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Happy birthday Keith, born on 18 December 1943. 40 things about Keith Richards: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/keith_richards

25 Adele facts here: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/adele

17th Nov 1966, Born on this day, Jeff Buckley, US singer songwriter, (1995 album 'Grace'). His singer songwriter father Tim Buckley, died on 29th June 1975 of a heroin and morphine overdose. Jeff Buckley drowned on 29th May 1997 in Wolf River Harbor on the Mississippi River - during a spontaneous evening swim - wearing boots and all of his clothing. More on Jeff Buckley here: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/jeff_buckley

See how many you can score in this 60's No.1's quiz: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/uk_no_1_s_60_s

See how many you can score out of 20. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/classic_rock_quiz

How about these for song titles: Ain't Never Gone To Bed With Ugly Women, But I've Sure Woke Up With A Few She's Looking Better After Every Beer Her Teeth Was Stained But Her Heart Was Pure You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Sure Do Miss Him If I Had Shot You When I First Wanted To, I'd Be Out Of Prison By Now I'm So Miserable Without You, It's Like You're Still Here I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight 'Cause I'm Afraid She'd Win I Liked You Better Before I Got to Know You So Well How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away? If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me

My song is - Jerry Reed - She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft). Country songs have some great song titles! http://www.thisdayincountrymusic.com/birthdayno1

Anyone know anything about this guy? Really like this song.

She looks great in the video!

I was wondering what ever happened to Kiki Dee and I came across this.

What has been the best double album ever? The Wall? Electric Ladyland? Exile On Main St? Physical Graffiti? The White Album? Vote for your favourite double album. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/double_album

16th Oct 1976, One hit wonder Rick Dees and his Cast Of Idiots went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Disco Duck, (part one)'. Dees was a US TV and radio presenter, the song became a No.6 hit in the UK. More One Hit Wonders http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/one_hit_wonder

Heard this on the radio today, anyone know anything about her?

On this day 28th Sept 1980, The Police were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Don't Stand So Close To Me,” the group's third No.1. Taken from their album Zenyatta Mondatta, the single went on to become the best selling UK single of 1980. Read more: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/police

On 18th Sept 1970, Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his managers answer phone earlier that night. Rumors and conspiracy theories grew up around Hendrix’s death. Eric Burdon claimed Jimi had committed suicide, but that’s contradicted by reports that he was in a good frame of mind. Read more at http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/jimi_hendrix

16th Sept 1977, 29-year-old former T Rex singer Marc Bolan was killed instantly when the car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes, London. Miss Jones broke her jaw in the accident. The couple were on the way to Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. A local man who witnessed the crash said, 'When I arrived a girl was lying on the bonnet and a man with long dark curly hair was stretched out in the road - there was a hell of a mess.' Read more at http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/marc_bolan

http://tinyurl.com/bm38osp You can pinpoint your favourite music locations around Britain and see what happened around plus a good Music Quiz.

29th Aug 1958, Born on this day, Michael Jackson, singer, songwriter, The Jackson Five, The Jacksons, and solo. Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. The music videos for 'Beat It', 'Billie Jean', and 'Thriller', are credited with breaking down racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool. His 1982 album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time. Jackson died on 25th June 2009 at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. Prior to his death, Jackson had been scheduled to perform 50 sold-out concerts to over one million people, at London's O2 arena, from July 13, 2009 to March 6, 2010. More: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/bad_bubbles_and_bananas

24th April 1968, Enjoying a wild birthday party Keith Moon drummer with The Who drove his Lincoln car into a Holiday Inn swimming pool. As the party had become out of control, the police were called to put an end to the festivities. Moon, ever keen to avoid the boys in blue snuck outside and got into a Lincoln Continental Limousine and attempted to make a getaway. Unfortunately, in his inebriated state he released the handbrake, and began rolling towards the pool. Moon simply sat back and waited, as the car crashed through the fence around the pool and into the water. More at Moon The Loon http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/keith_moon

This is Lennon at his best. And what is Yoko knitting? http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/instant_karma On this day 26th Jan in 1970, John Lennon wrote, recorded, and mixed his new single, "Instant Karma," all in one day. It ranks as one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history, recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios and arriving in stores only ten days later. The single peaked at No. 3 on the US chart and No. 5 in the UK.

New app out looks interesting http://youtu.be/-xf5Kjnlq4A

http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/bbcfoursessions/

Any fans of The Unthanks, I saw them on Later a couple of weeks ago. Previously called Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, they are an English folk group from the North East of England. http://www.myspace.com/rachelunthank

Do you have a fave Beatles album? http://www.thisdayinmusic.com has a poll to find out what is your favourite Beatles album. Abbey Road has the most votes so far, then The White Album, then Rubber Soul. Have a look if you fancy a vote

Looking forward to it, I liked her last album and still love her debut.