Birthdays : John Martyn

 John Martyn was born as Iain McGeachy in New Malden, Surrey on this day in 1948.  ROUTE

John Martyn - Over The Hill

Birthdays : PINK!

 Happy birthday to Pink, born as Alecia Moore in Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania on this day in 1979. You’re just like a pill, instead of making her better, you keep making her ill.

PINK - Just Like A Pill

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Other birthdays this week . . . . . . Van Morrison 81

 

With John Lee

Don’t Look Back

BIRTHDAYS: Shirley Manson

 

Birthdays: Edwyn Collins

Happy birthday to Edwyn Collins born in Edinburgh on this day in 1959. 

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Orange Juice - A Girl Like You

Live at TFI Friday, 1994

Birthdays: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB! {Blackadder}

Aaaah BOB!

 Happy belated 66th birthday to Gabrielle Glaister, born on 27 July 1960 in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire!

Blackadder fans know her best as "Bob" — she only appeared in three episodes across two series, but her performances stuck. In Blackadder II's classic episode "Bells," she played Kate, who disguises herself as a boy named Bob to find work, only for Blackadder to fall hopelessly in love with "him." She later returned in Blackadder Goes Forth as Driver Parkhurst, another character nicknamed Bob, a running joke fans still love more than 35 years on.

Before all that, Gabrielle trained with the National Youth Theatre and once played the title role in Oliver Twist opposite a young Ben Elton, long before he became one of Blackadder's writers. Her career has stretched far beyond comedy too, with roles in Brookside as Patricia Farnham, Coronation Street, Midsomer Murders, Sherlock, Unforgotten and Silent Witness, alongside steady work in theatre and radio.

Whether she's remembered as Bob, Patricia, or one of her many other roles, Gabrielle Glaister has been a fixture of British television for over four decades. 

Happy belated birthday!

Birthdays: TANITA TIKAREM Born in West Germany 1969

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Happy birthday to Tanita Tikaram, born in Münster, West Germany on this day in 1969. 

"All good people read good books.”

It’s true!

Birthdays: Happy birthday to Nick Banks, [PULP] born in Sheffield on this day in 1965.

Oh, is this the way they say the future's meant to feel?

Birthdays : Desmond Dekker

 Desmond Dekker was born as Desmond Adolphus Dacres in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica on this day in 1941. Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir.

Desmond Dekker & The Aces 1969 - The Israelites

Birthdays: Tom Hingley (local boy!) INSPIRAL CARPETS

 A very happy birthday to Tom Hingley, born in Abingdon, Berkshire on this day in 1965 Route

They had some interesting roadies

Inspiral Carpets - Two Worlds Collide

Birthdays: Jaimie ‘Robbie’ Roberston | The Band - The Last Waltz / Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River

 Robbie Robertson was born as Jaime Robertson in Toronto, Ontario on this day in 1943. When all the bells were ringing.

THE BAND - The Last Waltz (1978) - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River

Robbie playing a Gibson U harp guitar.

Birthdays: Dan Ackroyd! Elwood, ELWOOD!

 Happy birthday to Dan Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, Ontario on this day in 1952. He's a soul man.

Again marginally disappointed with Route who found a source for this clip so I am postingthe whole thing! How can you post a mere clip? I truly don’t get it! It’s the BLUES BROTHERS FFS

Elwood and ‘Joliet’ Blues!

Birthdays again this week - Big Bill Broonzy 26th June 1893/1903? - August 14th 1958

 

Big Bill Broonzy (born Lee Conley Bradley; June 26, 1893/1903 – August 14, 1958) was a foundational American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose career spanned five decades and bridged the gap between rural country blues and urban electric blues.

Did I even know that Big Bill’s name was Lee Conley Stanley?I guessI must have as adored him from early on (13!)

Birthdays: Leigh Nash

Happy 50th birthday to Leigh Nash, born in New Braunfels, Texas on this day in 1976. 

Kiss her beneath the milky twilight, lead her out on the moonlit floor, lift your open hand, strike up the band and make the fireflies dance 

Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me (Official Music Video)

why did I think these guys were Brits?!

Sixpence?

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Birthdays: MICK JONES [Clash, B.A.D.]

 The Clash? Not so much but this lot made me sit up and think something was going on  . . . . . . 

Happy birthday to Mick Jones, born in Wandsworth, London on this day in 1955. Ritual ideas relativity.

Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2, Night Network TV 1986.

Kris Kristofferson - Kiss the World Goodbye (1972) | On what would have been his 88th Birthday . . . . .

might sign off the day with this . . . . .  it is still hot and 30 degrees but it is raining and we have a thunder storm . . . . . . . bear with me . . . . . . . . sheesh!

 Kiss the World Goodbye

Kris KristoffersonBorder Lord

Kris Kristofferson - Kiss the World Goodbye (1972)

HERBERG DE KELDER

RIP Kris 

Kris Kristofferson

June 22, 1936 - Sep 28, 2024

Birthdays: the legendary Brian Wilson was born in Inglewood, California on this day in 1942.

 Never the greatest fan of Surf Music (and what was a Little Deuce Coup? ) but then something happened and people started singing about vegetables and their pets and I thought well something’s happening . . . . . . . I started picking up good vibrations

Brian Wilson was born in Inglewood, California on this day in 1942. He's picking up good vibrations.

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Birthdays: NICK DRAKE he would have turned 78

Routebooks reminds us

 Nick Drake was born in Rangoon, Burma on this day in 1948

Nick Drake - One of These Things First

Happy birthday to Paul McCartney, born as James Paul McCartney in Liverpool on this day in 1942. (84) | Wings - Wild Life (1972)

Happy birthday to Paul McCartney, born as James Paul McCartney in Liverpool on this day in 1942.

Photo by Linda McCartney 

Wings  - Wild Life (Live)

"Towards the end of Wings 1972 European tour, Paul decided to film some of the concerts for a potential TV special. It seems that all the filming was done during the day at the venue of the actual concert that would take place that night and a "fake" audience was specially filmed for later inclusion to give the impression it was an actual live concert."

beatlesonfilm.com/pm19720821a.html

The Beatles - Oh, Darling thanks to TWILIGHTZONE

Birthdays: Jackie Wilson

 Jackie Wilson was born in Highland Park, Michigan on this day in 1934. 

Lookabout Lookabout oooooh weeeee

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

Jackie Wilson Higher n Higher

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