@runkeller thanks for mentioning this artist, and @AlyssaPandora thank you for the link to her music, I have added 10 of her 11 songs to my personal playlists. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

Good Monday morning and afternoon. I will be adding three songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. All three songs are coming from @jmyers81 and from his playlist that he had shared here in the community. The name of that playlist is called Delton July '21 by jaymyers 1981. Thank you @jmyers81 for sharing your music.    Country: Heart On fire by Eric Church. Heart On Fire   "'Heart On Fire' was the first song we recorded when we got to North Carolina. I already had pretty much, I wrote this song by myself, but I already had this song on the rails and we were heading down the path of what this was going to be," said Church. "I thought we needed to kind of break the ice and get started on something, you know, we were doing something that was tough to do – writing the song the same day we were recording it. This was the song that was kind of the icebreaker for the whole project, and I credit this song a lot for getting us to where we ended up getting to with the project." Country: 7 Summers by Morgan Wallen. 7 Summers    "7 Summers" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. He first performed a portion of the track on his Instagram, whereafter it was released on August 14, 2020, following its popularity on TikTok. Country: Drive (For Daddy Gene) by Alan Jackson.  Drive (For Daddy Gene)    " Drive (For Daddy Gene) " is a song written and recorded by American country singer Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from his album, Drive. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in May 2002 and also peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.    ... View more

Good Monday morning, This Day In The History Of Music, have a great Monday.   1882: Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal" premieres in Bayreuth, Germany. 1962: Frank Ifield was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Remember You. The singer's first of four UK No.1's.   1968: The Jackson Five signed a one-year contract with Motown Records. They made history in 1970 as the first recording act to have their first four singles to reach No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with the songs being 'I Want You Back, 'ABC', 'The Love You Save' and 'I'll Be There'.   1969: Johnny Cash released the single, 'A Boy Named Sue, a song written by Shel Silverstein. Cash was at the height of his popularity when he recorded the song live at California's San Quentin State Prison at a concert on February 24, 1969. The song tells the tale of a young man's quest for revenge on a father who abandoned him at 3 years of age and whose only contribution to his entire life was naming him Sue.   1970: Jimi Hendrix played in his hometown of Seattle for the last time when he appeared at Sicks Stadium.   1973: Peter Shaffer's musical "Equus" premieres in London.   1975: Van McCoy and the Soul City went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Hustle', his only US chart hit, it made No.3 in the UK. McCoy died on 6th July 1979.   1977: Led Zeppelin cut short their 11th North American tour after Robert Plant's five-year-old son Karac died unexpectedly of a virus at their home in England, UK.   1980: The Rolling Stones started a seven-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Emotional Rescue, the group's eighth US No.1. Emotional Rescue was the first Rolling Stones album recorded following Keith Richards' exoneration from a Toronto drugs charge that could have landed him in jail for years.   1986: Peter Gabriel went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sledgehammer', a No.4 hit in the UK. The song's music video has won a number of awards, including a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, and Best British Video at the 1987 Brit Awards. Gabriel was also nominated for three Grammy Awards. As of 2011, 'Sledgehammer' is the most played music video in the history of MTV.   1990: American keyboardist and vocalist Brent Mydland from the Grateful Dead was found dead on the floor of his home aged 38 from a drug overdose. His eleven-year tenure was longer than that of any other keyboardist in the band.   1992: "Man of La Mancha" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 108 performances.   1992: American singer and Motown artist, Mary Wells, referred to as The First Lady of Motown and who had a 1964 US No. 1 and the UK No. 5 single ‘My Guy’, died aged 49 of laryngeal cancer. Wells was forced to give up her career and with no health insurance, was forced to sell her home. Wells’ old Motown friends including Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, The Temptations, and Martha Reeves, along with Dionne Warwick, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, and Bonnie Raitt, personally pledged donations in support.   2000: Oasis were booed off the stage during a show at the Paleo Festival in Switzerland after singer Liam Gallagher had insulted the 35,000 strong audience.  2006: Jeffrey Borer and Arvel Jett Reeves pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping Michael Jackson as he flew to Santa Barbara, California, to surrender in a child molestation investigation. The two men admitted they installed two digital video recorders to record Jackson and his lawyer as the pair was traveling on a private jet from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara in November 2003.   2006: The final edition of Top Of The Pops was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London. Just under 200 members of the public were in the audience for the show which was co-hosted by veteran disc jockey Sir Jimmy Savile, its very first presenter. Classic performances from the Spice Girls, Wham, Madonna, Beyonce Knowles, and Robbie Williams featured in the show alongside The Rolling Stones who were the very first band to appear on Top of the Pops on New Year's Day in 1964.   2006: The guitar on which Sir Paul McCartney learned his first chords sold for £330,000 at an auction at London's Abbey Road Studios. The Rex acoustic guitar helped McCartney persuade John Lennon to let him join his band, The Quarrymen, in 1957.   2008: Klaxons singer Jamie Reynolds postponed the group's Australian tour dates after he broke his leg at a gig in France. The bands' singer said he "drastically misjudged" the distance when he jumped from the stage during their final song in the set.   2009: AC/DC singer Brian Johnson appeared as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car on the BBC television program Top Gear. His time of 1:45.9 tied him with Simon Cowell for the second-fastest time. He was introduced by host Jeremy Clarkson as "a man who has sold more albums than The Beatles and I bet almost none of [the audience] have ever heard of him."   2013: US singer-songwriter JJ Cale died of a heart attack at the age of 74. He became famous in 1970 when Eric Clapton covered his song 'After Midnight'. In 1977 Clapton also popularised Cale's 'Cocaine. The two worked together on an album that won a Grammy award in 2008.   2017: A jury awarded Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties for the use of Michael Jackson songs he produced in two Cirque du Soleil shows and the This Is It documentary. Jones filed suit in 2013, asking for $30 million.   2018: Sir Paul McCartney performs a secret gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began.   2019: A number of lawsuits over royalties on Drake's first six albums were officially settled included lawsuits and counterclaims spanning back to 2017 filed between Aspire Music Group and Cash Money Records. Aspire had claimed that in 2008 it signed an exclusive recording agreement with Drake before making a deal with Cash Money in June 2009 allowing Drake to record for the label in exchange for one-third of the net profits. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.   2020: English blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Peter Green died in his sleep at age 73. As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, his songs, such as 'Albatross', 'Black Magic Woman', 'Oh Well', 'The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)' and 'Man of the World' became worldwide hits. Green left the band in 1970 as he struggled with his mental health. He was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent time in hospital in the mid-70s.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1694: Johann Samuel Endler, a German composer, was born in Olbernhau, Germany (d. 1762)   1782: John Field, an Irish pianist, and composer (Nocturnes) was born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1837)   1791: Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, an Austrian composer and 6th child of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1844)   1863: Jāzeps Vītols, a Latvian composer, was born in Valmiera, Russian Empire (d. 1948)   1874: Serge Koussevitzky, a Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49) was born in Vishny Volochyok, Russia (d. 1951)   1876: Ernest Schelling, an American composer, and conductor (Victory Ball) was born in Belvidere, New Jersey (d. 1939)   1892: Philipp Jarnach, a French composer, was born in Noisy-le-Sec, France (d. 1982)   1903: Donald Voorhees, an American conductor (Bell Telephone Hour) was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)   1904: Jack Westrup, an English composer, was born in London (d. 1975)   1906: Armando José Fernandes, a Portuguese neoclassical composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1983)  1907: Gioconda de Vito, an Italian-British violinist, was born in Martina Franca, Italy (d. 1994)   1914: Ralph Blane [Hunsecker], an American songwriter ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"; "The Trolley Song") was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (d. 1995)   1914: Erskine Hawkins, an American trumpeter and composer ("After Hours") was born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1993)   1922: Andrzej Koszewski, a Polish choral, and orchestral composer, and musicologist, was born in Poznań, Poland (d. 2015)   1928: Hans Haselböck, an Austrian organist and composer, was born in Nesselstauden, Lower Austria   1928: Tadeusz Baird, a Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar) co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator was born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland (d. 1981)   1929: Alexis Weissenberg, a Bulgarian born pianist (Levintritt Prize, 1948) was born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2012)   1934: Anthony Gilbert, a British composer, was born in London.   1936: Antonio Mastrogiovanni, an Uruguayan composer, was born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2010)   1938: Bobby Hebb, an American country singer, and songwriter ("Sunny") was born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2010)   1940: Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], an American musician and singer ("Drift Away") was born in Simonton, Texas (d. 2011)   1940: Tolis Voskopoulos, a Greek singer (Oi Erastes tou Oneirou), was born in Kokkinia, Piraeus, Greece   1941: Brenton Wood [Alfred Smith], an American rock musician ("Gimme Little Sign"), was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.   1941: Darlene Love [Wright], an American singer ("He's a Rebel"; "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" ), was born in Los Angeles, California.   1941: Bobby Hebb, a US singer, (1966 US No.2 and UK No.12 single 'Sunny'). The song was written about Bobby's brother, who had been killed by a mugger in 1963, and started out as an album filler until it was picked for a single release.   1941: Neil Landon, singer, and songwriter with the band Fat Mattress, which he co-founded with guitarist/singer Noel Redding. He later joined The Flower Pot Men, who scored a hit in 1967 with 'Let's Go To San Francisco' which reached No.4 in the UK Singles Chart. Landon was a member of The Ivy League who had the 1965 UK No.3 single 'Tossing and Turning'. He died on 26 March 2020, at age 78. 1942: Dobie Gray, a US singer, (1965 US No.13 and UK No.25 single 'The In Crowd', 1973 US No.5 single 'Drift Away'). Gray died on December 6, 2011, from complications of cancer surgery in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 71.     1943: Mick Jagger singer, songwriter with The Rolling Stones, (1969 UK & US No.1 single 'Honky Tonk Women', and over 35 UK & US Top 40 singles and albums). Solo (1985 UK No.1 single with David Bowie 'Dancing In The Street'). 1985 UK No. 6 solo album 'She's The Boss.' In 2003 he was knighted for his services to popular music and in early 2009 he joined the electric supergroup SuperHeavy.   1943: Roger Smalley, a British-Australian composer, was born in Swinton, Lancashire (d. 2015)   1947: Al Anderson, an American songwriter, and guitarist (NRBQ - "Ridin' In My Car") was born in Windsor, Connecticut.   1949: Roger Taylor, drums, vocals, Queen, (1975 UK No.1 single 'Bohemian Rhapsody' also UK No.1 in 1991, plus over 40 other UK Top 40 singles, 1980 US No.1 single 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love). Also, a member of The Cross.   1950: Duncan Mackay, a British composer, and keyboard player was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.  1952: Jan Randall, a Canadian film and TV composer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   1953: Robert Phillips, an American classical guitarist, was born in NYC, New York.   1958: Angela Hewitt, a Canadian classical pianist, was born in Ottawa, Canada.   1961: Gary Cherone, singer with Extreme who had the 1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'More Than Words. Also toured and recorded with Van Halen.   1961: Andy Connell, Swing Out Sister, (1986 UK No.4 single 'Breakout').   1961: Keiko Matsui, a Japanese musician, and composer was born in Tokyo.   1962: Miranda Joyce, vocals, The Belle Stars, (1983 UK No.3 single 'Sign Of The Times').   1963: Scott Francis Crago, an American session drummer, worked with the Eagles since 1994 as well as Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams, Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, and Chris Isaak.   1963: Andy Timmons, an American guitarist (Danger Danger-Screw It), was born in Scottsdale, Arizona.   1965: Jim Lindberg, an American musician (Pennywise), was born in Hermosa Beach, California.   1967: Tim Barnwell, DJ Headliner, from American alternative hip hop group who scored the 1992 UK No.2 and the US No. 8 single 'People Everyday. The group won two Grammy Awards in 1993 for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance and was also named Band of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine. 1974: Dan Konopka, an American musician (OK Go)   1977: Rebecca St. James, an Australian Christian pop-rock singer, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.   1980: Dave 'Brown Sound' Baksh, guitarist with Sum 41, who had the 2001 UK No 13 single 'In Too Deep'. He quit Sum 41 in 2006 to pursue his career with his second band Brown Brigade and The Organ Thieves.   1980: Mat Shaw, an American pop singer (Mat and Savanna), and a real estate agent was born in California.   1985: Audrey De Montigny, a Quebec singer, was born in Sainte-Julienne, Quebec.   1993: Taylor Momsen, an American singer, songwriter with The Pretty Reckless who released their debut album Light Me Up in 2010. Was born in St. Louis Missouri.  1993: Stormzy [Michael Owuo Jr.] an English rapper (Shut Up), was born in London, England. 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@Lukundoo perfect music to add to a reading playlist as well as a bedtime playlist. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Sunday afternoon, This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.   1933: 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington. 1960: Roy Orbison reached No.2 on the US singles chart with ‘Only the Lonely,’ his first hit. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record the song himself. 1964: The Beatles' third album 'A Hard Day's Night' started a twenty-one-week run at the top of the UK charts. This was the first Beatles album to be recorded entirely on four-track tape, allowing for good stereo mixes.   1964: "Here's Love" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 338 performances.   1965: Dressed in Carnaby Street threads, the ever-changing Bob Dylan plugged in for his headlining set backed by the Butterfield Blues Band at The Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Folk music ‘purists’ tried to boo him off the stage, while the rest of the audience gave him an enthusiastic response. It is usually said that the reason for the crowd's hostile reception was Dylan's 'abandoning' of the folk orthodoxy, or poor sound quality on the night (or a combination of the two).   1966: Brian Jones' final performance as a Rolling Stone.   1969: 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival (across 3 days); performers included: Bo Diddley, Flying Burrito Brothers, Ten Years After, Guess Who, Santana, Tim Buckley, Byrds, Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Chicago Transit Authority, Chuck Berry, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors.   1969: Neil Young appeared with Crosby, Stills, and Nash for the first time when played at The Fillmore East in New York. Young was initially asked to help out with live material only but ended up joining the group on and off for the next 30 years.   1970: The Carpenters started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with '(They Long To Be) Close To You'. The first of three US No.1's and 17 other Top 40 hits. The song was written in 1963 by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and was first offered to Herb Alpert, who said he didn't feel comfortable singing the line 'so they sprinkled moon dust in your hair.   1971: T Rex was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Get It On, the group's second UK No.1 which spent four weeks at the top of the charts. In the US it was retitled Bang A Gong, (Get It On). Power Station had a UK & US hit with their version of the song in 1985.   1973: George Harrison pays £1,000,000 tax on his Bangladesh concert & album.   1975: David Bowie releases his single "Fame".   1978: John Lydon forms the rock group Public Ltd Image.   1980: AC/DC released their sixth internationally released studio album Back In Black, the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott who died on 19 February 1980 at the age of 33. The album has sold an estimated 49 million copies worldwide to date, making it the second highest-selling album of all time, and the best-selling hard rock or heavy metal album.    1981: Air Supply went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The One That I Love', the group's only US No.1 and the first Australian band to top the US singles chart.   1983: American heavy metal band Metallica released their debut studio album Kill 'Em All. The release is regarded as a groundbreaking album for thrash metal because of its precise musicianship, which fuses a new wave of British heavy metal riffs with hardcore punk tempos.   1984: Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton died at the age of 58 died in Los Angeles of heart and liver complications. She had a No.1 R&B hit in 1953 with ‘Hound Dog’ (later covered by Elvis Presley). She also wrote and recorded ‘Ball 'n' Chain,’ which Janis Joplin recorded.   1987: Terence Trent D'arby went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Introducing The Hardline According to Terence Trent D'arby'.   1990: "Les Miserables" opens at Princess Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver.   1995: Grammy Award-winning country singer, songwriter Charlie Rich died in his sleep aged 62 years old. Rich began as a Rockabilly artist for Sun Records in Memphis in 1958. He scored the 1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'The Most Beautiful Girl' and 'Behind Closed Doors, which was a No.1 country hit.   1997: Rocker Rick Danko (The Band) gets suspended sentence in Japan for drug smuggling.   1998: Jamiroquai went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Deeper Under Ground', their thirteenth hit and first UK No.1.   1999: This year Woodstock Festival ended with riots resulting in 120 people being arrested. Three people died during the 3-day festival in separate incidents and many were hospitalized after drinking polluted water.   2002: Two former members of Destiny's Child settled out of court over the lyrics to 'Survivor', which they claimed were libelous. LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson, who left the group in 2000, said that the song broke an agreement, which stops both sides from making 'any public comment of a disparaging nature concerning one another. The line, which they were suing over, said 'You thought that I'd be stressed without you, but I'm chillin'. You thought I wouldn't sell without you, sold nine million'.   2003: Erik Braun from the American psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly died of cardiac failure at the age of 52. Braun was just 16 years old when he joined Iron Butterfly who had the 1968 US No.14 single 'In-A- Gadda-Da-Vida’.   2010: Paul McCartney's former wife, Heather Mills, told the press that the trauma and pain she went through after losing her leg in a traffic accident was nothing compared to the way she felt after she and the former Beatle split up. The two separated in 2006 after four years of marriage and went on to fight a bitter public divorce battle which saw her gain a $38.9 million settlement.   2014: The pop star parodist, Weird Al Yankovic became the first comedy act to hit the top spot for more than 50 years. Mandatory Fun, Yankovic’s 14th album, and his best-selling since Straight Outta Lynwood, which was released in 1991 went to No.1 on the US album chart. The last comedy album to reach No 1 in the US was Allan Sherman’s My Son, the Nut in 1963.   2017: Justin Bieber apologized to his fans after canceling the remaining dates of his Purpose World Tour because of "unforeseen circumstances". The move affects 14 dates in Asia and North America which were coming up over the next three months. The singer had performed more than 150 shows on the tour, promoting his 2015 album Purpose, since March 2016. The tour had grossed $93.2m (£71.5m) in the first half of 2017.   2020: British musician, author, broadcaster, and lecturer CP Lee died at age 70. He was a member of the band Greasy Bear and became a linchpin of the punk rock explosion with Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias. In 1977 Lee wrote the 'snuff-rock' musical Sleek.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1579: Valerius Otto, German composer, born in Leipzig (d. after 1612)   1654: Agostino Steffani, Italian-German diplomat and composer, born in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy (d. 1728)   1657: Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, German composer, born in Esens, Germany (d. 1714)   1772: Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1840)   1780: Christian Theodor Weinlig, German composer, teacher, and choirmaster, born in Dresden, Saxony (d. 1842)   1786: Giacomo Cordella, Italian composer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1846)   1832: Simon Hassler, German-American composer, born in Germany (d. 1901)   1855: Edward Solomon, English composer, born in Lambeth, London (d. 1895)   1878: Heinrich Gebhard, German-born American composer, born in Sobernheim, Rhineland-Palatinate (d. 1963)   1883: Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (La Giara), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1947)   1893: Dorothy Dickson, American actress and dancer (Paying The Piper; Danny Boy), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1995)   1895: Yvonne Printemps, French singer and actress (Paris Waltz; Voyage to America), born in Ermont, France (d. 1977)   1897: Hermann Ambrosius, German composer, born in Hamburg (d. 1983)   1903: André Fleury, French organist, and composer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1995)   1907: (Cornelius) "Johnny" Hodges, American jazz alto saxophonist (Duke Ellington Orchestra), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1970)   1908: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian Carnatic vocalist, born in Tirukkodikaval, Thanjavur District, India (d. 2003)   1909: Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Italian composer and conductor, born in Bergamo, Italy (d. 1996)   1925: Bennie Benjamin session drummer, one of ‘The Funk Brothers’ who played on many Tamla Motown hits including, The Four Tops, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and The Supremes. He died on 20 April 1969.   1926: Teodor Grigoriu, Romanian classical music and film score composer, born in Galați, Romania (d. 2014)   1930: Maureen Forrester, Canadian operatic contralto (Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2010)   1930: Annie Ross, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Twisted") and actress, born in London (d. 2020)   1931: Paul Danblon, Belgian composer, opera director, opera administrator, and scientific journalist, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2018)   1932: Gibson Kente, South African playwright, and composer, born in Duncan Village, Eastern Cape (d. 2014)   1937: Dmitry Smolsky, Belarusian orchestral, choral, theater, and pop music composer, and teacher (Belarusian State Academy of Music, 1962-2014), born in Minsk, Belorussian SSR (d. 2017)   1939: Richard Akre Trythall, an American composer, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.   1942: Bruce Woodley, from Australian folk-influenced pop quartet The Seekers who scored the 1965 UK No.1 single 'I'll Never Find Another You. They were the first Australian group to achieve major chart and sales success in the UK and the US.   1943: English musician Jim McCarty is best known as the drummer for the Yardbirds and Renaissance. With The Yardbirds he had the 1965 UK No.3 & US No.6 single 'For Your Love').   1943: Roy Acuff Jr., American country musician ("Looks Like a baby's Gone"), was born in Nashville, Tennessee.   1944: Tom Dawes from American rock and roll band Cyrkle who had the 1966 US No.2 single 'Red Rubber Ball'. They were signed by Brian Epstein and supported The Beatles on their 1966 US tour. He died on 13 October 2007.   1945: Donna Theodore, American actress, and singer (Hollywood Talent Scouts) was born in Pleasanton, California.   1945: Labi Siffre, English singer-songwriter, was born in London, England.   1946: Nicaraguan percussionist Jose Chepito Areas was a member of Santana from 1969 - 1977. During this time Santana had the 1970 US No.4 single 'Black Magic Woman', 1977 UK No.11 single 'She's Not There'.   1948: Steve Goodman, American folk singer, and songwriter ("City of New Orleans"; "You Never Even Called Me by My Name"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)  1950: Mark Clarke, from English rock band Uriah Heep who had the 1975 UK No.7 album Return To Fantasy. They have sold over 40 million albums worldwide.   1951: Verdine White, the bassist with Earth, Wind & Fire, had the 1975 US No.1 single 'Shining Star', and the 1981 UK No.3 single 'Let's Groove'. The band has received 20 Grammy nominations and was the first African-American act to sell out Madison Square Garden. Verdine is the only remaining founding member left in the band.   1951: Vanessa [Connie Witteman], a Dutch model and singer, was born in Voorburg, Netherlands.   1954: Ken Greer, Canadian rock guitarist (Red Rider - "Lunatic Fringe"; "Big League"), was born in Toronto, Ontario   1957: Roger Clinton Jr., American actor and lounge singer, President Clinton's half-brother, born in Hot Springs, Arkansas.   1958: Thurston Moore, American musician with Sonic Youth, who had the 1990 album Goo which featured the single 'Kool Thing'. In the early 1990s, Moore formed the sideband Dim Stars, with Richard Hell. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."   1958: Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist (Frank Boeijen Group), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands.   1965: Marty Brown, an American country singer ("It Must Be The Rain"; "Wildest Dreams"), was born in Maceo, Kentucky.   1966: American musician Maureen Herman is known as the bassist for the Minneapolis-based band Babes in Toyland, released three studio albums: Spanking Machine (1990), Fontanelle (1992), and Nemesisters (1995)   1966: Lynda Lemay, a French-Canadian chanson singer, was born in Portneuf, Quebec.   1969: Trevor Peres, American metal guitarist (Obituary - "The End Complete") was born in Tampa, Florida.   1971: Roger Creager, American country music singer-songwriter ("Bad Friend to a Good Man") was born in Corpus Christi, Texas.   1973: Dani Filth [Daniel Davey], British lyricist, and heavy metal singer (Cradle of Filth) was born in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.   1974: English music producer, musician, and songwriter Paul Epworth who has worked with Adele, Florence and the Machine, Coldplay, Cee Lo Green, U2, John Legend, Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars, and many other artists. 1980: Diam's [Mélanie Georgiades], French rapper, born in Nicosia, Cyprus. 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Good Sunday afternoon, I will be adding three songs for today's GSOTD post and playlist. Two of the three are Opera. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, and I hope you also enjoy the music.   Christian & Gospel: Everything by Lauren Daigle. Everything   Lauren is telling us is that when we worry, God is always there to comfort us. In every bad, or good situation. God will also provide for our every need, and that all He wants from us is to trust Him and have faith in Him.  Opera/Classical: Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro K. 492/Act 2 - "Voi che sapete" by Frederica von Stade, Weiner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro K. 492/Act 2 - "Voi che sapete"     Figaro premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786, with a cast listed in the " Roles " section below. Mozart himself directed the first two performances, conducting seated at the keyboard, the custom of the day. Opera/Classical: Rossini: II barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1 - "Largo al factotum" by Leo Nucci, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna & Giuseppe Patane'.  Rossini: II Barbiere Di Siviglia / Act 1 - " Largo al factotum"     The Barber of Seville was commissioned by the impresario of the Teatro Argentina at the end of 1815 when Rossini was nearly 24 years of age. In deference to Giovanni Paisiello, a popular Italian composer who in 1782 had himself based an opera on the Beaumarchais play, Rossini called his own work Almaviva. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@Vweekly19 good Sunday afternoon, I think you are on the right track already. You pretty much can post whatever you would like here in the community. I am the curator for GSOTD (clean only) post and playlist. I also curate "This Day In The History Of Music" you can reply to posts that you like, or you can create your own to create a conversation with those in the community. If you ever have any questions, problems, or even concerns about anything, here are the five people you can reach out to for help. @ErickPandora, @AdamPandora, @TannerPandora, @ShannonPandora, and @AlyssaPandora. One of these fabulous five will help you in any way they can. If you have any favorite music selections that you would like to see posted and added to the GSOTD (clean only) post and playlist, then please reply at the GSOTD post, I will also make mention of you on the post as well. You take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Saturday evening, This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.   1917: Trial of Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari begins in Paris for allegedly spying for Germany and thus causing the deaths of 50,000 soldiers. 1942: Irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army" premieres in NYC. 1964: A riot broke out during a Rolling Stones gig at The Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, after Keith Richards kicked a yob in the mouth who was spitting at the group. Two policemen and 30 fans were injured and the damage was estimated at over £4,000. The Rolling Stones were then banned from playing in Blackpool for forty-four years, (until the ban was lifted). 1965: "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 87 performances. 1965: The Byrds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Bob Dylan song 'Mr. Tambourine Man'. The first Bob Dylan song to reach No.1. The Byrds' recording of the song was influential in initiating the musical subgenre of folk-rock, leading many contemporary bands to mimic its fusion of jangly guitars and intellectual lyrics. Bob Dylan also releases Like A Rolling Stone.    1965: Rock group "The Animals" 1st time making it on the  British charts.   1967: The Beatles meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose lecture on Transcendental Meditation (TM) they had gone to hear at the Hilton Hotel in London. TM involved the silent repetition of a word or sound to produce a state of mind that reduces stress, calms the mind, and energizes both mind and body. The Maharishi invited The Beatles to travel with him to Bangor, in North Wales, to attend more lectures. They accepted his invitation.   1967: The Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana.   1969: Paul McCartney recorded a demo of his new song ‘Come and Get It’ at Abbey Road studios in London. McCartney gave the song to The Iveys, (soon to become known as Badfinger). The song was later used as the theme for the movie The Magic Christian. The Beatles also recorded ‘Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard’ for their forthcoming Abbey Road album.   1971: Paul Revere and the Raiders went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Indian Reservation'. The song was first recorded in 1959 by Marvin Rainwater and released as 'The Pale Faced Indian' and then later by Don Fardon in 1968.   1972: Bobby Ramirez drummer with Edger Winters White Trash was killed after becoming involved in a brawl in a Chicago bar. The fight started after comments were made about the length of his hair.   1974: George McCrae was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rock Your Baby'. Written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band. Regarded by some as the first Disco No.1.   1976: Elton John scored his first UK number 1 single with ‘Don't Go Breaking My Heart’ a duet with Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche" and was Elton's first UK No.1 after 16 Top 40 hits. John had met Dee when she was working as a backing singer. John would later re-record the song with RuPaul for his 1993 'Duets' album.   1977: Donna Summer was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Giorgio Moroder produced 'I Feel Love'. The disco diva's only UK chart-topper.   1978: The Robert Stigwood film Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, featuring The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. The film received extremely negative reviews from most critics and barely broke even at the box office.   1982: "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at E O'Neill NYC after 63 performances.   1982: Survivor started a six-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Eye Of The Tiger', taken from the film 'Rocky III'. Also No.1 in the UK. Survivor won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance for the song.   1983: "Mame" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 41 performances.   1984: The Rev. C.L. Franklin died, (father of soul singer Aretha Franklin). Franklin who was an American Baptist minister as well as a Civil Rights activist had been in a coma since 1979 after being shot by burglars at his home in Detroit.   1984: "Careless Whisper" single released by George Michael (credited in the US to Wham!) (Billboard Song of the Year 1985)   1993: U2 started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Zooropa' the Irish bands' fourth US No.1. Zooropa won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1994.   1993: UB40 started a seven-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Can't Help Falling In Love'. Elvis Presley had the first hit with the song, in 1961, Corey Hart was next up with a top 30 hit in 1987, and Hall and Oates recorded the song for the 1990s, The Last Temptation of Elvis charity album. UB40 originally covered the song for the Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack, but Bono’s version was chosen instead. Also on the same day, UB40 went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Promises And Lies'.   1997: Police gave Oasis singer Liam Gallagher a formal caution after he admitted criminal damage following an incident with a cyclist in Camden, north London. Gallagher had grabbed the rider from the window of his chauffeur-driven car and broken the man's Ray-Bans sunglasses.   1999: Phil Collins married for the third time. The 48-year-old drummer wed marketing consultant Orianne Cevey in Lausanne, Switzerland. Guests at the wedding included Elton John, Eric Clapton, and Mark Knopfler.   2002: A garden center was sued over claims it killed a collection of the late singer Freddie Mercury's prized koi fish. Mercury's former partner, Mary Austin who inherited the Japanese koi collection claimed 84 fish died when the electricity powering a temporary pond was accidentally turned off by a worker from Clifton Nurseries, of Maida Vale, West London. At the time of Mercury's death, he had amassed one of the best collections of fish in the UK. One koi can be worth £250,000.   2003: Johnny Cash picked up six nominations in the MTV Video Music Awards for his remake of Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt' from his album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. The video, featuring images from Cash's life and directed by Mark Romanek, was also named the best video of the year by the Grammy Awards and CMA Awards, and the best video of all time by NME.   2005: Bad Beat singer Patrick Sherry died after a stage dive went wrong during a gig at the Warehouse in Leeds, England. Sherry lept towards the crowd at the end of the band's set and tried to grab a lighting rig from the ceiling but missed and hit the floor.   2007: Beyonce tripped down twelve stairs while performing "Ring the Alarm" on tour in Orlando, Florida. Video from the night of the concert captured her stepping on her trench coat and then tumbling head-first down twelve steps at the Amway Arena appeared within hours on YouTube.   2008: Pete Doherty pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage after smashing a photographer's camera. The 29-year-old lost his temper with news agency employee Catherine Mead when she followed him around Crewkerne, Somerset, in August 2007. Yeovil Magistrates' Court heard how he grabbed the camera and broke the lens, he was ordered to pay £918.27 in compensation to Ms. Mead.   2008: Rapper 50 Cent was suing Taco Bell claiming the US fast-food chain used his name and image without permission in an advertising campaign. New York court papers say the advert features the star being encouraged to change his name to 79 Cent, 89 Cent, or 99 Cent. The rapper is accusing the chain of ‘diluting the value of his good name’. The advertisement is part of Taco Bell's ‘Why Pay More’’ campaign, which promotes items for under a dollar.   2014: Duran Duran took legal action against a US company charged with running their fan club over unpaid revenues. The group claimed they are owed $40,000 (£23,500) by the Illinois-based outfit WorldWide Fan Clubs. The company had been charged with managing subscriptions and fan records for Duran Duran, with 75% of profits going to the musicians.   2017: Linkin Park released their first official statement after the death of frontman Chester Bennington the previous week. "Our hearts are broken. The shock waves of grief and denial are still sweeping through our family as we come to grips with what has happened," it read.   2018: Singer Demi Lovato is hospitalized after a drug overdose in Los Angeles.   2019: Queen's iconic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ video reached one billion views on YouTube, a new record for one of the band’s videos. The milestone made it the first pre-1990s video to reach one billion views on the platform. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was also named as the most Googled song of 2018.   Born On This Day In the Music World:   1725: John Newton, English cleric and hymnist, born in Wapping, London (d. 1807)   1818: Félix Godefroid, Belgian harpist and composer, born in Namur, Belgium (d. 1897)   1832: Johann Christoph Lauterbach, German violinist and concertmaster, born in Kulmbach, Germany (d. 1918)   1864: Michel-Gaston Carraud, French composer, born in Le Mée-sur-Seine, France (d. 1920)   1880: Ernest Bloch, Swiss-born American composer (MacBeth, Schelomo, Israel), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1959)   1885: Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist and composer, born in Nagybecskerek, Hungary (d. 1945)   1894: Walter Schulthess, Swiss composer, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1971)   1898: Caterina Jarboro, African-American opera singer and 1st black female performer to sing on the opera stage in the US, born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 1986)   1902: Hans Chemin-Petit, German composer, born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1981)   1903: Robert Mills Delaney, American composer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1956)   1904: Leo Arnaud, a French-American composer (Bugler's Dream), born in Lyon, France (d. 1991)   1907: Hughie Charles, English songwriter, and impresario, born in Manchester, England (d. 1995)   1913: Johnny McAfee, American singer (Sammy Kaye Show), born in Dallas, Texas   1914: Riccardo Malipiero, Italian composer, born in Milan (d. 2003)   1916: Bob Eberly [Robert Eberle], American singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), born in Mechanicville, New York (d. 1981)   1917: Robert Farnon, Canadian classical and light music composer and conductor, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2005)   1918: Ruggiero Ricci, American composer and violinist (Paganini), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)   1921: Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor, born in Motta Sant'Anastasia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2008)   1922: Leo Kraft, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)   1924: Glenn Loren Glasow, American composer, born in Pine County, Minnesota (d. 2002)   1924: Janine Charrat, French ballerina and choreographer, born in Grenoble, France (d. 2017)   1927: Wilfred Josephs, English composer, born in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne (d. 1997)   1934: Jimmy Holiday, American singer (How Can I Forget), born in Sallis, Mississippi (d. 1987)   1935: English songwriter Les Reed. His major songwriting partners were Gordon Mills, Barry Mason, and Geoff Stephens, although he wrote songs with many others such as Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook, Peter Callander, and Johnny Worth. Reed co-wrote around sixty hit songs and is best known for 'It's Not Unusual', 'Green, Green Grass of Home' and 'Delilah', (hits for Tom Jones) as well as 'The Last Waltz' (Engelbert Humperdinck). He died on 15 April 2019 age 83.   1937: Barry Lloyd Vercoe, New Zealand composer and computer scientist (MIT Media Lab), was born in Wellington, New Zealand.   1938: Mike Mainieri, American vibraphonist (Steps Ahead), was born in the Bronx, New York.   1941: Barbara Love, The Friends Of Distinction, (1969 US No.3 single 'Grazing In The Grass').   1942: Heinz [Burt], British rock bassist (The Tornados - "Telstar"), born in Detmold, The Free State of Lippe (now Germany) (d. 2000)   1944: Irish guitarist Jim Armstrong, with Van Morrison and Them, who had the 1965 UK No.2 & US No.24 single 'Here Comes The Night'. Armstrong has also played with The Doors, Captain Beefheart, and Frank Zappa.   1947: Alan Whitehead, drummer, from Scottish pop-rock band Marmalade, (originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords). They scored the 1969 UK No.1 single with their version of The Beatles song 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da'.   1947: Peter Serkin, American pianist (Tashi), born in NYC, New York (d. 2020)   1949: English drummer Graham Lear is best known for his time working with Gino Vannelli, Santana, Paul Anka, and REO Speedwagon.   1951: Jamaican-born British musician Lynval Golding, guitarist with The Specials who had the 1981 UK No.1 single 'Ghost Town'.   1953: Jon Faddis, an American jazz trumpeter and educator, was born in Oakland, California.   1953: American musician and guitarist Gary Shider. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars and as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic he scored the hit 'One Nation Under A Groove'. He died on June 16, 2010, from cancer of the brain and lungs.   1957: Larry Gott, guitarist from English rock band James who scored the 1991 UK No.2 single 'Sit Down' and the hits 'Laid' and 'Come Home.   1957: Pam Tillis, American country singer (Melancholy Child), was born in Plant City, Florida.   1957: Robbie Grey, English rock singer (Modern English - "I Melt With You")   1957: Walter "Wattie" Buchan, Scottish punk rock singer (The Exploited), was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.   1958: Mick Karn [Andonis Michaelides], English musician (Japan), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2011)   1961: Paul Geary drummer with, Extreme who had the 1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'More Than Words). Geary is now a manager working with The Smashing Pumpkins, Creed, The Scorpions, Fuel, Steel Panther, Jason Bonham, and others.   1967: Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer/bassist (Pilgrims-Once to Everything)   1968: Kristin Chenoweth, American singer, and actress (Wicked) was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.   1969: Jennifer "J.Lo" Lopez, American actress and pop singer (Selena) was born in The Bronx, New York.      (Side Note: On This Day & Wikipedia agree DOB 1969, This Day has her DOB in 1970.)  1971: John Partridge, British singer (Cats) and actor (EastEnders) was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England.   1973: Mecca, Digable Planets, (1993 UK No. 67 single 'Rebirth Of Slick').   1979: Stat Quo [Stanley Benton], American rapper, born in Atlanta, Georgia.   1982: Tord Øverland Knudsen, bass, keyboards for English indie rock band The Wombats.   1984: John Dhani Lennevald, Swedish pop singer (A-Teens), born in Stockholm   1990: Evan James Springsteen, American rocker and Bruce Springsteen's son was born in Los Angeles, California.   1990: Daveigh Chase, American actress, singer, and model (Samantha Darko, Donnie Darko), was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.   1990: British singer, songwriter Jay McGuiness with boy band The Wanted. 1997: Andreas Varady, a Hungarian-Romani jazz guitarist, was born in Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia. 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@Patriciagruteke now that is what I call a very relaxing as well as a very deep meditational walk. A great way to spend a long walk. Take care and stay safe.  P.S @mchalos and @Patriciagruteke if you have any favorites that you would to see added to the GSOTD (clean) post and playlist I would be more than happy to do so. I will also make mention of you in the post for your selections. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Friday evening, This Day In The History Of Music.    1955: Slim Whitman was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rose Marie.' The single stayed at the top of the charts for eleven weeks. Whitman held the record for the most consecutive weeks at No.1 (11 weeks), until 1991. 1961: American opera singer Grace Bumbry becomes the first black singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival, Germany, she earns 42 curtain calls. 1964: The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Hard Day's Night', the group's fifth UK No.1. 1965: The Beatles' single "Help" is released in the UK. 1966: Frank Sinatra went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Strangers In The Night'. The LP would be the most successful of his career, being certified Platinum for 1 million copies sold in the US. The title track would earn him two Grammy awards for Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance. 1968: Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded 'Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey' for their forthcoming double album The Beatles. 1969: The Rolling Stones were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Honky Tonk Women,' the group's eighth and last UK No.1. The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards while on holiday in Brazil and the Stones initially recorded the track as Country Honk in London in early March 1969 with Brian Jones present during these sessions. 1976: Wings release single "Let 'em In" 1977: Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was charged with assault after a concert in Oakland California. Bonham and band manager Peter Grant had the help of their bodyguard in roughing up a security employee at the venue. After pleading guilty to misdemeanors, the accused settle out of court for two million dollars. The tour would eventually be canceled after Robert Plant's son died a few days later. 1979: Keith Godchaux keyboard player with the Grateful Dead died after being involved in a car accident aged 32. He co-wrote songs with Lowell George (of Little Feat) and was a member of The New Riders of the Purple Sage. 1983: The Police kicked off the North American leg of their Synchronicity 107-date world tour at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois. The Police also went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Synchronicity', which spent a total of seventeen weeks at No.1. 1983: Paul Young had his first UK No.1 single with his version of the Marvin Gaye song 'Wherever I Lay My Hat, (That's My Home.)' The song title was parodied by the UK indie band Super Furry Animals with their 1999 song 'Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home)'. 1984: The Cars released 'Drive' from their Heartbeat City album as a single. Upon its release, 'Drive' became The Cars' highest-charting single where it peaked at No.3 on the US chart. The song is associated with the 1985 Live Aid event, where it was performed by Benjamin Orr during the Philadelphia concert and previously, the song was used as the background music to a montage of clips depicting the contemporaneous Ethiopian famine during the London event, which was introduced by David Bowie. 1989: Ringo Starr kicked off his first tour since the break-up of the Beatles with a show in Dallas. His backup band included guitarist Joe Walsh, organist Billy Preston, and Bruce Springsteen's sax man Clarence Clemons. 1992: The Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour was a concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and a new backing band, that took place from mid-1992 to mid-1993. It followed the simultaneous release of his albums Human Touch and Lucky Town earlier in 1992. 1994: The International Astronomical Union named an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter after Frank Zappa who had died the previous December. 1995: "Hamlet" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 121 performances. 1995: Two R.E.M. fans died at Dublin's Slane Castle gig, one drowned in the River Boyne and the other was allegedly pushed from a bridge. 1996: Rob Collins, keyboard player with The Charlatans died in a car crash, aged 29. Collins had been recording keyboard parts for the Charlatans 5th album ‘Tellin' Stories’ at a studio in Wales. An investigation into the accident showed that Collins had consumed a sizable amount of alcohol and was not wearing a seatbelt. He died from head injuries on the roadside shortly after the accident having been thrown through the windscreen. 2001: 59-year-old Paul McCartney, who lost his first wife Linda to cancer three years ago, became engaged to 33-year-old Heather Mills, an activist for the disabled. It was the first marriage for the 33-year-old Mills, a former swimwear model whose left leg was amputated below the knee after she was run down by a police motorcyclist in 1993. The pair would split in 2006 and divorce in 2008 with a settlement that cost Macca millions. 2003: James Brown announced his separation from his fourth wife using an advertisement featuring the Disney character Goofy. The 70-year-old placed the notice in Variety magazine, which featured a picture of himself, his wife Tomi Rae, and their two-year-old son, James Joseph Brown II, posing with Goofy at Walt Disney World. 2005: Queen's 1985 Live Aid performance was voted the best rock concert ever by over 7,000 UK Sony Ericsson music fans. Radiohead was voted the best festival act for their 1997 Glastonbury performance and Bob Dylan's 1966 Manchester Free Trade Hall gig won the best ever solo gig. 2006: George Michael was accused of engaging in anonymous public sex, after being photographed in London's Hampstead Heath with a 58-year-old unemployed van driver. Despite stating that he intended to sue both the News of the World tabloid who photographed the incident and van driver, Norman Kirtland, for slander, Michael stated that he openly cruised for anonymous sex and that this was not an issue in his relationship with partner Kenny Goss. 2008: Kid Rock was sentenced to a year on probation and fined $1,000 (£501) for his part in a fight in an Atlanta waffle restaurant in 2007. The 37-year-old also received 80 hours of community service and six hours of anger management counseling. The rapper pleaded no contest to one count of battery. Four other assault charges were dropped. Kid Rock had been performing at a gig in Atlanta before stopping off on his tour bus in the early hours of the morning. The fight took place when an argument broke out with another customer at the restaurant. 2008: A waxwork model of Amy Winehouse was unveiled at Madame Tussauds. The singer's parents, Mitch and Janis, revealed the model, ‘complete with trademark beehive and sailor tattoos’, at the London attraction. Earlier in the week her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was jailed for 27 months for attacking a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice. 2009: On the afternoon of tonight's concert at First Energy Park, Lakewood, New Jersey, Bob Dylan was picked up by a young policewoman who had been alerted of a man who was 'acting suspiciously. The police officer drove up to Dylan, who was wearing a blue jacket, and asked him his name, but she did not recognize him. When he was unable to produce any identification, Dylan was driven to his hotel where the staff was able to vouch for him.  2010: One Direction is formed during the X-Factor show as Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson join together. 2010: Surgical instruments allegedly used to conduct Elvis Presley's autopsy were removed from an upcoming auction amid doubts about their authenticity. Forceps, needle injectors, rubber gloves, and a toe tag were among the items that were expected to fetch about $14,000 at Chicago, Illinois' Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The so-called "memorabilia" was supposedly kept by a senior embalmer at the Memphis Funeral Home where the singer's body was stored prior to his funeral, but the claims were questioned after another employee revealed that the equipment was sterilized and used again in other autopsies. 2011: Amy Winehouse was found dead at her north London home, she was 27. A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that a 27-year-old woman had died in Camden and that the cause of death was as yet unexplained. London Ambulance Service said it had been called to the flat at 1554 BST and sent two vehicles but the woman died. The troubled singer had a long battle with drink and drugs which overshadowed her recent musical career. 2011: A yellow Ferrari previously owned by Eric Clapton sold for £66,500 at auction. The rare 2003 Ferrari 575 Maranello, which had only 10,000 miles on the clock, was snapped up by a private buyer at a sale at the Classic Car Sale at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England. The yellow Maranello was bought new by Mr. Clapton, who signed its service book, which was later sold to BBC radio presenter Chris Evans. 2013: Beyonce soldiered through a concert in Montreal, Canada after her hair got tangled in the blades of a fan. The singer was performing 'Halo' from an audience pit when the incident happened. She continued to sing her encore while security guards tried to extract her from the fan, which was mounted on the edge of the stage. 2018: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) warned against the growing trend of people jumping out of moving cars and dancing to Drake's ‘In My Feelings.  Born On This Day In The Music World:  1735: Johannes Herbst, German composer, born in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1812) 1769: Alexey Titov, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1827) 1773: Karl Ludwig Hellwig, German composer, born in Bliesdorf, Germany (d. 1838) 1793: Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, Swiss composer, born in Arlesheim, Switzerland (d. 1859) 1796: Franz Berwald, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1868) 1803: Johann Vesque von Püttlingen, Austrian lawyer and composer, born in Lubomirski Palace, Opole Lubelskie, Poland (d. 1883) 1806: Eduard Marxsen, German pianist and composer, born in Nienstädten, Hamburg, Germany (d. 1887) 1825: Richard Hol, Dutch composer, organist, and conductor, born in Amsterdam (d. 1904) 1838: Édouard Colonne, French composer and violinist, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1910) 1849: Geza Zichy, Hungarian composer and one-armed pianist, born at Sztára Castle (d. 1924) 1856: Arthur H. Bird, American composer, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1923) 1866: Francesco Cilea, Italian composer (L'arlesiana), born in Palmi (d. 1950) 1876: William Gillies Whittaker, English composer, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1944) 1884: Apolinary Szeluto, Polish pianist and composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1966) 1892: Petros John Petridis, Greek composer (Isotope Suite), born in Nigdé (Cappadocia), Turkey (d. 1977) 1902: Walter Burle Marx, Brazilian pianist, and composer, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1990) 1904: Adone Zecchi, Italian composer, born in Bologna (d. 1995) 1905: Erich Itor Kahn, German composer of Jewish descent, born in Rimbach, Odenwald (d. 1956) 1916: Ben Weber, American composer (Thorne Music Award, 1965), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1979) 1920: Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese fado singer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1999) 1921: Jerome Rosen, American composer, and educator, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2011) 1922: Stefans Grové, South African composer (Montana, The Ceremonial Dancer; Cyclops; Glimpses), born in Bethlehem, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa (d. 2014) 1925: Gloria DeHaven, American musical actress (Step Lively), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016) 1928: Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor (Annapolis Symphony, 1970-82), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2020)  1929: Jack Richardson, Canadian record producer (The Guess Who), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2011) 1935: Cleveland Duncan, The Penguins, (1954 US No.8 single 'Earth Angel, Will You Be Mine).          (Side Note: This Day & Wikipedia agree on 1935, On This Day has his DOB at 1934) 1940: Gary Stites, American rock vocalist ("Lonely For You"), was born in Denver, Colorado. 1942: Jan de Hont, Dutch guitarist (ZZ & Masks), was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 1942: Madeline Bell, UK singer, Blue Mink, (1970 UK No.3 single 'Melting Pot'). 1943: Tony Joe White, American blues and swamp rock singer ("Polk Salad Annie"), and songwriter ("Rainy Night In Georgia"), born in Oak Grove, Louisiana (d. 2018) 1944: Dino Danelli, drummer with an American rock band, The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) who had the US No.1 hits 'Good Lovin'' (1966), 'Groovin'' (1967), and 'People Got to Be Free' (1968). 1945: Harold W. Hennep, Arubians Dutch dancer and actor (Plus Echo) 1946: English multi-instrumentalist, Andy Mackay, who with Roxy Music scored the hit singles 'Street Life', 'Love is the Drug', 'Dance Away', 'Angel Eyes', 'Jealous Guy and 'Avalon'. Mackay has also worked with Duran Duran, Mott the Hoople, John Cale, and Paul McCartney. 1946: American bass guitarist Keith Ferguson who was a member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds who had two hit songs in the 1980s, 'Tuff Enuff' and 'Wrap It Up.' He died of liver failure at the age of 50, on April 29, 1997, due in part to a nearly thirty-year addiction to heroin. 1947: David Essex, UK singer, actor, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Gonna Make You A Star', plus 18 other UK Top 40 singles, 1974 US No.5 single, 'Rock On'). 1947: Tony Joe White, a US singer, songwriter, is best known for his 1969 US No.8 single, 'Polk Salad Annie' (also recorded by Elvis Presley and Tom Jones) and ‘Rainy Night in Georgia’ which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970. He also wrote 'Steamy Windows' a UK No.13 single for Tina Turner. White died of a heart attack on October 24, 2018, at the age of 75. 1950: Blair Thorton, guitar, Bachman Turner Overdrive, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'). 1950: Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter (Painted Ladies), was born in Hamilton, Ontario. 1952: Janis Siegel, singer, Manhattan Transfer, (1977 UK No.1 'Chanson D'amour', 1981 US No.7 single 'Boy From New York City). 1952: John Rutsey, a Canadian drummer, best known as a co-founding member of Rush, and performing on the band's debut album. Rutsey died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack, related to complications from diabetes on May 11, 2008. 1953: American guitarist and songwriter Chris Pinnick, best known for his work with the band Chicago from 1979-1986. His guitar work can also be heard on Herb Alpert's single 'Rise,' which reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1979. 1954: Marisa DeFranco, Canadian musician (The DeFranco Family), was born in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. 1957: Dennis Greaves, guitar, vocals, with UK R&B group Nine Below Zero. 1961: Martin Gore, keyboards, with English electronic band Depeche Mode. The group has had 50 songs in the UK Singles Chart and seventeen top 10 albums in the UK chart and has sold over 100 million records worldwide. 1964: Nick Menza, drums, Megadeth, (1990 UK No.13 single 'No More Mr. Nice Guy, 1992 US No.2 album 'Countdown To Extinction). Menza died on 21st May 2016 after suffering a "massive heart attack" on stage, while performing with his band, OHM, in Los Angeles. 1964: Tim Kellett, keyboards and trumpet with Simply Red who had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Holding Back The Years'). With Olive he had the 1997 UK No.1 single 'You're Not Alone. 1965: Rob Dickinson, vocals, Catherine Wheel, (1992 UK No.35 single 'I Want To Touch You'). 1965: Slash, (Saul Hudson), guitarist with Guns N' Roses who had the 1988 US No.1 and 1989 UK No.6 single Sweet Child o' Mine and the 1991 US and UK No.1 album Use Your Illusion II. Their 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction has sold approximately 30 million copies worldwide, including 18 million in the US, making it the best-selling debut album of all time. Slash went on to form the side project Slash's Snakepit and then Velvet Revolver, who had the 2004 US No.1 and UK No.11 album Contraband. 1968: Nick Menza, an American musician and drummer (Megadeth), born in Munich, West Germany (d. 2016) 1970: Sam Watters, an American R&B singer, and songwriter (Color Me Badd - "Wanna Sex You Up") was born in Camp Springs, Maryland. 1971: Alison Krauss, bluegrass-country singer, songwriter, and fiddler. She released her first solo album in 1987 and then was invited to join the band with which she still performs, Alison Krauss and Union Station. Winner of 1996 Rolling Stone's critic's choice best country artist. Krauss recorded Raising Sand with Robert Plant in 2007 which was nominated for and won 5 Grammys at the 51st Grammy Awards. 1971: Chad Gracey, drummer, from an American rock band Live who achieved worldwide success with their 1994 album Throwing Copper, which sold eight million copies in the US. 1971: Dalvin DeGrate, American R&B singer and rapper, (Jodeci - "Cry For You"), was born in Hampton, Virginia. 1971: Christopher Lee [Lee Meng Soon], a Malaysian actor, singer, and model (Show Hand), was born in Malacca, Malaysia. 1971: Zindy Laursen, Danish-American pop singer (Cut'N'Move - "Give It Up"; Zindy Kuku Boogaloo), born in Svendborg, Denmark. 1973: Omar Epps, an American actor (House) and rapper was born in Brooklyn, New York. 1973: Fran Healy, vocals, guitar, with Scottish rock band Travis. Their 1999 UK album The Man Who spent nine weeks at No.1 on the UK Charts and one-hundred and thirty-four weeks in the top 100 of the chart. Travis had and 1999 UK No.10 single 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me', plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles. 1973: Himesh Reshammiya, Indian Bollywood composer, singer, and actor (Aashiq Banaya Aapne), was born in Gujarat, India. 1976: Jonathan Gallant, a Canadian musician (Billy Talent), was born in Streetsville, Ontario. 1978: Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer (Yan Zi), born in Singapore. 1980: Michelle Williams, Destiny's Child, (2000 US No.1 single 'Say My Name', 2001 US & UK No.1 single and album 'Survivor'). 1980: Canadian musician Steve 'Stevo32' Jocz, drummer with Sum 41, who had the 2001 UK No 13 single 'In Too Deep', and the 2007 Canadian No.1 album Underclass Hero. He has also worked with Avril Lavigne and Iggy Pop. 1981: Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41 - "In Too Deep"), born in Ajax, Ontario. 1984: Matthew Murphy, vocals, guitar, and keyboards for English indie rock band The Wombats. 1985: Matthew Murphy, an English musician (The Wombats), was born in Liverpool, England. 1995: Hwasa [Ahn Hye-jin], South Korean singer-songwriter (Maria), was born in Jeonju, South Korea. 1995: Danna Paola [Rivera], Mexican telenovela, film, and stage actress, and singer (Wicked (en español)) was born in Mexico City. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@dlheller great intro and I really like your story about your dad and the Beach Boys, hope to see you around the community more. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Friday afternoon, five songs will be added to the GSOTD post and playlist, and all five songs are coming from Friday Feels Playlist created by@ErickPandora. Thank you @ErickPandorafor your selections from your playlist.    Pop: No Tears Left To Cry by Ariana Grande. No Tears Left To Cry   Grande intended for "No Tears Left to Cry" to bridge a change in sound from her previous album Dangerous Woman by being more obscure and unexpected, inspired by her work with Williams, and thus suggested its verses and chorus be in different keys. Pop/Synth-rock/Power-pop: It's Not Living (If It's Not With You) by The 1975.  It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)     "It's Not Living" is a song by English band The 1975 from their third studio album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships. The song was written by band members George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Adam Hann, and Ross MacDonald, while Daniel and Healy handled the production. It was released on 18 October 2018 by Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the fifth and final single from the album. Indie pop: San Franciso by Fickle Friends. San Francisco   · ‘San Francisco’ is the third Fickle Friends single after the release of their first studio album, ‘You are Someone Else’. Released on November 9, 2018, it’s also the third release on their newly founded label Palmeria Records.  Electro: Burning by Maggie Rogers. Burning    “Burning” is the eleventh track off of Maggie Rogers' debut album Heard It In A Past Life. It’s a song about being in love. At her concert at Alexandra Palace, the UK on June 16, 2018, she said: I’m super, super, super in love, and I want everybody to know that’s what this song is about. Pop: Closer (feat. Halsey) by The Chainsmokers. Closer   In the United States, "Closer" became both The Chainsmokers' and Halsey's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song stayed at the top spot for 12 consecutive weeks. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Thursday evening, I do apologize for such a late post. This Day In The History Of Music.    1933: Caterina Jarboro sings "Aida" at the New York Hippodrome, becoming the 1st black female opera singer to perform in the US. 1959: Benjamin Britten's "Missa Brevis" in D premieres. 1963: The Beatles' first US album, Introducing The Beatles was pressed by Vee-Jay Records, who thought they had obtained the legal rights from EMI affiliate, Trans-Global Records. When it was finally released in January 1964, Capitol Records would hit Vee Jay with an injunction against manufacturing, distributing, advertising, or otherwise disposing of records by the Beatles. After a trial, Vee-Jay was allowed to release any Beatles records that they had masters of in any form until October 15th, 1964. After that time, they no longer had the right to issue any Beatles product. 1965: Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, and Bill Wyman from The Rolling Stones were each fined £5 at East Ham Magistrates Court, London, after being found guilty of 'insulting behavior' at a Romford Road service station. The three had all urinated against a wall after the service station attendant had refused them the use of the facilities.   1967: Pink Floyd appeared at The Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland. The venue is home to one of Scotland's finest dance floors - famous for its bounce - which floats on fixed steel springs. During the 1960s The Beatles (in 1963), Small Faces, and Cream all appeared at the Beach.   1969: Aretha Franklin was arrested for causing a disturbance in a Detroit parking lot. After posting 50-dollars bail, she ran down a road sign while leaving the police station.   1971: John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent the second day filming the Imagine promotional film at their home in Tittenhurst Park Ascot, England. Today's footage included the morning walk on the grounds through the mist and John Lennon singing ‘Imagine’ in the white room on his white piano.   1976: "Let My People Come" opens at Morosco Theater NYC for 106 performances.   1977: Stiff Records released 'My Aim Is True' the debut album from Elvis Costello in the UK. The musicians who were featured on the album were uncredited on the original release (due to contractual difficulties), although the backing band was made up of members of the band Clover.   1979: Little Richard now known as the Reverend Richard Penniman told his congregation about the evils of rock & roll music, declaring 'If God can save an old homosexual like me, he can save anybody.'  1989: Former actress Martika started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Toy Soldiers', a No.5 hit in the UK.   1996: Donovan was forced to postpone a comeback tour of the US because of a 30-year-old marijuana conviction in the UK. American authorities delayed granting him a waiver to enter the country.   1999: Woodstock '99, held July 22–25, 1999, was the second large-scale music festival that attempted to emulate the original Woodstock festival of 1969. Like the previous Woodstock festivals, it was held in upstate New York, this time in Rome, and the attendance was approximately 400,000 over four days. 2004: French singer and guitarist Sacha Distel died after a long battle with deteriorating health. He scored the 1970 UK No.10 single 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.' As a professional jazz guitarist, he worked alongside Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett.   2004: American singer, songwriter, and producer Arthur Crier died of heart failure. Member of The Chimes and had worked with Little Eva, Gene Pitney, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Ben E. King, Johnny Nash, and The Coasters.   2005: Founder member and singer with The Chi-Lites, Eugene Record died of cancer. Had the 1972 US No.1 single 'Oh Girl' and 1972 UK No.3 single 'Have You Seen Her.' He also released three solo albums.   2005: Research by a car insurance company showed that listening to the wrong sort of music when driving can lead to aggression and distraction. Dr. Nicola Dibben a music psychologist said ‘singing while driving stimulates the mind.’ Songs recommended included Pulp’s ‘Disco 2000’ and ‘Hey Ya’ by Outcast, but the Dr said songs like The Prodigy’s 'Firestarter' should be avoided.   2006: Johnny Cash was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘American V: A Hundred Highways.’ Released posthumously on July 4, the vocal parts were recorded before Cash's death, but the instruments were not recorded until 2005.   2007: Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were arrested after a concert in Manhattan on charges of carrying illegal firearms. The rappers were arrested separately, Rule was stopped for speeding when a weapon was discovered in his car, and officers who arrested Wayne for smoking marijuana also found a pistol in his car.   2015: Music Taste, New research found that a person's taste in music may offer insight into the way in which they think. A study found empathetic people preferred more mellow, low-energy music, while those who were "systemizers" - people who sought to analyze patterns in the world enjoyed punk, heavy metal, and more complex music overall. Researchers at Cambridge University, England had recruited 4,000 participants and put them through a series of different tests.   2019: American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Art Neville died at age 81. Art shot to fame as part of the Neville Brothers when they started singing as children, but went their separate ways in the 1950s and 1960s. It was not until 1977 that the brothers finally got together again and in 1978 they recorded their first Neville Brothers album. Art was a founding member of The Meters, whose musical style represents New Orleans funk. He also played on recordings by many notable artists including Labelle (on "Lady Marmalade"), Paul McCartney, Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, Dr. John, and Professor Longhair.   2020: Kim Kardashian asks for understanding of her husband Kanye West's struggles with his bipolar disorder on Instagram.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1597: Virgilio Mazzocchi, Italian composer, born in Veja (d. 1646)   1642: Johann Quirsfeld, German composer, born in Dresden (d. 1686)   1651: Ferdinand Tobias Richter, Austrian composer, born in Würzburg (d. 1711)   1830: Herbert Stanley Oakeley, English composer, born in Ealing (d. 1903)   1833: Benjamin Hanby, American composer (Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"), born in Rushville, Ohio (d. 1867)   1853: Victor Roger, French composer (Les vingt-huit jours de Clairette), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1903)   1871: Akos Buttykai, Hungarian composer, born in Halmi (d. 1935)   1873: Ettore Pozzoli, Italian composer and pianist, born in Seregno (d. 1957)   1879: Gustaf Heintze, Swedish pianist, organist, pedagogue and composer, born in Jönköping (d. 1946)  1889: Frederick Preston Search, American cellist, composer, and conductor (Bridge Builders), born in Pueblo, Colorado (d. 1959)   1901: Charles Weidman, American choreographer and modern dancer (Candide), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1975)   1902: Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, Russian composer, born in Moscow (d. 1960)   1907: Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (d. 1987)   1909: Licia Albanese, Italian-American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1940-66), born in Torre Pelosa (now Bari), Italy (d. 2014)   1913: Gorni Kramer, Italian bandleader, and musician, born in Rivarolo, Mantovano, Italy (d. 1995)   1914: Cecil Effinger, American composer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1990)   1923: Mukesh [Mathur], Indian "playback singer" for Bollywood films, born in Delhi, British India (d. 1976)   1924: Margaret Whiting, American singer ("It Might As Well Be Spring"; "Time After Time"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2011)   1928: Georg Dreyfus, German-born Australian composer, born in Elberfeld   1928: Keter Betts, American jazz bassist (d. 2005)   1930: Leoncjusz Ciuciura, Polish classical composer (Spirals), born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland (d. 2017)    1933: Bertice Reading, American stage and screen actress and singer (The Jazz Train; Requiem For A Nun; Moon In The Gutter), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)   1936: Don Patterson, American jazz organist (Hip Cake Walk; Holiday Soul), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1988)   1940: Thomas Wayne, American rockabilly singer ("Tragedy"), born in Batesville, Mississippi (d. 1971)  1941: American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer George Clinton. He is regarded, along with James Brown and Sly Stone, as one of the foremost innovators of funk music.   1943: Bobby Sherman, US singer, (1969 US No.3 single 'Little Woman' and six other US Top 30 hits).   1944: Estelle Bennett, The Ronettes, (1963 US No.4 & UK No.4 single 'Be My Baby'). Died at her home in Englewood, N.J. on 11th Feb 2009, aged 67.   1944: Rick Davies, vocalist, and keyboardist with Supertramp, who had the 1979 UK No.7 and US No.6 single with 'The Logical Song' and the 1979 US No.1 and UK No.3 album Breakfast In America. Davies is the only member of Supertramp to have been with the group for their entire history and has composed many of their most well-known songs, including 'Goodbye Stranger, and 'Bloody Well Right.  1946: Steve Wolownik, American ethnomusicologist, balalaika player, arranger, and co-founder of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America, born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 2000)   1946: Mireille Mathieu, French pop and 'chanson réaliste' singer ("Pourquoi mon amour"; "La dernière valse"; "So Ein Schoner Abend"), born in Avignon, Vaucluse, France.   1947: Don Henley, singer, songwriter, and drummer with the Eagles, who had the 1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. The Eagles 'Greatest Hits 1971-1975' is the second biggest selling album in the world with sales over 30m. Henley had the 1985 solo US No.5 & UK No.12 single 'The Boys of Summer'.   1949: Alan Menken, an American 8-time Academy Award-winning composer (Disney's Aladdin; Disney's Beauty and the Beast), was born in New Rochelle, New York.   1951: Steven Springer, Port of Spain, Trinidad, guitarist and songwriter (Sir Lancelot Pinard), (d. 2012)  1951: American guitarist and record producer Richard Bennett. As a touring sideman, he performed with Neil Diamond for seventeen years and Mark Knopfler since 1994. As a session musician, he has worked with Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Rodney Crowell, and Vince Gill and has produced albums for Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris.   1953: Jimmy Bruno, an American jazz guitarist, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   1953: English rock singer Brian Howe, best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as the lead vocalist of Bad Company. Howe's career was jump-started in 1983 when Ted Nugent recruited him to handle lead vocals for his Penetrator album and front its subsequent world tour. He died on 6 May 2020 of cardiac arrest at age 66.   1954: Al Di Meola, American jazz guitarist (Return To Forever; Elegant Gypsy), was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.   1956: Mick Pointer, from British rock band Marillion who had the 1985 UK No.2 single 'Kayleigh'. The band achieved eight Top Ten UK albums between 1983 and 1994, including a No.1 album in 1985 with Misplaced Childhood.   1960: Jon Oliva, American musician (Savatage; Trans-Siberian Orchestra), born in The Bronx, New York.   1961: Keith Sweat, American R&B, soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality, and innovator of New Jack Swing.   1962: Steve Albini, American writer, recording engineer, and musician (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac), was born in Pasadena, California.   1962: Martine St. Clair [Nault], a Canadian singer, was born in Montreal, Quebec.   1963: Emily Saliers from Grammy Award-winning folk-rock music American duo Indigo Girls who have released over 15 albums.   1964: William Calhoun, drums, Living Colour, (1991 UK No.12 single 'Love Rears Its Ugly Head').   1967: Pat Badger, bass, Extreme, (1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'More Than Words).   1967: Rhys Ifans [Evans], Welsh actor (Notting Hill, Enduring Love), and rock singer (The Peth), born in Haverfordwest, Wales.   1969: Despina Vandi [Malea], Greek pop singer ("Ipofero"), born in Tübingen, Germany.   1971: Chris Helme, vocals, The Seahorses, (1997 UK No.3 single 'Love Is The Law', UK No.2 album, 'Do It Yourself).   1973: Rufus Wainwright, Canadian / American, singer-songwriter, son of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and the brother of Martha Wainwright. 2003 album ‘Want One’, 2005 UK No.21 album ‘Want Two’, 2007 UK No.2 album 'Release the Stars.'   1973: Australian musician, songwriter, Daniel Jones, who with Savage Garden had the 1998 US No.1 & UK Top 5 single 'Truly Madly Deeply', the hit 'To the Moon and Back'.   1974: Viktoria Tolstoy [Louise Viktoria Kjellberg], Swedish jazz singer ("Meet Me at the Movies"), was born in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden.   1980: Kate Ryan [Katrien Verbeeck], Belgian pop singer-songriter, born in Tessenderlo, Belgium.   1980: Tablo [Daniel Lee], Korean-Canadian hip-hop musician (Epik High), was born in Seoul, South Korea.   1983: Arsenium [Arsenie Todiraș], Moldovan pop singer (O-Zone) Chișinău.   1992: American singer and actress Selena Gomez. She released her solo debut album Stars Dance in 2013 which debuted atop the Billboard 200 in the US and included the top ten single 'Come & Get It'. 1997: Field Cate, American actor (Pushing Daisies), and rock guitarist (Fencer), born in Burlington, Vermont.  Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@TannerPandora great tips, thanks for posting all of these helpful as well as useful tips. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Thursday morning, I have five songs that I have selected for today's GSOTD post and playlist. Enjoy the music and have a great Thursday.    Pop Rock: Uncharted by Sara Bareilles. Uncharted   Jim Farber of New York Daily News wrote that: "Uncharted matches jaunty piano figures to a spritz of strings." Megan Vick wrote for Billboard that: "With "Uncharted," Bareilles puts a syncopated two-step beat to a heartbreak anthem as she belts out about being unable to deal with a failed relationship." The song was released on January 13th, 2011.  Electro-pop: Sweet Dream by Alessia Cara. Sweet Dream    ‘Sweet Dream’ represents the hardship and helplessness surrounding my last couple of years. It’s about insomnia and the hoops my brain jumps through at night while I’m supposed to be asleep. Never fun!” Electronic/Dance/House/Electro-pop: Don't Wait Up by Shakira. Don't Wait Up  Shakira initially announced that a single accompanied with a video would be released in July 2021, in the cover story of the July edition of Vogue Mexico.  The singer first teased the single on 12 July, on her social media by changing her profile pictures to a summery color palette, the change resulted in the hashtag "Shakira is coming" to trend worldwide on Twitter. Upon the announcement along with the hashtag Shakira's name immediately started trending on Twitter's worldwide trends. On 13 July, the artist shared a 30-second video of what could potentially be the name and part of the lyrics of her future track. Later the same day Shakira revealed the cover artwork and its title. R&B/Soul: Take It Home by Alina Baraz. Take It Home   Alina Baraz, a 27-year-old Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter, is the ‘’next leading star of the emerging class of leftwing pop singers.’’ Alina invites listeners on an explorative journey that challenges their perspective and frees the mind of all boundaries.  Alina eventually caught the attention of electronic musician Galimatias, who she connected with via SoundCloud after writing and recording her own lyrics over one of his previously-released instrumentals, which would ultimately become their first collaboration, entitled "Drift". Alina and Galimatias soon began working on additional songs together, releasing the single Make you Feel plus an EP, which includes Drift and Pretty Thoughts. They recently followed up that project with the new single titled Fantasy, which will appear on the EP Urban Flora this spring, a comprehensive trove of their collaborations to date. R&B: You're The One by Leela James. You're The One   (July 16, 2021) There's no question that singer supreme Leela James has a voice for the ages. And the age she decides to go for on her newest single, "You're The One," in the 90s. Another preview to her upcoming album Complicated, "You're the One" is unapologetically old school, with James' instantly recognizable husky lead floating in call-and-response mode with her background singers over a decidedly retro-cool groove, courtesy of producer Reno Reagan (Carl Thomas, BJ The Chicago Kid). Each advanced single we hear gets us more excited for Leela's full BMG-released album, due in two weeks. In the meantime, check out "You're The One," and bask in an artist who is always worth hearing. Written by Chris Rizik.  Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Thursday morning @Eclecticheart (Sandi), here are two playlists I will happily share with you. The first one is my personal playlist it is called "MOHLovesAlaska playlist", this playlist is five songs south of 1,500 songs. MOHLovesAlaska Playlist, this next playlist is called Genre Songs Of The Day (GSOTD clean) playlist. This playlist is found on the GSOTD post, songs are added to this playlist every day. This playlist as of right now is four songs north of 1,300 Genre Songs Of The Day (GSOTD). You can make selections of your favorite songs to be added to this playlist, as long as they are clean, and of course, have not been already added. Well, hope to see you around the community, you take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Wednesday afternoon, I will be adding four songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. These four songs share the same tempo. @AlyssaPandora has also added her three songs on the post-New Music. I will be adding two of them to the GSOTD (clean) playlist. Thank you @AlyssaPandora for your selections. To see her choices go to the New Music Post.    Singer-Songwriter: You And I by Ingrid Michaelson. You And I    “You and I” features on Ingrid Michaelson’s 2008 compilation album Be OK. It’s one of Michaelson’s most popular outputs, trailing only “ Girls Chase Boys ”. Pop//Singer-Songwriter: The Show by Lenka. The Show   "The Show" is the first single by the Australian singer/songwriter Lenka, produced by Stuart Brawley. It was released on 6 September 2008. The song is on her first album, Lenka, released in October 2008. Pop//Singer-Songwriter: I'm Yours by Jason Mraz. I'm Yours"I'm Yours" is a song by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, released in 2008 as the first single from his third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things... The song was originally released on a limited edition EP called Extra Credit as a demo in 2005 to promote his second studio album Mr. A–Z.  Throughout 2008, "I'm Yours" slowly increased in airplay and digital sales and would go on to become Mraz's biggest hit to date, charting higher than his previous pop hit, 2003's "The Remedy ". It became his first top ten single in the US, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Pop 100. On the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart the song was number one for a total of nine weeks. Adult Contemporary: Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Buble'.  Haven't Met You Yet.   "Haven't Met You Yet" is the first single from Canadian singer Michael Bublé's sixth album, Crazy Love, released on August 31, 2009. According to Bublé, the single and its official music video are "about everyone's dream of finding a relationship and love." Bublé co-wrote "Haven't Met You Yet" with Alan Chang and Amy Foster-Gillies, and dedicated it to his then-fiancée and now wife, Luisana Lopilato.  Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@AlyssaPandora thank you for sharing the music that you like, and thanks for the background as well. I will add these to the GSOTD playlist. Thanks again for sharing take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Wednesday morning, and afternoon (morning when I started, afternoon when finished) I hope you have a great Wednesday. This Day In The History Of Music.    1938: Paul Hindemith and Leonide Massine's ballet Nobilissima Visione premieres in London. 1966: Georgie Fame was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Get Away'. The song started life as a TV jingle for a petrol advert. 1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience played the first of three nights at the Cafe-a-Go-Go in New York City. The club featured many well-known acts including Grateful Dead, Tim Buckley, Joni Mitchell, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Jefferson Airplane, and Cream who all appeared at the club.   1969: The Beatles started work on the John Lennon song 'Come Together' at Abbey Road studios in London. The track became the opening song on The Beatles Abbey Road album and was later released as a double A-sided single with ’Something’, their twenty-first single in the UK and twenty-sixth in the US where it reached the top of the charts.   1973: Jim Croce started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. Croce was killed in a plane crash three months later.   1973: Canned Heat, Nazareth, Edgar Broughton Band, Groundhogs, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Medicine Head, all appeared at Buxton Festival in Derbyshire, England. Hell's Angels arrived in force and proceeded to drink the site dry. Initially, they paid for the booze, but when the money ran out a deputation was sent into the audience to collect donations of 10p per person. About 20 minutes into his set Chuck Berry was showing one of the Angels how to do his duck-walk properly. He did one from one end of the stage to the other and disappeared into the wings. The band played on, the Angels bopped, and Chuck legged it to his car and drove off at high speed, never to return.   1976: "Guys & Dolls" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 239 performances.   1977: Despite protests, The Sex Pistols made their first appearance on the UK music show Top Of The Pops where they lip-synched to their third single, 'Pretty Vacant. The performance helped push the song up the charts to No.7.   1979: Tubeway Army scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Replicas'. The band led by lead singer Gary Numan was the first band of the post-punk era to have a synthesizer-based hit, with their single 'Are 'Friends' Electric?'   1985: "Leader of the Pack" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 120 performances.   1987: Guns N' Roses released their debut album on Geffen Records: Appetite For Destruction featured the singles 'Welcome to the Jungle, 'Sweet Child o' Mine', and 'Paradise City. The album now has worldwide sales in excess of 28 million, 18 million of which are in the US, making it the best-selling debut album of all time there.   1990: Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)  The Wall took place where the Berlin Wall once stood in Potsdamer Platz, Berlin to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall eight months earlier. Over 350,000 people attended and the event was broadcast live throughout the world, Van Morrison, Bryan Adams, Joni Mitchell, The Scorpions, Cyndi Lauper, Sinead O’Connor, and others took part.   1994: Oasis played their first-ever American show as part of the New Music Seminar at Wetlands in New York City.   1995: A judge in Los Angeles threw out a lawsuit against Michael Jackson by five of his former security guards. The guards had claimed they were fired for knowing too much about night-time visits by young boys to Jackson's estate. The singer denied any improprieties.   1996: Alanis Morissette started a second run at No.1 on the UK album chart with Jagged Little Pill which stayed at the top for eight weeks. Overall, the album has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the most successful albums in music history.   2001: Madonna kicked off the North American leg of her 47-date Drowned World Tour at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the singers' first world tour in eight years, following The Girlie Show in 1993. Over 730,000 people attended the shows throughout North America and Europe, the tour grossed over $75 million.   2002: Producer Gus Dudgeon, who worked with artists including Elton John, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Kiki Dee, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Strawbs, XTC, and Joan Armatrading, was killed aged 59 in a car accident near Reading, together with his wife Sheila. They had been driving along the M4 motorway on their way home from a party when Gus fell asleep at the wheel of the Jaguar XK8 convertible, crashing down an embankment at speed and ending up in a ditch.   2003: Coldplay singer Chris Martin was charged with malicious damage in Australia after he allegedly attacked a photographer's car after he had taken pictures of him surfing at Seven Mile Beach. Martin admitted he had lost his temper due to the constant harassment by that journalist, and consequently smashed his windscreen and let the air out of his tires.   2004: Composer Jerry Goldsmith died after a long battle with cancer aged 75. Created the music for scores of classic movies and television shows ‘Star Trek’, ‘Planet of the Apes, ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘Dr. Kildare.’   2005: UK singer Long John Baldry died of a chest infection. He was one of the founding fathers of British Rock 'n' Roll in the 1960s performing with Blues Incorporated and Cyril Davies' R&B All-Stars. He later fronted the Hoochie Coochie Men, with Rod Stewart and then Steam Packet with Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll. Also a member of Bluesology with Elton John. He also narrated on Winnie The Pooh recordings for Disney and was the voice for Robotnik on the Sonic The Hedgehog computer game.   2007: Sharon Osbourne's music mogul father Don Arden died in a Los Angeles nursing home at the age of 81. Dubbed the Al Capone of Pop for his uncompromising business practices, he steered Small Faces, Black Sabbath, and ELO to stardom.   2008: The Police played the first of two nights at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado during the final leg of their 152-date world Reunion tour. The tour became the third highest-grossing tour of all time, with revenues reaching over $340 million.   2008: Amy Winehouse's husband was jailed for 27 months for attacking a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice. Blake Fielder-Civil, 26, of Camden, north London, admitted assaulting James King, 36, at the Macbeths pub in Hoxton, east London, in June 2006. He also admitted at Snaresbrook Crown Court trying to make Mr. King withdraw his complaint using a £200,000 bribe.   2014: Ed Sheeran was at No.1 on the UK album chart with X (pronounced multiply), his second studio album. The album peaked at No. 1 in fifteen countries, and the lead single, 'Sing', became Sheeran's first UK No.1 song. By the end of 2014 Spotify named X the most-streamed album in the world 2014, racking up more than 430 million streams for the year.   2017: Justin Bieber was banned from performing in China, according to Beijing's Culture Bureau. In a statement, the ministry said it was not appropriate to allow in entertainers who have engaged in "bad behavior." The pop star, who was allowed to tour China in 2013, joined a long list of musicians who have found themselves similarly blacklisted. Most though, like the British band Oasis and the US group Maroon 5, because of perceived political statements, rather than on the grounds of bad behavior.   2019: Ed Sheeran spent £4million on new properties in a bid to stop his neighbors moaning about the noise. He bought two houses next door to his £19.8million mansion in London. The singer had also acquired a flat above his Notting Hill bar. Sheeran’s impressive portfolio of 22 properties had cost him almost £47million.   Born On This Day In the Music World:   1748: Louis-Henry Paisible, French composer, born in Saint Cloud, Paris (d. 1782)   1779: Gottlob Wiedebein, German composer, born in Eilenstedt (d. 1854)   1797: Franz Schoberlechner, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1843)   1865: Robert Kahn, German composer, born in Mannheim (d. 1951)   1898: Ernest Willem Mulder, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1959)   1898: Sara Carter, American country musician, songwriter, and vocalist (Carter Family), born in Cooper Creek, Virginia (d. 1979)   1903: Theodore Karyotakis, Greek composer, born in Argos, Greece (d. 1978)   1906: Daniel Ayala Perez, Mexican composer and violinist, born in Abalá, Yucatán (d. 1975)   1915: Floyd McDaniel, American blues singer and guitarist (Five Blazes), born in Athens, Alabama (d. 1995)   1920: Isaac Stern, American-Ukrainian violinist (debut San Francisco Symphony), born in Kremenets, Ukraine, Soviet Union (d. 2001)   1920: Manuel Valls, Spanish composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1984)   1921: Billy Taylor, American jazz pianist (Birdland), orchestra leader (David Frost Show), and broadcaster (NPR), born in Greenville, North Carolina (d. 2010)    1922: American pop and jazz singer Kay Starr. She enjoyed considerable success in the 40s and 50s and is best remembered for introducing two songs that became No.1 hits in the 50s, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘The Rock And Roll Waltz’. Starr died on 3 November 2016, at age 94 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.    1925: Lovro Zupanovic, a Croatian composer, was born in Šibenik, Croatia (d. 2004)   1926: Queenie Watts [Mary Spenton], British singer and actress (Up the Junction, Holiday on the Buses), was born in London, England (d. 1980)    1930: Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (d. 2002)   1931: American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson. He is best known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s 'The Pink Panther Theme', as well as playing on innumerable records by Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Ricky Nelson, and Bobby Vee.   1931: Leon Schidlowsky, a Chilean Israeli composer, was born in Santiago, Chile.   1935: Kaye Stevens, American singer/comedienne (Jerry Lewis Show), was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)   1938: Anton Kuerti, a Canadian composer, was born in Vienna, Austria.   1939: Kim Fowley, US singer, producer, worked with The Mermaids, PJ Proby, The Beach Boys, The Runaways, Frank Zappa, Slade, Family. Produced 1962, B Bumble And The Stingers UK No.1 'Nut Rocker.' Fowley died of bladder cancer in Hollywood, California on January 15, 2015, at the age of 75.   1943: Northern Ireland rock guitarist, Henry McCullough. He recorded with Paul McCartney and Wings, featuring on the hit James Bond theme, 'Live and Let Die and 'My Love', the solo which he made up on the spot in front of a live orchestra. He was also a member of Spooky Tooth and The Grease Band. McCullough died on 14th June 2016 aged 72.   1945: Mike Wilson, from English 1960s pop group The Four Pennies who had the 1964 UK No.1 single 'Juliet'.   1945: Rosalie “Rosie” Hamlin, American singer-songwriter (Rosie and The Originals – “Angel Baby”), born in Klamath Falls, Oregon (d. 2017)   1946: Barry Whitwam, drummer with English beat rock band, Herman's Hermits who scored the 1964 UK No.1 single 'I'm Into Something Good' (cover of Earl-Jean's) and the 1965 US No.1 single 'Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter'.   1948: Cat Stevens, singer, songwriter, had the 1967 UK No.2 single 'Matthew And Son', and the 1972 UK No.9 & US No.6 single, 'Morning Has Broken'. He wrote 'The First Cut Is The Deepest' covered by many artists including PP Arnold, Rod Stewart, and Sheryl Crow. Stevens converted to the Muslim religion in 1977 changing his name to Yusef Islam.   1950: Larry Tolbert, rock drummer (Raydio)   1953: Eric Bazilian, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolin player (The Hooters - "All You Zombies"; "And We Danced"), was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   1955: Howie Epstein, bass, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, (1977 single 'American Girl', 1989 UK No.28 single 'I Won't Back Down, 1991 UK No.3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open). Died of a suspected drug overdose in New Mexico on 23rd February 2003.  1955: Henry Priestman, English rocker (Christians - "Harvest For The World"), born in Kingston upon Hull, England.   1955: Taco Ockerse, an Indonesian singer, was born in Jakarta, Indonesia.   1958: Jean Rivier, French composer and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1946-66), born in Villemonble, France (d. 1987)   1958: Henry Priestman, keyboards, singer with English group The Christians who had the 1988 UK No.8 single 'Harvest For The World'. Also, a member of The Yachts and It's Immaterial.   1961: Jim Martin, guitarist from an American rock band, Faith No More who had the 1993 UK No.3 and US No.4 hit single with their version of The Commodores 'I'm Easy'. They had the best-selling albums The Real Thing (1989) and Angel Dust (1992).   1961: Amar Singh Chamkila [Dhanni Ram], Punjabi folk singer "The Elvis of Punjab", born in Dugri, Punjab, India (d. 1988)   1962: Lee Aaron, Canadian rock singer (Metal Queen), was born in Belleville, Canada.   1969: Emerson Hart, American singer-songwriter (Tonic -"If You Could Only See"), was born in Washington, Pennsylvania.   1970: Michael Fitzpatrick, a French-American musician (Fitz and The Tantrums), was born in Montluçon, France.   1974: Terry Caldwell, from English pop boy band East 17 who had the 1994 UK No.1 single 'Stay Another Day, plus 18 top-20 singles and four top-10 albums, and were one of the UK's most popular boy bands during the early to mid-1990s.   1978: Damian Marley, a Jamaican musician, was born in Kingston, Jamaica.   1981: Paloma Faith, British singer-songwriter and actress. Her 2009 debut album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?, featured the top twenty singles 'Stone Cold Sober' and 'New York'.   1981: Blake Lewis, an American musician (American Idol), was born in Redmond, Washington. 1981: Romeo Santos, American Bachata singer-songwriter (Aventura), was born in The Bronx, New York. 1983: Eivør [Pálsdóttir], Faroese singer-songwriter, was born in Syðrugøta, Faroe Islands. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more