The number one album today in 1980 was Genesis’ “Duke”:
Today in 1985, more than 5,000 radio stations played this at 3:50 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time, which is 9:50 a.m. Central time (but Standard or Daylight?):
Birthdays begin with Tony Williams of the Platters:
Peter Grant was the manager of Led Zeppelin:
Ronnie White of the Miracles:
Alan Clarke sang for the Hollies:
Dave Holland played the drums for Judas Priest:
Agnetha Faltskog was one of the A’s in ABBA:
Stan Ridgeway of Wall of Voodoo:
Jacob Slichter played drums for Semisonic:
Mike McCready played guitar for Pearl Jam:
Paula Cole:
An appalling number of deaths of note today: Bob “The Bear” Hite of Canned Heat in 1981 …
… Danny Rapp of Danny and the Juniors in 1983 …
… Kurt Cobain of Nirvana in 1994 …
… drummer Cozy Powell in 1998 …
… and Gene Pitney in 2006:
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