Music...any kind...let's go!

ok, saw a commercial about this while watching the Olympics the other night (I love figure skating...hehe)

http://www.933theplanetrocks.com/blogs/robert-plant-be-first-guest-upcoming-dan-rathers-big-interview

so, thought I would share ... he asks Robert about Kashmir being his favorite song

guilty pleasure song

kindof like this one ... my sister...admitted to me this is her ... song...

is country okay, or will I be tarred and feathered

Aces wrote:This day in music.

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1979, Blondie scored their first UK No.1 album when 'Parallel Lines' started a four-week run at the top of the charts, featuring the singles 'Heart Of Glass', 'Hanging On The Telephone' and 'Sunday Girl.'





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I just spent five fucking hours, yes 5, at the hair salon trying to go from purple and black to blonde. Thank the hair gods that my stylist is a gifted genius.

Lyra wrote:

Hey, Lyra! Love ELO, and your avi is awesome.



This is actually Jeff Lynne and his daughter, I believe, but he kept the rights to the band name after they split.

Chrys wrote:

Aces wrote:This day in music.

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1979, Blondie scored their first UK No.1 album when 'Parallel Lines' started a four-week run at the top of the charts, featuring the singles 'Heart Of Glass', 'Hanging On The Telephone' and 'Sunday Girl.'





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I just spent five fucking hours, yes 5, at the hair salon trying to go from purple and black to blonde.  Thank the hair gods that my stylist is a gifted genius.  

I'd like to see   ... I like the purple in your picture...my daughter had lavender hair for a while...loved it.

My daughter is a genius with hair...I let her do mine at 7...she frosted it.  

Chrys wrote:

Lyra wrote:

Hey, Lyra!     Love ELO, and your avi is awesome.  



This is actually Jeff Lynne and his daughter, I believe, but he kept the rights to the band name after they split.

Hey! Thanks! The avi, is a drawing I have from over 20 years ago... a dear, dear, dear friend gave it to me. He was supremely talented, and introduced me to so much great music! I added the purple as the drawing has yellowed over the years.

This day in Music.

1959, Ray Charles recorded 'What'd I Say', in New York City. The song had evolved in concert as a call-and-response between Charles and his female back-up singers. It became Charles' biggest hit to date, reaching No.1 on the R&B and No.6 on the pop charts.



1962, On weekend leave from marine training, The Everly Brothers appeared on the US Ed Sullivan show, in full uniform and with regulation cropped hair, singing their new single, 'Crying In The Rain'.



Born on this day.

1934, Born on this day, Skip Battin, The Byrds, who had the 1965 US & UK No.1 single 'Mr Tambourine Man'. In 1959-60 he sang in a duo, Skip & Flip, with Gary Paxton when they had two US hits that each went to No.11, Paxton later formed the Hollywood Argyles, who had the No.1 hit, 'Alley Oop'. Battin was in the Byrds from 1970 to 1973. Member of New Riders Of The Purple Sage and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Battin died on July 6th 2003.





1947, Born on this day, Dennis Deyoung, vocals, keyboards, Styx who had the 1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6 single 'Babe'.



1952, Born on this day, Judy Kay Newton, Juice Newton who had the 1981 US No.2 single, 'Queen Of Hearts'.



1953, Born on this day, Robbie Bachman from Bachman Turner Overdrive who had the 1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'.



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Oh, sure. I get a 3-day weekend and no one's around...

This day in Music.

1966, Lou Christie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Lightnin Strikes', a No.11 hit in the UK.



1977, Leo Sayer had his only UK No.1 single with the Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager song 'When I Need You.' Both Celine Dion and Cliff Richard have scored hits with the song.



1977, Manfred Mann's Earth Band scored a No.1 single in the US with their version of the Bruce Springsteen song 'Blinded By The Light.'



Born on this day.

1940, Born on this day, Smokey Robinson, singer, songwriter and producer who with The Miracles had the 1970 UK & US No.1 single 'The Tears Of A Clown'.



1948, Born on this day, Toni Iommi, guitarist with Black Sabbath who had the 1970 UK No.4 single 'Paranoid'. The bands self-titled album was voted as the best British rock album ever by Kerrang! in 2005. At the age of 17 and on his last day of work in a sheet metal factory, he lost the tips of the middle and ring finger of his right hand. After attempting to learn to play right-handed, Iommi instead strung his guitars with lighter strings and made thimbles to extend his fingers.



1950, Born on this day, Andy Powell, guitarist with English prog rock group Wishbone Ash who had the 1972 UK No.3 album 'Argus', and eight other Top 40 albums.



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It was quiet around here this weekend well, except for my spamming the other night.

If I'm annoying, just tell me to stop. Won't hurt my feelings. I get to be a bit of a whirling dervish at times. (Or so I've been told)

I was just excited to find my Jimmy pointillism drawing. That friend has been dead for all these years, I've moved a few times and it wasn't in my portfolio, so I panicked, but found in box in the garage.



for Dave, Among the Stars

Neil Young - Rockin In The Free World - SNL

Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock

Danko Jones - Bounce

Heart - Straight On

Heart - Sylvan Song/Dream Of The Archer