Birthdays, Deaths and other announcements

[BeatleloverKT]

Also FYI regarding Sir Paul’s musical career:

1. He is the most successful rock
composer of all time.

2. Has scored 21 US #1 and 17 UK #1 singles.

3. Has scored over 30 US&UK solo top

40 hit singles.

4. Has written and co-written 188 charted

records, 91 of which reached the top 10

and 33 made it to #1 totaling 1,662 weeks

on the chart. Amazing!!

[MaVolta]

@BobH07   -  I watched the Laurel Canyon documentary, and enjoyed it very much. Thanks for mentioning it. I loved the music from that era. They were fabulous songwriters and musicians who really cared for their craft. You don't see that anymore. 

In a similar vein:  Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice  

It is a documentary by CNN Films, and is currently available for rent on Prime Video and YouTube TV.  At some point, Amazon will probably move it to the Prime free list. I saw it on CNN when it was released, and it is an excellent presentation of her entire career. 

[BobH07]

@MaVolta 

I have seen the Linda Ronstadt show and enjoyed it very much.

I like many other young men of that time had a crush on her.

Such an amazing voice!!

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 17th:

Mick Tucker (Sweet), deceased

Wolfgang Flur (Kraftwerk)

Ron Ashton (Iggy Pop), deceased

Mike Vale (Tommy James&the Shondells)

Damon Harris (Temptations), deceased

Chet McCracken (Doobie Brothers)

Phoebe Snow, deceased

[BobH07]

July 17

Spencer Davis               81

Geezer Butler.                71

(Black Sabbath)

Fran Smith Jr                 68

(Hooters)

Regina Belle                   57

Luke Bryan.                    44

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 16th:

Tony Jackson (Searchers), deceased

Desmond Dekker (Aces), deceased

Thomas Boggs (Boxtops)

Mark McIntee (Divinyls)

Luke Hemmings (5 Seconds of Summer)

[BobH07]

July 16

William Bell.          81

Ruben Blades        72

Stewart Copeland   68

(Police)

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 15th:

Peter Banks (Yes)

Jeff Carlisi (38 Special)

Alicia Bridges

[BobH07]

July 15

Millie Jackson           76

Peter Lewis.               75

(Moby Grape)

Linda Ronstadt.         74

Artimus Pyle.              72

(Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Marky Ramone.          68

Joe Satriani.                64

Jason Bonham.          54

[AARPLynne]

@BobH07, thanks for letting me know about the issue. Happy to help and I'm glad everything is back to normal!

[BobH07]

The original word association is fixed.

A special thanks to Lynne at AARP!!

[MaVolta]

@BeatleloverKT  -  Thanks for mentioning the Eagles concert. I'll look for it on YT. 

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born on July 14th:

Woody Guthrie, deceased

Jim Gordon (session drummer& writer,

Beach Boys, Clapton, others)

Tommy Mattola (Sony records)

Andy Newmark (John Lennon, Bowie, others)

Bob Casale (Devo)

Bob Birch (session bassist, Clapton,

Sir Elton, others, deceased

Taboo (Black eyed peas)

Ruben Studdard (American Idol)

[BeatleloverKT]

I watched on ESPN last night The Eagles

in concert Live at the Forum from 2018.
In the new line up now is Vince Gill and

Glenn Freys son Deacon, who looks and

sounds a lot like his Dad. They did a nice

tribute to Glenn and performed all

their hits. It was an excellent show

and it’s on YouTube also. 

[BobH07]

July 14

Chris Cross          68

(Ultravox)

Ellen Reid             54

(Crash Test Dummies)

Dan Reynolds.      33

(Imagine Dragons)

[BeatleloverKT]

I saw that. Killed himself. Depression is a

horrible disease. No one is immune sadly

[MaVolta]

Sad news today:  Benjamin Keough, son of Lisa Marie Presley and musician, Danny Keough, has died at the age of 27. He was the grandson of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. No details have been made public. As one might imagine, the family is devastated.  RIP.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/12/us/benjamin-keough-elvis-presley-grandson-death/index.html

[BobH07]

July 13

Roger McGuinn.         78

Louise Mandrell.        66

Mark Mendoza.          64

(Twisted Sister)

Will Champion.           42

(ColdPlay)

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 12th:

Howie Casey (worked with Sir Paul,

Wings,Chuck Berry, The Who)
Eric Carr (Kiss), deceased

Billy&Bobby Alessi (Alessi Brothers)

Dominic Howard (Muse)

[BobH07]

July 12

Christine McVie.         77

Walter Egan.                72

Sandi Patty.                 64

Dan Murphy.                58

(Soul Asylum)

Robin Wilson.               55

(Gin Blossums)

Kimberly Perry.             37

(The Band Perry)

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 11th:

Bonnie Pointer

Bennie DeFranco

John Kiffmeyer (Greenday)

Li’l Kim

Peter Pye (Honeycombs)

[BeatleloverKT]

Same thing for me @millineutron so it

must  be on AARP’s end. It’s only on

that game. Maybe email them for help?

[BobH07]

I am having the same problem.

[millineutron]

Hey, just wondering if anybody else is having problems with the Song Title Word Association game, or is it just me? When I go to it, the last response I can see says July 10, 2020 at 11:12 PM, but now all the Reply buttons are grayed out, so you can't add anything. Or at least I can't. Did we break it somehow? 😳

[BobH07]

July 11

Jeff Hanna       73

(Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

Richie Sambora       61

(Bon Jovi)

Suzanne Vega.       61

Scott Steiner.     55

(Weezer)

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 10th:

Ronny Dio (Black Sabbath, others), deceased 

Greg Kihn (Jeopardy)

Jessica Simpson

[BobH07]

July 10

Mavis Staples.         81

Jerry Miller.              77

  (Moby Grape)

Arlo Guthrie.        73

Dave Smalley       71

 (Raspberries)

Neil Tennant        66

 (Pet Shop Boys)

Bela Fleck          62

Gary LeVox        50

(Rascal Flatts)

Imelda May       46

[BeatleloverKT]

Also born July 9th:

Don McPherson (Main Ingredient), deceased

Bon Scott (AC/DC), deceased

Joe Micelli (John Fred&the Playboy band),

deceased
Mitch Mitchell (Jimmy Hendrix

Experience), deceased

Gwen Guthrie (worked with Aretha,

Madonna, others, deceased

DH Peligro (Dead Kennedys, Red hot chili 

peppers)

Jim Kerr (Simple Minds)

Jack White (White Stripes)

[BobH07]

July 9

Ed Ames.         93

Dee Dee Kennebrew    75

      (Crystals)

John Tesh         68

Debbie Sledge    66

Marc Almond      63

  (Soft Cell)

Courtney Love     56

[MaVolta]

I watched the show, also, and was very disappointed. It wasn't what I had expected and was not at all like the other virtual concerts that have been aired recently. There wasn't even a birthday greeting from Sir Paul. The video shown had been aired on YT after the concert last year. It was great seeing them together, but nothing new.

It looked like it was all thrown together at the last minute. Some of the videos were poor quality and the spliced together ones were awful.

I don't mind that the musicians are having these "concerts" as fundraisers. A few weeks ago, Paul Simon and Edie Brickell, with support from Willie Nelson, hosted A Night for Austin virtual concert that raised $600,000 in support of our local musicians, artists, and food bank. The videos were all good quality, and a lot of the musicians were old timers from 70's Austin. It was a real throw back experience. To the extent that I can, I don't mind supporting our local arts community.