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25th Nov 1984 The cream of the British pop world gathered at S.A.R.M. Studios, London to record the historic Do They Know It’s Christmas? The single, which was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, featured Paul Young, Bono, Boy George, Sting and George Michael. It went on to sell over three million… More Live […]
Fan-filmed video footage of VIXEN‘s November 22 performance at Warehouse Live in Houston, Texas can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user “txsurfer4u”). This past January, VIXEN recruited FEMME FATALE‘s Lorraine Lewis as its new lead singer following the departure of Janet Gardner. Lewis had already performed with VIXEN, having fronted the group in March 2018 in Durant, Oklahoma while Gardner was recovering from surgery. Prior to Lewis‘s addition to VIXEN, Roxy […]
WDR‘s “Rockpalast” has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND‘s entire performance at this year’s edition of the Summer Breeze festival, which was held August 14-17 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Check it out below. The band’s setlist was as follows: 01. The Candle 02. Voodoo 03. Funeral 04. Arrival 05. A Mansion In Darkness 06. Let It Be Done 07. Behind These Walls 08. Halloween 09. Masquerade Of Madness […]
Happy birthday to Joe Walsh, born on 20th Nov 1947, guitarist, singer, songwriter, who led The James Gang. He joined the Eagles in 1975 who scored the 1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. As a solo artist under the name Barnstorm he had the 1973 breakthrough album […]
11th Nov 1978, The Cars released ‘My Best Friend’s Girl’, the first picture-disc single commercially available, which went on to be a No.3 hit on the UK charts and top 40 in the US.https://youtu.be/RyFo6p6LGkA The Cars – My Best Friend’s Girl (Official Live Video) You're watching The Cars perform "My Best Friend's Girl." Original song […]
Did you ever see Prince live? We are working on a new book – Prince – The Day I Was There and would love to hear from any fans that would like to share their stories and be included in the book which will be published early next year. We would love to hear from […]
3rd Nov 1990, 25 years after their version was recorded, The Righteous Brothers went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Unchained Melody'. The track had been featured in the Patrick Swayze film 'Ghost.' Written by Alex North and Hy Zaret, 'Unchained Melody is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, […]
18th Oct 1967 Ode to Billie Joe the debut album by Bobbie Gentry was at No.1 on the US chart. It was the only album to displace The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band from its 15-week reign at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. The recording of the title track 'Ode […]
Happy birthday Daryl Hall – we love Live From Daryl’s House. Here we bring you 10 great performances from Daryl Hall and special guests. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/liner-notes/live-from-daryls-house/ If you’ve never seen Live from Daryl’s House then you’re missing out! The show started in 2007 and features Daryl Hall performing with his band and various guest artists at […]
3rd Oct 1954, born on this day American musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was one of the most influential guitarists in the revival of blues in the 1980s. Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash on August 27th 1990 age 35. His family successfully sued the operators of the company for allowing […]