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Bill Payne’s 60th Birthday; Little Feat- ALL THAT YOU DREAM
Its March 12th….and 60 years ago today Little Feat’s co-founder and keyboardist extraordinaire Bill Payne was born. That’s Bill in the picture above on the right, and on the left we have the band in a recent photo, and another from their early days in the 1970’s.
This amazing group (I can’t listen to them without an [...]
Tom Scholz, 62 Today; BOSTON- DON’T LOOK BACK
A happy 62nd birthday to Tom Scholz, founder, guitarist and guiding light of Boston, the legendary band he founded in 1975, and signed to Epic Records after the company heard demos submitted by Scholz.Tom had a day job at Polaroid as an engineer, and moonlighted as a guitarist in a local Massachusetts band called Mother’s Milk. He had a home studio where he recorded demos with collaborators Brad Delp(vocals-died 3/9/07)
Happy 63rd Birthday! David Gilmour
The great voice and guitarist of Pink Floyd David Gilmour turns 63 today, still as brilliant a musician and artist as ever.His website goes into more detail and has samples of some of his new original compositions. But below, from that same collection recorded live in Gdansk, comes the song Astronomy Domine, written by David’s predecessor as lead guitarist in Pink Floyd, the late Syd Barrett, first recorded in 1968
Chris Squire’s 61st Birthday
Today singer/bassist Chris Squire of the legendary band Yes turns 61. Chris has the distinction of being the only member of Yes to appear on every one of their records, and be the only “Yes Man” to be in everyone of their many lineups. On February 11th of this year he had to undergo surgery on his leg, necessitating the cancellation of the band’sIn The Present tour. Here’s wishing him
Happy 47th Birthday, Jon Bon Jovi
Singer, musician, actor, entrepreneur, humanitarian, all around good guy, and the pride of Sayreville, NJ, happy birthday Jon Bon Jovi!Here’s a message from Jon and the guys………And a live performance of I Love This Town recorded in Chicago.BONUS VIDEO!In early December Rutgers destroyed Louisville in football, 63-14. With about four minutes to go in the game 11 year old “Nicholas” entertained the crowd during a commercial timeout with his impromptu
Happy Birthday George Thorogood!- BAD TO THE BONE
I almost blew it- its George Thorogood’s 59th birthday (time sure flies, doesn’t it?) Here’s one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer (make mine Sam Adams Winter Lager)…..
Happy Birthday Brad Whitford! ; Aerosmith- SWEET EMOTION
Its a Happy 57th birthday for Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford, one rare American who’s had the same job for nearly 40 years….with a couple of notable breaks along the way.
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