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TODAY'S ROCK AND ROLL BIRTHDAYS
AUGUST
29th Michael Jackson 1958 (d:6/25/09) Chris Copping 1945 - Procol Harum Dick Halligan 1943 - Blood, Sweat, & Tears Rick Downey 1953- Blue Oyster Cult Sterling Morrison 1942 - Velvet Underground
30th Micky Moody 1950 - Whitesnake John Phillips 1935 - Mamas & Papas John McNally 1941 - The Searchers
31st Glenn Tilbrook 1957 - Squeeze Gina Schock 1957 - The Go-Go's Rudolf Schenker 1948 - The Scorpions Van Morrison 1945 Jerry Allison 1939 - The Crickets
SEPTEMBER
1st Barry Gibb 1946 - Bee Gees Greg Errico 1946 - Sly and the Family Stone Gloria Estefan 1957 Archie Bell 1944 - The Drells
2nd Jimmy Clanton 1940 Rosalind Ashford 1943 - Martha & The Vandellas Mik Kaminski 1951 - ELO Jerry Augustyniak 1958 - 10,000 Maniacs Fritz McIntyre 1956 - Simply Red Sam Gooden 1939 - The Impressions Bobby Lee Dickey 1939 - James & Bobby Purify Joe Simon 1943
3rd Al Jardine 1942 - Beach Boys Eric Bell 1947 - Thin Lizzy Steve Jones 1955 - The Sex Pistols Donald Brewer 1948 - Grand Funk Railroad George Biondi 1945 - Steppenwolf Memphis Slim 1915 Freddie Kind (Freddie Christian) 1934 Gary Leeds 1944 - Walker Brothers
4th Gene Parsons 1944 - Byrds/Flying Burrito Brothers Merald 'Bubba' Knight 1942 - Gladys Knight & The Pips Kim Thayil 1960 - Soundgarden Martin Chambers 1952 - The Pretenders Ronald LaPread 1950 - The Commodores Gary Duncan 1946 - Quicksilver Messenger Service Greg Elmore 1946 - Quicksilver Messenger Service
Music, Art, Books
Painting by Leslie Woods
The new book by Carpenter and Pogue
My Morning Jacket
If you’ve never listened to this group, you’re in for a change. A combo of Indie rock, southern rock, a little country, but mostly their own unique sound, makes My Morning Jacket a definite for future classic rock.Future, because they’ve only been around for twelve years!The group formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky, with original band members Jim James (James Olliges) doing vocals/guitar/acoustic guitar/producing/song writing, Johnny Quaid on guitar, J. Glenn on drums, and Tom (Two-Tone Tommy) Blankenship on bass.Current members are James, Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan, Bo Koster, & Carl Broemel. The name has its own story. When one of James’ favorite bars burned down, he found a coat in the remains with the embroidered letters MMJ. That name won out over the others being considered. MMJ has released five studio albums, three live albums, three compilations, & numerous singles & EPs. They’ve had TV & movie appearances, & Jim James can be heard on a surprising number of other artists work. He covered George Harrison’s songs on a tribute album titled “Tribute To’ under the moniker of Yim Yames, which was released in July 2009. It helps to like jamming to really listen to this group, as they really all are excellent musicians, some original sound can be heard when they have an opportunity to let loose with their instruments. We recommend checking them out! www.mymorningjacket.com 05-29-2010
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