This Day in Music History, we wish these artists Happy Birthday!
Franz Peter Schubert, 215, Austrian
composer (d. Nov 19, 1828)
Roosevelt "Honeydripper" Sykes, 106, Jazz Pianist (d. July 17, 1983)
Emmanuel "Manny" Sayles, 105, Jazz bangoist, guitarist (d. Oct 5, 1986)
Alan Lomax, 97, guitarist, singer, folklorist,
musicologist (d. July 19, 2002)
Carol Channing, 91, singer, Broadway star
Chuck Willis, 84, R&B singer, Inventor of "The Stroll" (d. Apr 10, 1958 at 30)
Charlie Musselwhite, 68, US Blues singer,
harp player
Terry Kath, 66, guitarist/lead vocalist; Chicago, (d. Jan 23, 1978 at age 32)
William "Curley" Smith, 60, drummer,
vocalist, & harp player; Jo Jo Gunne
Adrian Vandenburg, 58, Dutch guitarist; Whitesnake/Manic
Eden/LittleCaesar
Jason Cooper, 45, UK drummer; The Cure
Michael Burkett aka Fat Mike, 45, bassist; NOFX/Me First/Gimme Gimmes
Sadly, we lost these great artists This Day in Music History
William "Cozy" Cole, American drummer, left us 31 years ago at age 71. Cozy played w/ Blanche Calloway, Benny Carter, Willie Bryant, and Cab Calloway. His "Topsy, Part 2" hit #1 in
1958.
Dewey Martin, Canadian drummer best known as a founding member of Buffalo Springfield passed away 3 years ago today at age 68. In addition to playing on all three B.S. albums Moving to Nashville in
1960, he was a session drummer for Carl Perkins, Charlie
Rich, Patsy Cline, Everly Brothers, Faron
Young and Roy Orbison among others.
Finally, This Day in Music History, let's take a look at the #1 songs according to Billboard Magazine 25 and 50 years ago today... This ought to knock some cobwebs out of your domes:
In the USA, 50 yrs ago: "Peppermint Twist", Joey Dee & The Starliters
25 years ago in the UK: "Jack Your Body", Steve 'Silk' Hurley
25 years ago in the US: "At This Moment", Billy Vera & The Beaters
Tomorrow, February 1st, starts Black History Month. Wait til you see what we have in store in This Day in Music in History. Bookmark us and enjoy our new Video Blog!
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