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3rd January 1967, Producer Joe Meek shot his landlady Violet Shenton and then shot himself at his flat in London, Meek produced The Tornadoes hit 'Telstar', the first No.1 in the US by a British group. Meek was interested in spirituality and often attended séances . At one such meeting in 1958 he was warned […]
Get well soon, Joe. Joe Perry calls off US tour after recent health scare Link to original article here
Happy birthday to Joe Walsh, born on 20th November 1947, guitarist, singer, songwriter, The James Gang, The Eagles, (joined in 1976), 1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. 'Greatest Hits 1971-1975' is the second biggest selling album in the world with sales over 30m. Solo, 1978 UK No.14 […]
Perry was reportedly treated for 40 minutes by paramedics before being taken to hospital. Joe Perry hospitalised after performing at Billy Joel show Link to original article here
11th June 1977, Joe Strummer and Topper Headon were detained overnight in prison in Newcastle upon Tyne, England having failed to appear at Morpeth Magistrates on May 21st. Both The Clash members were to answer a charge relating to the theft of a Holiday Inn pillowcase. They were both fined £100 ($170). Read it here
When the new Billboard Hot 100 Chart came out on June 10, 1978, Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta had the new #1 song with “You’re The One That I Want”. BUT!!!!! Just entering the chart for the first time was Joe Walsh’s “Life’s Been Good”. It entered the chart at #71. “Life’s Been Good” would […]
His voice was one of a kind. His talent was limitless. If Joe Cocker were still with us, he would be celebrating his 74th birthday today. From his appearance at Woodstock, to Mad Dogs And Englishmen and all of his other work, he was one of a kind. Joe has been gone since Dec. 22, […]
Joe Walsh released his 4th solo LP “But Seriously, Folks” on May 16th, 1978. The LP reached #8 on the Billboard charts. Today, Joe said this about it on his page” “Celebrating 40 years since the release of my 4th studio album, “But Seriously, Folks…” 🎸🤘 I’ll never forget what a challenge it was to […]
22nd February 1981, One Hit Wonder Joe Dolce was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Shaddap You Face,’ famously keeping the legendary Ultravox song, Vienna, off the UK No.1 slot. ‘Shaddap You Face’ was Number 1 in 11 countries with over 35 different foreign language cover versions, selling over 4 million copies. More […]
3rd February 1967, Producer Joe Meek shot his landlady Violet Shenton and then shot himself at his flat in London, Meek produced The Tornadoes hit ‘Telstar’, the first No.1 in the US by a British group. Meek was interested in spirituality and often attended séances . At one such meeting in 1958 he was warned […]