1979, Norah Jones, US singer, (2002 US & UK Grammy award winning No.1 album 'Come Away With Me').Norah Jones Live Dont Know Why


1968, Celine Dion, French, Canadian singer, (1994 US No.1 single 'The Power Of Love', 1998 UK No.1 single 'My Heart Will Go On', plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles, won the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland, in 1988.A New Day Has Come -

1945, Eric Clapton, guitarist, singer, songwriter, The Roosters, Casey Jones and the Engineers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, (1967 UK No.11 single 'I Feel Free'). Derek and the Dominoes (1972 UK No.7 single 'Layla'). Solo, 1974 US No.1 single 'I Shot The Sheriff', 1992 UK No.5 & US No.25 single 'Tears in Heaven').
Eric Clapton & Mark Knopfler - Wonderful Tonight


1930, Rolf Harris, singer, artist, TV presenter, (1963 US No.3 single 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport', 1969 UK No.1 single 'Two Little Boys' and 1993 UK No.7 'Stairway To Heaven').Jake the Peg


1913, Frankie Laine, singer, (1953 UK No.1 single 'I Believe', plus over 25 other UK Top 20 singles, 1956 US No.3 single 'Moonlight Gambler').High Noon

March 31st:


1971, Julian Deane, Toploader, (2000 UK No.7 single 'Dancing In The Moonlight').Dancing in the Moonlight

1959, Angus Young, guitar, AC/DC, (the one with the short pants, 1980 UK No.36 single 'Whole Lotta Rosie' and 1980 UK No.1 & US No.14 album 'Back in Black' sold over 10 million copies).AC/DC ~ Dog Eat Dog


1958, Pat McGlynn, Bay City Rollers, (1975 UK No.1 single 'Bye Bye Baby', plus 11 other UK Top 20 singles', 1976 US No.1 single 'Saturday Night').
Shang a Lang


1953, Sean Hooper, Huey Lewis and the News, (1985 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'The Power Of Love').Jacob's Ladder

1948, Mick Ralphs, guitarist, Mott The Hoople, (1972 UK No.3 & US No.37 single 'All The Young Dudes'), Bad Company, (1974 UK No.15 & US No.5 single 'Can't Get Enough').Roll Away the Stone

1937, Herb Alpert, trumpet, vocals, (1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'This Guy's In Love With You'). Formed A&M Records with Jerry Moss, at first operating from his garage at home.Rise


1934, Shirley Jones, singer, actress, The Partridge Family, (1970 US No.1 single 'I Think I Love You', 1972 UK No.3 single 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do').I Can feel your Heartbeat

Shirley Jones is 63 ? I think I love her .....

awesome: awesome:

The Hollies ~ He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

April 1st:

1981, Hannah Louise Spearitt, vocals, S Club 7, (1999 UK No.1 single 'Bring It All Back'). 2000 UK No.1 album '7' spent over a year on the UK chart.S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin' (TOTP)


1952, Billy Currie, keyboards, Ultravox, (1981 UK No.2 single 'Vienna', plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles)Ultravox - The Voice


1948, Simon Cowe, guitar, Lindisfarne, (1972 UK No.3 single 'Lady Eleanor', 1978 US No.33 single 'Run For Home).Lindisfarne - Winter Song (Live 1984)



1946, Ronnie Lane, bass player and vocalist with Small Faces. The Small Faces, had a 1967 UK No.3 & US No.16 single with ‘Itchycoo Park’ and a 1968 UK No.1 album with 'Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake'. As The Faces they had a 1972 UK No.6 & US No.17 single with ‘Stay With Me’. Ronnie then formed Slim Chance, who had a 1974 UK No.5 single with ‘How Come’. He died on June 4th 1997, aged 51, after a 20 year battle with multiple sclerosis.Ronnie Lane. Debris




1942, Alan Blakley, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.11 single 'Silence Is Golden'). He died of cancer 1st June 1996.Silence is Golden


1939, Rudolph Isley, The Isley Brothers, (1968 UK No.3 single This Old Heart Of Mine', 1973 US No 6 & UK No.14 single 'That Lady').Who's that Lady

Nirvana:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv5qLEYoSHM&mode=related&search=

1979, Jesse Carmichael, Maroon 5, (2004 UK No.1 album ‘Songs About Jane’, 2004 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘She Will Be Loved’).This Love

1963, Keren Woodward, Bananarama, (1984 UK No.3 single 'Robert De Niro's Waiting', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles, 1986 US No.1 single 'Venus').Robert do Niro's Waiting



1953, David Robinson, The Cars, (1978 UK No.3 & US No.35 single 'My Best Friend's Girl', 1984 US No.3 & 1985 UK No.4 single 'Drive').Drive


1952, Leon Wilkeson, bass, Lynyrd Skynyrd, (1974 US No. 8 single, 'Sweet Home Alabama', 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'). He died on 27th July 2001.Swett Home Alabama ~Live


1947, Emmylou Harris, country singer, two albums with Gram Parsons, (1976 UK No.30 single 'Here There And Everywhere', US No. 37 single 'Mr Sandman'). Six times Grammy award winner.Making Believe


1939, Marvin Gaye, singer, songwriter who had a 1968 US No.1 & 1969 UK No.1 single with ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ and a 1982 US No.3 & UK No.4 single with ‘Sexual Healing’. He was shot dead by his father on April 1st 1984.Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell ~ Ain't no Mountain High Enough

awesome:

Melanie ~ Brand New key

awesome:

Joni Mitchell ~ Big Yellow Taxi

1944, Tony Orlando, singer, Dawn, (1971 UK & US No.1 single 'Knock Three Times', 1973 US & UK No.1 single 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree')Knock Three Times


1928, Don Gibson, US country singer songwriter, (1958 US No.7 single 'Oh Lonesome Me', 1961 UK No.14 single 'Sea Of Heartbreak.)' Neil Young covered 'Oh Lonesome Me' on 'After The Gold Rush' album. Died on 17th November 2003Oh Lonesome Me


1924, Doris Day, singer, actress, (1956 US No.2 & UK No.1 single 'Whatever Will Be, Will Be, (Que Sera, Sera, plus 17 other UK Top 40 singles).Secret Love

awesome: Elvin Bishop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRNsjwKq_to
YouTube - TAKE A LETTER MARIA?

April 4th: Born:


1972,, Magnus Sveningsson, bass, The Cardigans, (1997 UK No.2 single 'Lovefool').Erase Rewind


1952, Dave Hill, guitarist, Slade, (1971 UK No.1 single 'Coz I Luv You' plus 5 other UK No.1 and 18 top 40 singles).
Cos I Luv You


1915, Muddy Waters, US blues singer, guitarist, died 30th April 1983. Recorded 'I Just Want To Make Love To You', 'I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man', 'Got My Mojo Working.' Long Distance Call

950, Agnetha Faltskog, vocals, Abba, (first UK hit 1974 No.1 'Waterloo', followed by eight other UK No.1 singles and 9 UK No.1 albums, 1977 US No.1 single 'Dancing Queen').Money Money Money



1944, Nicholas Caldwell, The Whispers, (1980 UK No.2 & US No.19 single 'And The Beat Goes On').And the Beat Goes On


1942, Alan Clarke, vocals, The Hollies, (over 25 top 40 hits, 1972 US No.2 single 'Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress'), 1988 UK No.1 single 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother', first released in 1969.Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

Tuesday: oh, man! I'm sorry to hear that. I bet you'll get another chance, and if you do, I really hope you do it. I think you might be surprised that you might like it as much as everyone will like hearing you sing : )
There will be another time..this wasn't the right one is all..and look at all the cool new Patsy music you've learned so it's not a complete loss, right?

April 6th: Some born are...


1962, Stan Cullimore, Housemartins, (1986 UK No.1 single 'Caravan Of Love').Caravan of Love

1947, Tony Conner, Hot Chocolate, (1975 US No.3 single 'You Sexy Thing' 1977 UK No.1 single 'So You Win Again' plus over 25 other Top 40 hits).So You Win Again


1944, Michelle Gilliam, The Mamas and the Papas, (1966 US No.1 and UK No.3 single 'Monday Monday').
California Dreaming

1942, Christopher Franke, keyboards, Tangerine Dream, (1974 UK No.15 album 'Phaedra').Love on a Real Train


1937, Merle Haggard, US country singer, songwriter, (scored 38 US country No.1's including 'Okie From Muskogee').Okie from Muskogee

born 7th April:

Spencer Dryden: half brother to Charlie Chaplin, Jefferson Airplane 1967 - 70, New Riders of the Purple Sage 1971 - 77.New Riders of the Purple sage ~ Texas

Billie Holiday, aka Eleanora Harris, died 17 July 1959 of cirrhosis of the liver.Fine and Mellow

John Oates (Hall and Oates)Private Eyes

Ravi Shankar, father to Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar.On the Dick Cavett Show

Born 8th April ..........


1963, Julian Lennon, (1991 UK No.6 single 'Saltwater').Big mama Julian Lennon live in Japan 86

1962, Izzy Stradlin, guitar, Guns N' Roses, (1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK No.6 single 'Sweet Child O' Mine', 1991 US No.1 album 'Use Your Illusion II')-Don't Cry

1947, Steve Howe, guitarist, Yes, (1977 UK No.7 'Wonderous Stories', 1983 US No.1 & UK No. 28 single 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'). Asia, (1982 US No 4 & UK No. 46 single 'Heat Of The Moment')
Owner of a Lonely Heart

1978, Rachel Stevens, vocals, S Club 7, (1999 UK No.1 single 'Bring It All Back'), 2000 UK No.1 album '7' spent over a year on the UK chart. Solo (2003 UK No.2 single 'Sweet Dreams My LA Ex').Sweet Dreams my LAeX


1961, Mark Kelly, keyboards, Marillion, (1985 UK No.2 single 'Kayleigh')Neverland ~live



1946, Les Gray, vocals, Mud, died from throat cancer 21st Feb 2004 aged 57, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Tiger Feet' plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles').Tiger Feet


1944, Gene Parsons, drummer, The Byrds, (1965 UK & US No.1 single 'Mr Tambourine Man').Mr Tambourine Man (with Bob Dylan)


1932, Carl Perkins, singer, songwriter, guitarist, (died 19th Jan 1998 aged 65). 1956 US No.2 & UK No.10 single 'Blue Suede Shoes.'Blue Suede Shoes/True Love

A few born 11th April ............

1956, Neville Staples, The Specials, (1981 UK No.1 single 'Ghost Town').
Ghost Town

1969, Cerys Matthews, vocals, Catatonia, (1998 UK No.3 single 'Mulder And Scully').Baby it's Cold Outside (with Tom Jones)


1966, Lisa Stansfield, UK singer, (1989 UK No.1 & US No.3 single 'All Around The World', plus over 12 other UK Top 40 singles).All Around the World with Barry White

A few born 12th April ......

1980, Bryan McFadden, vocals, Westlife, (Irish boy band, scored 12 UK No.1 singles, first UK No.1 1999 'Swear It Again' plus 4 UK No.1 albums). Now solo.
Almost there (with Delta Goodrum)


1950, David Cassidy, US singer, (1972 UK No.1 single 'How Can I Be Sure', plus nine other UK Top 40 singles), The Partridge Family, (1970 US No.1 single 'I Think I Love You', 1972 UK No.3 single 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do').Daydreamer


1958, Will Sergeant, Echo And The Bunnymen, (1983 UK No.8 single 'The Cutter').
Killing Moon (live)

1933, Tiny Tim, singer who had a 1968 US No.17 single with ‘Tiptoe Through The Tulips’. He died of a heart attack on November 29th 1996.Tiptoe Through the Tulips

1963, Johnny McElhone, Altered Images, (1981 UK No.2 single 'Happy Birthday') then joined Texas, (1997 UK No.3 single 'Say What You Want', 1997 UK No.1 album 'White On Blonde')
Say What you Want

1959, Michael Timmins, guitar, Cowboy Junkies, (1989 album 'The Trinity Session').Sweet Jane

1947, James Osterberg, (Iggy Pop), The Stooges, solo, 1986 UK No.10 single 'Real Wild Child')Tom Waits & Iggy Pop - Coffee and Cigarettes

Tuesday: my parents did!!!

1955, Ray Burns, (Captain Sensible), The Damned, (1983 UK No.3 single 'Eloise') solo (1982 UK No.1 single 'Happy Talk').Happy Talk


1939, Ray Peterson, US singer, (1960 US No.7 single 'Tell Laura I Love Her').CORINA CORINA on Hollywood a Go Go

1936, Roy Orbison, singer, songwriter, who had a 1964 UK & US No.1 single with ‘Pretty Woman’ plus over 20 US & 30 UK Top 40 singles. With the Traveling Wilburys he had a 1988 UK No.21 single with ‘Handle With Care’. Orbison died on December 6th 1988.In Dreams

1982, Jonathan Lee, vocals, S Club 7, (1999 UK No.1 single 'Bring It All Back'). 2000 UK No.1 album '7' spent over a year on the UK chart.Two in a Million


1981, Ms Dynamite, (Niomi McLean Daley), UK rapper, singer, (2002 UK No. 7 single 'It Takes More'). Dy-na-mi-tee


1938, Duane Eddy, guitarist, (1960 UK No.2 and US No.4 single 'Because They're Young', plus over 15 other UK & US Top 40 singles).Cannonball Rag(1975)

1962, Robert Reynolds, bass, The Mavericks, US country rock group, (1998 UK No.4 single 'Dance The Night Away').Here comes my baby, with Cat Stevens

1953, Merrill Osmond, The Osmonds, (1971 US No.1 single 'One Bad Apple', 1974 UKNo.1 single 'Love Me For A Reason' plus nine other US & UK top 40 singles).
Medley 2003

1951, Des Tong, bass, Sad Cafe, (1979 UK No.3 single 'Every Day Hurts').
Every day Hurts

1933, Willie Nelson, US country singer, actor, (1982 US No.5 single 'Always On My Mind', 1984 UK No.17 single 'To All The Girls I've Loved Before'). Wrote country classic 'Crazy' hit for Patsy Cline.Always n my Mind

1951, Christopher Cross, singer, songwriter, (1981 US No.1 single 'Arthur's Theme', a No.7 UK hit in 1982).Arthur's Theme ~ with Dudley More


1950, Mary Hopkin, (1968 UK No.1 and US No.2 single 'Those Were The Days', released on The Beatles Apple label and produced by Paul McCartney, winner of TV Talent show 'Opportunity Knocks.Those Were the days


1948, John Richardson, The Rubettes, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Sugar Baby Love').Sugar Baby Love



1937, Frankie Valli, singer, The Four Seasons, (1976 UK & US No.1 single 'December, 1963, Oh What A Night', solo 1978 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Grease')Oh What a Night

1933, James Brown, 'Soul Brother No.1', (1966 US No.8 and UK No.13 single 'It's A Man's World', 1986 UK No.5 single 'Living In America', 1963 album 'Live At The Apollo'). Brown died on 25th Dec 2006 died at the age of 73 after being diagnosed with severe pneumonia.I Feel Good (Live8)

Unlucky to Catherine Jenkins at the Classical Brit Awards last night, she missed out to Paul McCartney.

Nirvana: Thanks Nirvana, I had to listen to more than one of the Four Seasons...love them.

Tuesday: That's cool, I have been there and we went from one group to another listening to the good music. Glad your Mom went...bet she loved it!

The following article appeared May 13, on Pueblo Chieftan.com under the name Zen Curmudgeon. Please, in the future, when using someone else's material credit the source.

Bob Wills dies:


Bob Wills, one of the most influential musicians in the history of country-western music, is born on a small farm near Kosse, Texas.

Born James Robert Wills in 1905, he was trained to be a musician from an early age. His father was a champion fiddle player, and he began giving Wills lessons as soon as the boy could hold the instrument. By the time he was 10, Wills was a skilled fiddler and a competent guitar and mandolin player.

Wills left home at 16 and worked various jobs, like picking cotton and preaching. He eventually joined a traveling medicine show, where he played fiddle and met Herman Arnspiger, a Texas farm boy who had learned to play guitar from a Sears catalog guitar book. The pair began playing at dances and parties around Fort Worth, and after adding a singer, won a regular radio gig performing as the Light Crust Doughboys.

In 1933, the group separated and Wills formed the band that would make him famous: Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. With the Playboys, Wills perfected his hard-driving country-western sound, which drew heavily on the rhythms of the popular jazz-swing bands of the era. Wills' fiddle playing sounded nothing like the traditional folk music he had heard as a child. By using strong beats and syncopation, he produced a sound that seemed to cry out for dancing.

Wills eventually added drums, brass, and woodwinds to the Texas Playboys, making himself into a country-western bandleader in the style of Benny Goodman or Artie Shaw. Several of his bands were as large as 22 pieces, and Wills worked with more than 600 musicians in his long career. In 1940, Wills took some of the Playboys to Hollywood, where the band appeared in a number of western movies that won them a nationwide following. Among their many hits were highly danceable tunes like, "Take Me Back to Tulsa," "Bubbles in My Beer," and the ever popular "San Antonio Rose." All told, Wills has sold more than 20 million records to date

Many critics have argued Wills and the Texas Playboys had a greater influence on the sounds of country-western music than any other performer or group. In recognition of his achievements, Wills was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968. He believed his chances of winning were so slim he was backstage chatting with friends when the award was announced. When he was finally tracked down and brought on stage, he said, "I don't usually take my hat off to nobody. But I sure do to you folks."

Stricken by a series of severe strokes, he died seven years later at the age of 70.

The above article was sent to me via email, I had no idea of its original origin.

1951, Paul Thompson, drums, Roxy Music, (1972 UK No.4 single 'Virginia Plain' plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).Virginia Plain


1950, Danny Kirwan, Fleetwood Mac, (1969 UK No.1 single 'Albatross', left the band in 1972).
Albatross


1950, Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter, multi- instrumentalist, joined Motown in 61, 1963 US No.1 single, 'Fingertips', plus over 40 other US & UK Top 40 singles. 1976 US No.1 double album 'Songs In The Key Of Life'.Lately


1947, Overend Watts, bass, Mott The Hoople, (1972 UK No.3 and US No. 37 single 'All The Young Dudes').Roll Away the Stone



1943, Mary Wells, US singer, (1964 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'My Guy', written by Smokey Robinson). Wells died of cancer on 26th July 1992.The One Who Really Loves You (Live)


1941, Joe Brown, UK singer, actor, (1962 UK No.2 single 'A Picture Of You').
Joe Brown and the brothers.it only took a minute

1941, Ritchie Valens, US singer, (1958 US No.2 and 1959 UK No.29 single 'Oh Donna'). Valens died on 3rd February 1959.Oh Donna (live)

Mousetrap: Have you seen her life? I did in the early 80's.. Shes coming here in a few weeks actully!

Rose: Thats great! Are you going to see her?
I have seen her 4 times and been a fan for over 30 years.
It is her final tour, she is giving it up soon.