Celebrating 22 November
Birthdays
1941 – Jesse Colin Young, lead singer, The Youngbloods
1942 – Floyd Sneed, drummer, Three Dog Night
1946 – Aston Barrett, bassist, Bob Marley & the Wailers
1950 – Steven van Zandt, guitarist, E Street Band
1950 – Tina Weymouth, bassist, Talking Heads
1957 – Sharon Bailey, Amazulu
1960 – James Morrison (Jim Bob), guitarist, Carter USM
1961 – Stephen Hough, classical pianist and composer
1962 – Neil Fraser, guitarist, Tindersticks
1965 – Senen Reyes (Sen Dog), rapper, Cypress Hill
1966 – "Eg" White, Brother Beyond and producer
1968 – Rasa Don, drummer, Arrested Development
1970 – Chris Fryar, drummer, Zac Brown Band
1978 – Karen O, singer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1979 – Scott Robinson, singer, Five
1981 – Ben Adams, singer, a1
Died on this day
1997 – Michael Hutchence, INXS (born 1960)
2016 – Craig Gill, drummer, Inspiral Carpets (born 1971)
And on this day in...
1963 – The Beatles released "With The Beatles". My friend Graham used the money he'd saved for a new football strip to buy it. I didn't understand him then. I do now.
1968 – The Beatles released the White Album...
1968 – ...and on the same day Fleetwood Mac released Albatross. Not just an instrumental, a Fleetwood Mac instrumental.