Irish singer, songwriter, actor, and political activist Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats turns 69 today. The band had the 1979 UK No.1 single ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ plus 10 other UK Top 40 singles. The music world came together to raise awareness and funds for a project Geldof created with Midge Ure from Ultravox…
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The end of the 1965 European tour for The Who was dramatic. Roger Daltrey punched Keith Moon resulting in Daltrey being sacked from The Who. An argument broke about between all four band members on a double show backed night in Denmark. The band had terrible circumstances happen at the back end of the 1965 tour. At…
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Cream formed in 1966 with bassist Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton on guitar and drummer Ginger Baker made their live debut at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England. This British group’s third album Wheels of Fire was the world’s first platinum-selling double. album. The primary songwriter and vocalist was Bruce, yet Clapton contributed vocals and songs as…
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The Jailbird’s drop of ‘Watery Grave’ establishes the band as a Canadian rock indie band to follow. The band offers music redolent of melodic death metal of the 70s and 80s with new raw rock talent. From 2016, members guitarist/vocals Myke Penney, bassist Liam Hills and drummer Eric Parent have developed a unique sound. The…
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Pink Floyd released their second single ‘See Emily Play’. It was written by original frontman Syd Barrett. The slide guitar work on the song was done by Barrett using a plastic ruler.
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