Birthdays, Deaths and other announcements

December 25

John Edwards.          76

(Spinners)

Jimmy Buffett.          74

Barbara Mandrell.     72

Joe Louis Walker.     71

Annie Lennox.           66

Robin Campbell.       66

(UB40)

Shane McGowan.     63

(Pogues)

Also born on December 25th:

Pete Brown (Cream, Jagger, others)

Alannah Myles

Dido

Neil Hogan (Cranberries)

Josh Freese (Guns’n roses, Nine Inch Nails, Weezer)

December 26

Abdul "Duke" Fakir     85

(Four Tops)

Phil Spector.                81

Bob Carpenter.            74

(Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

James Kottak.             58

(Scorpions)

Lars Ulrich.                   57

(Metallica)

Chris Daughtry.            41

Also born December 26th:

Fleming Williams (Hues Corporation)

Henning Schmitz (Kraftwerk)

Jared Joseph Leto (30 seconds to Mars)

December 27

Mick Jones           76

(Foreigner)

Tracy Nelson.       76

(Mother Earth)

Karla Bonoff.        69

David Knopfler.    68

(Dire Straits)

Also born December 27th:

Mike Pinder (Moody Blues)

Les Maguire (Gerry&the Pacemakers)

Larry Byrom (Steppenwolf)

Hayley Williams (Paramore)

December 28

Edgar Winter.         74

John Legend.        42

Also born December 28th:

Alan Schwartzberg (Lennon, James Brown, others)

Dick Diamonde (Easybeats)

McCartney iii debuts at #1, Billboard top album sales

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9504857/mccartney-iii-debuts-top-album-sales-chart

Likewise, went to #1 on the UK charts last week. 

The 2019 award-winning documentary, Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind, is now available for streaming free with Prime Video. It's also available on YouTube to buy or rent. The movie includes current interviews with Gordy, as well as many of his fellow Canadian musicians and entertainment professionals. 

His earliest song, For Lovin' Me, was a well covered hit for several artists, including Peter, Paul & Mary. Turns out, he hates the song! Just one of many revelations in the movie! It's a must see for any folk-rock fan.