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Category Archives: On This Day
On this Day – Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
On this day in 1955 Faron Young reached number one in the US C & W (it was called American Country at the time I think) charts with his Live fast, Love Hard, Die Young. (Covered unsuccessfully, by Eddie Cochran) To my ears there is something very odd and unsettling about this track. It might […]
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Tagged as: eddie Cochran, faron young, live fast love hard die young, patti smith, rock and blues, the who
Breaking News – Stuart Cable Found Dead
It seems that Stuart cable, original drummer in the Stereophonics, has been found dead at home early this morning. According to the police there are no suspicious circumstances. They were called to his house at 5am this morning. Stuart left the Phonics in 2003 after growing tension between him and Kelly Jones. Since then he […]
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Tagged as: kelly jones, rock and blues, stereophonics, stuart cable
On This Day – The Stones’ TV Debut & First Single
The Stones made their TV debut this day in 1963 on Thank Your Lucky Stars playing their first single C’mon. It may come a surprise to some of the younger readers that The Stones were once a rock and blues band playing blues covers. Their first album, imaginatively titled The Rolling Stones featured songs by […]
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Tagged as: Blues, blues music, chuck berry, classic rock music, muddy waters, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, rolling stones, rufus thomas, skip james, willie dixon
On This Day – Ravi is 90!
Ravi Shankar celebrates his 90th birthday today. Best known by the wider western world for his connection with George Harrison and the Beatles Ravi is a master of the sitar. He has received 3 Grammys, played with Yehudi Menuhin. He is a great performer, he is also a noted composer, teacher and writer. Certainly he […]
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Tagged as: beatles, george harrison, ravi shankar, rock and blues
On This Day – Bobby Darin Sings Rock Island Line
On this day in 1956 Bobby Darin made his first appearance on TV when he sings “Rock Island Line” on ‘The Stage Show’. ‘The Stage Show’ was a variety programme on CBS US TV. One of the interesting things about the show (this blog was going to be about Bobby Darin, then it was going […]
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Tagged as: bobby darin, elvis, jimmy dorsey, On This Day, rock and blues, tommy dorsey
On This day – B A Baracus Grooving to Boy George!
On this day in 1986 Boy George guested on The A Team and B A Baracus is shown groovin’, if not movin’, to Karma Chameleon. For those of tender years The A Team was a TV programme built around a group of ex marines (or something), who had been banged up in the stockade (or […]
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Tagged as: boy george, lennon sisters, rock and blues, the a team
On This Day – Stagger Lee (Yet Again)
On this day in 1959 Lloyd Price reached number one in the States with “Stagger Lee”. “Stagger Lee” has been recorded many times under many names by many people. The song has been Bowderized, revised, chewed up and spat out by too many people to mention. Some of whom should have known better and some […]
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Tagged as: Beck, Bill Haley & His Comets, billie holiday, blues music, bob dylan, Cephas & Wiggins, classic rock music, Dave Van Ronk, Doc Watson, Dr. John, Duke Ellington, Fats Domino, George Thorogood, Ike and Tina Turner, james brown, Johnny Dodds, Leadbelly, Ma Rainey, Memphis Slim, Mississippi John Hurt, Modern Life is War, muddy waters, Neil Diamond, nick cave, On This Day, Pat Boone, Professor Longhair, rock and blues, Sam the Sham, Sidney Bechet, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Taj Mahal, The Isley Brothers, Tom Rush, Wilson Pickett, Woody Guthrie
On This Day – Teen Angel Tops
On this day in 1960 Mark Dinning hit number 1 in the States with his ode to careful parking “Teen Angel”. This is a song about parking a car on a railway crossing and the inherent perils that poses. Not the first teenage death song there have been many tragic pop songs. Notable songs on […]
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Tagged as: billie holiday, classic rock music, death pop, death song, mark dinning, rock and blues, shangri-las
On This Day (Nearly) – Billy Fury Dies
This is one that got away from me….On this day (yesterday) in 1983 Billy Fury died from heart and kidney problems. He was 42. Billy Fury was almost unknown in the States but in the UK he was huge in the early 60s. In fact he had 24 hits in the UK charts in the […]
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Tagged as: billy fury, love rock music, mersey beat, On This Day, rock and blues
On This Day – Peggy, er, Pegs Out
On this day in 2002 the wonderful Peggy Lee died at home after having a heart attack. Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in North Dakota Peggy Lee came from scandinavian stock and was a revered vocalist given her first big break by Benny Goodman, the band leader and jazz clarinetist. Most of us will know her […]
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Tagged as: benny goodman, jazz, On This Day, peggy lee, rock and blues