Damn, two old rockers in a wheelchair on the same day. What are the odds 
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Happy Birthday to Bill Wyman, who is turning 88 today. Just like his former band mates in the Rolling Stones, “the silent stone” is still active. He actually released a new album earlier this year. Here is the title track, written by the man himself. Happy Birthday to Bill Wyman 
Bill Wyman - Drive My Car
Here’s Bill’s comment to the track above. Damn, he wears his age well!
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Your comment reminded me of one of my favourites of Jethro tull.
It’s the titlesong of the same named album:
Jethro Tull - Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young to Die!
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Oh yes, I remember this one too. I like the album, an under appreciated Tull LP
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The Dark Side of the Moon - Double Trouble/Lumos!
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Charlotte Wessels - Soft Revolution
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One day late, but whatever. 100 years ago yesterday the American drummer Earl Palmer was born. Earl who, you may ask? Well, you may not have heard of him, but if you are a little interested in music, I can guarantee you have heard him.
Earl Palmer is said to be the most recorded drummer of them all. Some even argue that he is the most recorded musician ever. Anyway, this guy has been on records with among others Fats Domino, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, Richie Valens, The Righteous Brothers, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello and…I could go on and on here, but you get the picture.
So it’s no wonder that Earl Palmer is considered to be one of the inventors of rock and roll. In addition to all this, he also did a few records in his own name, and to celebrate him, I’ve picked one of these, Midnight In Moscow from 1962. Earl Palmer passed away in 2008. Here’s to his memory
Earl Palmer - Midnight In Moscow
And Earl Palmer is the drummer on this one.
Little Richard - Reddy Teddy
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I’s like to pay tribute to Phil Lesh, who passed away yesterday at the age of 84. He is best known as the bass player in Grateful Dead, and he did co-write a few of their songs, among them Truckin’, one of the bands best known songs . Thank you for the music Phil, may you be remembered.
Grateful Dead - Truckin’
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Hot Butter - Pop Corn (1972)
Anyone remember this one? Could be one of the strangest smash hits ever. It was a huge hit in several countries, getting to number 1 in France and Switzerland, actually being the best selling single in both countries in 1972. The song also got to number 1 in Germany, the Netherlands and Norway (for 9 weeks!).
102 years ago today the composer of this song Gershon Kingsley was born. This German-American composer was a pioneer in electronic music and on the moog synthesizer. Pop Corn first appeared on his 1969 album Music To Moog By. Gershon Kingsley passed away in 2019. I will let him have the last words in this post, on a clip from 2007.
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The Shadows - Frightened City (1961)
Happy Birthday to Hank Marvin of The Shadows. This English guitarist is turning 83 today. The Shadows may look and sound a little innocent and cheesy today, but they are an important part of the history of rock and roll, filling in the vacum between 1950’s wilder rock and roll (Elvis, Little Richard etc.) and “the British Blues Boom” (Beatles, Stones etc.), and inspiring countless of bands in several countries.
Also Hank Marvin’s guitar playing was an inspiration for more or less the whole 60’s generation of English guitarists, among them Pete Townshend, Steve Howe and Tony Iommi, not forgetting the big three Beck, Clapton and Page. So cheers to Hank, Happy Birthday 
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Lee Clayton - I Ride Alone
Here’s one to the memory of Lee Clayton (1942-2022), yet another great forgotten American singer and songwriter. Today he would have turned 82
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Alice Cooper - Welcome to my Nightmare
Although IMO the whole album (same title as song) is apt for this time of year 
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To get us a little in the Halloween mood.
Bit dark
Then comes silence - Warm like blood
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Grace Slick - Seasons
Happy Birthday to Grace Slick, best known as the singer in Jefferson Airplane/Starship. She also did a few solo and collaboration albums. Around 1990 she retired from the music scene, and is quoted as sayng: “All rock-and-rollers over the age of 50 look stupid and should retire.”
Apart from a select few brief appearances here and there, Grace Slick has stayed true to her words. Instead she has been focusing on painting and drawing. Today this lady, nicknamed both “The Acid Queen” and “The Chrome Nun”, is turning 85 years old. I raise my glass to Grace Slick on her birthday.
Grace Slick’s signature song is of course White Rabbit. Even though it’s been posted twice above (in two different versions), I just can’t leave this post without it. So here is a third version, this one from the Woodstock festival.
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (live 1969)
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Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout (1964)
Happy Birthday to Scottish singer Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, better (and more conveniently) known to the world as Lulu. She is turning 76 today.
Hot damn what a voice from a 15 years old girl!
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because it was interpreted again in the current season of ‘The Voice’ …
brilliant song with an unusual/disturbing story:
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one of my all-time favorites… and one of the few where I can hardly resist the urge to turn up the volume:
Heart - “Barracuda”
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Squeeze - His House Her Home
Happy Birthday to Chris Difford, who is turning 70 today. He is co-founder, co-songwriter, guitarist and occasional singer in the English new wave/pop/rock band Squeeze, a band who started out in 1974 and is still going strong (albeit with two breaks). Squeeze charted a few times between 1979 and 1996, the highest position being number 2, which happened twice in 1979.
To celebrate Chris Difford’s birthday, here’s an excellent pop song from their 1982 album Sweets From A Stranger. On this one he is the singer. Happy Birthday, Chris
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