Birthdays, Deaths and other announcements

[BobH07]

Happy 90th birthday to Frankie Valli

[1968Hoya46]

Duane Eddy.   Died at 86.  RIP.

[MaVolta]

Happy Birthday, Willie!

Big shout out to Willie Nelson, 91 years young today (and tomorrow). Willie explains that he was born just before midnight, April 29th, but his birth was not registered until April 30th. So he gets to celebrate two days.

[BeatleloverKT]

God bless Willie 💜

[BobH07]

Mike Pinder, the last surviving member of the original Moody Blues, has died.

He was 82.

[BobH07]

Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers has died. He was 80.

[WebWiseWoman]

He will be so missed...

[MaVolta]

The Beatles just announced that the Let It Be movie has been fully restored, and will stream on Disney+ beginning May 8th.

Looks like I’m in for another month of Disney+. Hope they will do the re-release on DVD. Then I’ll have a complete set of Let It Be. 😎

[WebWiseWoman]

NO! Paul McCartney announced, not The Beatles he destroyed decades ago with his peevish jealous rhetoric...

Just another money grab for "Sir Paul". He used and abused his band mates, spouses and others...

Hopefully, just as his AI scheme fails, so will Paul's money grab with re-issue of this film.

[BeatleloverKT]

Can’t wait to see it! And fyi- Disney+ is included with Hulu, which I have 😎

[MaVolta]

Happy Birthday to Ritchie Blackmore, 79 today! 🎸

[MaVolta]

Elton John and Bernie Taupin were awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The tribute was broadcast on PBS. If you missed the show, It is streaming on PBS.org or the PBS app. 

Performers include Annie Lennox, Garth Brooks, Brandi Carlile, Joni Mitchell, Jakob Lusk, Charlie Puth, Maren Morris, Metallica, and host Billy Porter.

Elton’s band backed several artists, and Sir Elton performed three songs at the end of the show: Mona Lisas And Mad-hatters (once said it was his favorite), Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting, and Your Song.

Metallica’s Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding was awesome, and probably the surprise of the evening.

https://youtu.be/ON23_z-k_N8?si=RNqA7eSHd-yy8BS5

[BeatleloverKT]

Wow- Metallica absolutely crushed this iconic Elton

tune!! Loved it!!

[BeatleloverKT]

No duo more deserving of any award they get. Sounds

like a must watch!

[MaVolta]

I corrected that to PBS.org website.

[1968Hoya46]

Clarence "Frogman" Henry died 4/7/2024.  RIP Frog Dude.

[BeatleloverKT]

Watched Family Band: The Cowsills Story. All I can say is

wow. Nothing is ever what it seems. It's on Amazon Prime

[MaVolta]

Mark Knopfler has a new album set to release 12 April:

One Deep River.

Three songs have been released early. I’m liking what I hear! 

Watch Me Gone

https://youtu.be/cRF1w0yOheo?si=Gw0nODf-vwzDJDEA

Ahead Of The Game

https://youtu.be/gaAtqgbA5WA?si=Z8HT7m2v0Jhzy85L

Two Pairs Of Hands

https://youtu.be/YfY6do4bzQY?si=q3qDsfCKxoDdqOvy

[MaVolta]

Sheryl Crow just released a new album titled Evolution. 

Will be listening to it soon!

[BobH07]

Happy birthday to Diana Ross who is 80 today.

[BeatleloverKT]

Billy Joels 100th show at Madison Square Gardens

airs on April 14th at 9pm on CBS. A must for any fan

of his music. Here's some trivia about his shows there:

1. This is his first concert to air on network television.

2. He has sold out Madison Square Garden more than

any other artist.

3. His first show was in 1978. Every single

show of his was sold out.

I, for one, can't wait to see it!!

[BobH07]

Happy 80th birthday to John Sebastian (Lovin Spoonful)

[BobH07]

Eric Carmen (lead singer of the Raspberries) died this past weekend. He was 74.

[MaVolta]

Happy Birthday to Jon Bon Jovi, who is 62 today!

[BeatleloverKT]

Henry Fambrough, the last surviving original

member of the iconic group The Spinners

has passed at age 85 of natural causes. RIP 😥

[BobH07]

Singer Toby Keith has died from stomach cancer. He was 62.

[BobH07]

The singer Melanie has died. She was 76.

[MaVolta]

Bon Jovi fans:  A new four part docuseries, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, is coming to Hulu on April 26th. The band is celebrating their 40th Anniversary this year. 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bon-jovi-documentary-hulu-1235803400/

Looks like I’ll have to get a month of Hulu in April! 😎

[BobH07]

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the Shangri-Las has died. She was 75.

[MaVolta]

Congrats to Sir Elton John on achieving the prized EGOT status after his Emmy win on Monday evening. Sir Elton was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (live), Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium. The Emmy win completed the EGOT honor, along with his five Grammies, two Oscars (both for Best Original Song), and one Tony (Best Original Score).