OT: Happy Halloween Early Weekend Jukebox
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Thursday (10/31) was the birthday of the late, great, John "Moon" Martin. To celebrate, his biggest hit, which was made famous by Robert Palmer's cover:
Thursday (10/31) was the birthday of Russ Ballard. He was the lead singer, guitarist, and song writer for Argent. After leaving them in 1974, he's most known as a songwriter who created a number of songs that were hits for other artists. Probably his most well-known song was "Since You've Been Gone." To celebrate:
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Thursday (10/31) was the birthday of Bob Siebenberg. He was an original member, and the only American, of Supertramp, where he played drums. To celebrate:
Interestingly, 10/31 was the birthday of Meant Meant Aye, more commonly known by her stage name, Annabella Lwin. She was the lead singer of Bow Wow Wow. There's a video of her singing their song I Want Candy, which I posted earlier in this thread.
Thursday (10/31) was the birthday of Malin Sofia Katarina Berggren. She's more commonly known by her stage name, Linn Berggren. She founded, along with her sister, Jenny, brother Jonas, and their friend Ulf Ekberg the group Ace of Base. To celebrate (I'm pretty sure she's the blond):
Friday (11/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Dan Peek. He was a founding member of America, where he also was their guitarist and the singer known for hitting the high notes. To celebrate:
Friday (11/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Ronald Bell. He was a co-founder of Kool & The Gang, where he was the main composer, arranger, and also produced many of their hits. To celebrate, their most well-known song, which he wrote:
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Friday (11/1) is the birthday Rick Allen. He was a founding member, and the drummer, of Def Leppard. He's the rare one-armed drummer that found success in a rock band. To celebrate:
Saturday (11/2) is the birthday of the late, great, David Blatt. He's more commonly known by his stage name, Jay Black. He replaced the original Jay in Jay in the Americans, and the band enjoyed its most success with him as the lead singer. To celebrate:
Saturday (11/2) is the birthday of the late, great, Keith Emerson. He was a founding member, and the keyboardist, of Emerson Lake & Palmer. To celebrate:
Saturday (11/2) is the birthday of Rich Gooch. He was a founding member, and the bassist, of QuarterFlash. To celebrate:
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This song was released on this day (November 2nd) in 1972 (I only bring it up because it's about me!):
Tuesday (11/5) was the birthday of Art Garfunkel. He was half of the famous duo, Simon and Garfunkel. To celebrate:
Tuesday (11/5) was the birthday of Helen Bevington. She's more commonly known by her stage name, Helen O'Hara. She was the main violinist (the 1st one hired, and she hired the other two) for Dexys Midnight Runners. To celebrate:
Wednesday (11/6) was the birthday of the late, great, Glenn Fry. He was a guitarist, keyboard player, and co-writer of most of the songs, as a founding member of The Eagles. To celebrate (the 1st song he wrote after he left The Eagles, but is performed by them after they reunited):