven Grammy Awards, winning the Best Rock Album of 2005.

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Mark David Hollis (born 4 January 1955 – died 25 February 2019) was an English musician and singer-songwriter. He achieved commercial success and critical acclaim in the 1980s and 1990s as the co-founder, lead singer and principal songwriter of the band Talk Talk. Hollis wrote or co-wrote most of Talk Talk's music—including hits like It's My Life and Life's What You Make It.

"Before you play two notes learn how to play one note - and don't play one note unless you've got a reason to play it." - Mark Hollis (1998)

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born 4 Jan 1960 Michael Stipe, American singer, songwriter, musician, R.E.M. The band was pivotal in the creation and development of the alternative rock genre. They scored the 1991 UK No.6 & US No.10 single 'Shiny Happy People' plus over 20 Top 40 UK singles, and the 1992 UK No.1 & US No.2 album Automatic For The People.

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born 7 Jan 1948 American singer, guitarist and songwriter Kenny Loggins. He was one half of Loggins & Messina from 1972 to 1977. As a solo artists he had the 1984 US No.1 & UK No. 6 single 'Footlose' from the film of the same name. Loggins wrote many successful songs for film soundtracks and became known as the King of the Movie Soundtrack. He worte 'I'm Alright' from Caddyshack, 'I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)' from Footloose; 'Meet Me Half Way' from Over the Top and 'Danger Zone' and 'Playing with the Boys' from Top Gun.

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Can't miss this one, the lovely Pat (71 time catches up with us all!): 10 Jan 1953 American rock singer and songwriter Pat Benatar. She is a four-time Grammy winner and had the 1985 US No.5 and UK No.17 single 'Love Is A Battlefield' plus 10 other US Top 40 singles.

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10 Jan 1976 CW McCall went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Convoy', it made No.2 in the UK. CW McCall was in fact an advertising agent whose real name was Bill Fries.

- who had a CB & talked gibberish? 10/4 Good Buddy - eyeball eyeball

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10 Jan 2016 English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter, and actor David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday. His first UK Top 40 single was the 1969 'Space Oddity' which became a UK No.1 in 1975, plus over 50 other UK Top 40 hits including five No.1's. Bowie has also scored two US No.1 singles, the 1975 'Fame' and 1983 'Let's Dance'. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists.

Bowie had insisted that he did not want a funeral, and according to his death certificate he was cremated in New Jersey on 12 January. As he wished in his will, his ashes were scattered in a Buddhist ceremony in Bali, Indonesia.

- Michael Ronson (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) also sadly died of liver cancer on 29 April 1993, aged 46.

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Jan 9, 2024 22:20:19 GMT admin said:

10 Jan 1976 CW McCall went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Convoy', it made No.2 in the UK. CW McCall was in fact an advertising agent whose real name was Bill Fries.

who had a CB & talked gibberish? 10/4 Good Buddy - eyeball eyeball

Guilty If my memory serves me right, I recall you could tune into the police channel. Which you used to be able to do on a regular wireless.

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11 Jan 1985 A Brazilian rock Festival held in Rio, claimed to be the biggest ever staged. The festival featured; Queen, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Yes and Iron Maiden.

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born 12 Jan 1959 Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, Per Gessle, with Swedish group Roxette, who had the 1990 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'It Must Of Been Love'. Roxette have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide.

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12 Jan 1974 Melanie Chisholm, Mel C, Sporty Spice, The Spice Girls who scored the 1996 UK No.1 & 1997 US No.1 single 'Wannabe'. Her first solo attempt was collaborating with Bryan Adams on a hit "When You're Gone". She then released her debut solo studio album, Northern Star in 1999, which sold four million copies.

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born 21 Jan 1954 Nigel Glockler, drummer from English heavy metal band Saxon. As one of the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal, they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s.

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born 21 Jan 1966 Wendy James, singer with English group Transvision Vamp who had the 1989 UK No.3 single 'Baby I Don't Care'.

Wendy James 58

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born 21 Jan 1976 English singer, songwriter, actress, and radio and television presenter Emma Bunton, (Baby Spice in The Spice Girls) who scored the 1996 UK No.1 & 1997 US No.1 single 'Wannabe'. She had the 2001 UK No.1 solo single 'What Took You So Long'.

They played this on the big screen at Cardiff prior to Ryan Sullivan winning the B final:

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born 22 Jan 1949 Steve Perry, vocals, Journey, who had the 1982 US No.2 single 'Open Arms', and the solo 1984 US No.3 hit single, Oh, Sherrie'.

- don't like this? Get your ears tested!

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some of my current favourite covers:







- how good is that

- the girl tries but they all sound the same: monotone

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born 22 Jan 1960 Michael Hutchence, singer, songwriter from Australian rock band INXS, who had the 1988 UK No.2 & US No.1 single 'Need You Tonight'. Their 1987 album Kick has sold over 10m copies in the US alone and features four Top 10 singles; 'Need You Tonight,' 'Devil Inside', 'New Sensation,' and 'Never Tear Us Apart.' INXS has sold over 55 million records worldwide. Hutchence was found dead in his hotel suite in Sydney on 22nd Nov 1997 age 37.

Would have been 64, and that's no age to go either

21/11/97 Michael Hutchence last rehearsal, the day before he died - have to watch on youtube

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born 22 Jan 1965 British singer-songwriter Andrew Roachford. The main force behind the band Roachford who had the 1989 UK No.4 single 'Cuddly Toy'. He is also a member of Mike + The Mechanics. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music.

as the comments say: "Why is this man not a superstar his music is still brilliant after all these years"

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very apt for Peterborough Speedway atm:

22 Jan 1994 D:Ream had their first UK No.1 single with 'Things Can Only Get Better', it stayed at No.1 for four weeks. In 1997 the track was adopted by the UK Labour Party as their theme for the 1997 UK General Election. Keyboard player Brian Cox became a renowned physicist and science broadcaster on the BBC.

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28 Jan 1978 when I was still me and not Mr Bloggs - The Fleetwood Mac album Rumours went to No.1 on the UK album chart. The groups eleventh studio album went on to sell over 45 million copies world-wide and spent over 440 weeks on the UK chart. The songs 'Go Your Own Way', 'Dreams', 'Don't Stop', and 'You Make Loving Fun' were released as singles.

- Christine McVie

- Lindsey Buckingham

- Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie & Stevie Nicks

- Stevie Nicks

- Christine McVie

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born 31 Jan 1956 John Lydon, (Johnny Rotten,) singer with the Sex Pistols who had the 1977 UK No.2 single 'God Save The Queen and 1977 UK No.1 album Never Mind The rubbish, Here's The Sex Pistols'. After the Pistols disbanded in 1978, Lydon founded his own band, Public Image Ltd.

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born 31 Jan 1964 Jeff Hanneman, guitarist with American thrash metal band Slayer who released the 1986 album 'Reign in Blood'. Hanneman died on 2nd May 2013 at the age of 49. Since 2011, Hanneman had been suffering from necrotising fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease that he is believed to have contracted from a spider bite.

Don't know him or them but that's unusual and sounds very unpleasant

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born 31 Jan 1961 Lloyd Cole, English singer, songwriter, who formed Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.

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