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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Others Sharing My Day

Happy Birthday to
  • Freddy Cannon (1939)
  • Bob Mosley - Moby Grape (1942)
  • Chris Hillman - The Byrds (1944)
  • Dennis Wilson - The Beach Boys (1944)
  • Terry Woods - The Pogues (1947)
  • Southside Johnny - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1948)
  • Gary Rossington - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1951)
  • Jay-Z (1969)
  • Justin Welch - Elastica (1972)
  • Kate Rusby (1973)

Chart News
  • 1965 The Byrds at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Turn! Turn! Turn!'
  • 1971 Led Zeppelin at No.1 on the UK chart with the Four Symbols album,(Led Zeppelin IV)
  • 1971 Sly and the Family Stone at No.1 on the US single chart with 'Family Affair'
  • 1971 T Rex at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Electric Warrior'
  • 1978 Boney M at No.1 on the Australian chart with ‘Rasputin’
  • 1982 The Jam at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Beat Surrender' the group's final single
  • 1982 'The John Lennon Collection' at No.1 on the UK album chart
  • 2005 Pussycat Dolls at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Stickwitu'
  • 2010 Rihanna at No.1 on the US chart with ‘Only Girl (In the World)

Gig News
  • 1967 Jimi Hendrix Pink Floyd, The Move, Nice and Amen Corner played two shows at Newcastle City Hall, England. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/how-jimi-hendrix-pink-floyd-13990290.amp
  • 1977 Queen appeared at the University Arena, Dayton, Ohio.
  • 1979 U2 appeared at The Hope and Anchor, Islington, London. Misnamed ‘The U2s’, they played to only nine people and the show ended abruptly after The Edge broke a guitar string. 1980 Prince played at Shea’s in Buffalo, New York
  • 1983 Tears For Fears performed at Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre
  • 1988 Roy Orbison played his final ever gig when he appeared in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1989 Lenny Kravitz played at London's Borderline Club
  • 2005 David Gray performed at The Brixton Academy in London

Music News
  • 1976 Tommy Bolin died.
  • 1993 Multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, Frank Zappa died

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