Just to jog your memory if you were around in the 60's when they began their popularity, or to add to your information if you only know of them but not how far back they were from, this is from L.A. RADIO.com www.laradio.com in today's music historical information.
BORN-
1943 - Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger born in Dartford, Kent, England.(Still a part of today's music."
1941 - Brenton Wood (Gimme Little Sign, Oogum Boogum Song) born in Shreveport. (Performed at Lincoln High in the past and has performed recently. (An LHS teacher, an accomplished musician, and fellow alumnus, whom I also consider a friend , Mr. Huff, also from the 60's, has performed with him over the years. )
1940 - Dobie Grey (Drift Away, Loving Arms, The In Crowd) born in Brookshire, TX. (Ramsey Lewis did the jazz intrumental version of "The 'In' Crowd," after it was originally performed by Gray.)
DIED-
1992 - Mary Wells (My Guy, Two Lovers, Laughing Boy) dies of cancer at 49.
1977 - Led Zeppelin halts tour when Robert Plant's son, 5, dies from a virus.
L.A. RADIO.com has more on radio's past, present and some ideas on the future, too. There is a free version with a lot of information every weekday.
That's good, but the suhscriber version is even better. At a yearly rate that amounts to roughly 10 cents a day, it's a bargain- and I think it is much easier to read through with it's different text formatting.
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