America’s first and only sports car, the Corvette, began production today in 1953. Therefore, some Corvette music is in order:

Here’s an odd anniversary: Four days after Cher divorced Sonny Bono, she married Gregg Allman. Come back to this blog in nine days to find out what happened next.

Birthdays start with Florence Ballard of the Supremes …

… born one year before Glenn Shorrock of the Little River Band:

Billy Brown, of Ray Goodman Brown:

Andrew Sweet, who is “Andy” in this famed ’70s song:

Hal Lindes of Dire Straits:

Adrian Wright of the Human League: