February 6th 1945

**panosol** Δευ Φεβ 06, 2017 7:29 pm

February 6th 1945, Born on this day, Bob Marley singer / songwriter / guitarist and peace activist who had the 1981 UK No.8 single with ‘No Woman No Cry’, plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles and the 1976 US No.8 & UK No. 15 album ‘Rastaman Vibration’. Marley died of cancer on May 11th 1981. The 1984 ‘Best Of’ album spent 330 weeks on the UK chart. In 1990, February 6th was proclaimed a national holiday in Jamaica to commemorate his birth. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

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**panosol** Τρι Φεβ 07, 2017 7:21 pm

February 7th 1981, John Lennon was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Woman', an ode to his wife Yoko Ono. It was Lennon's third No.1 in seven weeks after his death on December 8, 1980.

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**panosol** Τετ Φεβ 08, 2017 7:16 pm

February 8th 1975, Bob Dylan went to No.1 on the US chart with his 15th studio album Blood On The Tracks, his second US No.1 album. The album has become one of Dylan's all-time best-selling studio releases, with a double-platinum US certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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**panosol** Πεμ Φεβ 09, 2017 7:46 pm

February 9th 1942, Born on this day, Carole King, US singer, songwriter who wrote many songs with Gerry Goffin including the 1962 UK No.3 & US No.22 single, 'It Might As Well Rain Until September'. Her 1970 US No.1 album 'Tapestry' has sold over 15 million copies and became a Grammy award winner in 71.

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**panosol** Παρ Φεβ 10, 2017 7:29 pm

February 10th 1937, Born on this day, Roberta Flack, US singer, songwriter, who had the 1972 US No.1 single 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', 1973 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Killing Me Softly With His Song'.

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**panosol** Δευ Φεβ 13, 2017 7:18 pm

February 11th 1946, Born on this day, Ray Lake, singer with The Real Thing, who had the 1976 UK No.1 single 'You To Me Are Everything'.

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**panosol** Δευ Φεβ 13, 2017 7:20 pm

February 12th 1959, Born on this day, Per Gessle, guitar, vocals, with Swedish group Roxette, who had the 1990 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'It Must Of Been Love'.

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**panosol** Δευ Φεβ 13, 2017 7:23 pm

February 13th 1950, Born on this day, Peter Gabriel, singer, songwriter with Genesis who had the 1974 UK No.21 single 'I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe'. Gabriel left Genesis in 1975 to launch his solo career and had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Sledgehammer' from the 1986 UK No.1 & US No.2 album 'So'.

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**panosol** Τρι Φεβ 14, 2017 7:06 pm

February 14th 1945, Born on this day, Vic Briggs, guitarist with The Animals, who had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'.

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**panosol** Τετ Φεβ 15, 2017 7:10 pm

February 15th 1945, Born on this day, John Helliwell, saxophonist with Supertramp, who had the 1979 UK No.7 & US No.6 single 'The Logical Song'.

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**panosol** Πεμ Φεβ 16, 2017 7:17 pm

February 16th 1982, The Jam were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Town Called Malice', & 'Precious', their third No.1 spent three weeks at the top of the chart.

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**panosol** Παρ Φεβ 17, 2017 7:29 pm

February 17th 1966, Nancy Sinatra was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'These Boots Are Made For Walking', Frank's eldest daughters first No.1. Written by Lee Hazlewood Sinatra's recording of the song was made with the help of Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew.

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**panosol** Σαβ Φεβ 18, 2017 8:15 pm

February 18th 1954, Born on this day, John Travolta, actor, singer, who had the 1978 UK & US No.1 single with Olivia Newton John, 'You're The One That I Want'. The track topped the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks in the summer of 1978 and as of 2008, is still the sixth best-selling single ever in the UK where it has sold over 2,015,000 copies. His mother and his sister Ann appeared as extras in Saturday Night Fever and his sister Ellen appeared as a waitress in Grease.

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**panosol** Κυρ Φεβ 19, 2017 7:30 pm

[center]February 19th 1957, Born on this day, Falco, (Hans Holzl), who had the 1986 UK & US No.1 single 'Rock Me Amadeus'. Falco became the first-ever Austrian act to score a UK and US No.1 hit single. He was killed in a car accident on 6th February 1998.

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**panosol** Δευ Φεβ 20, 2017 7:13 pm

February 20th 1946, Born on this day, J Geils, guitarist, with The J. Geils Band who had the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Centerfold', which was taken from their US No.1 1981 album 'Centerfold'.

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**panosol** Τρι Φεβ 21, 2017 7:25 pm

February 21st 1933, Born on this day, Nina Simone, (Eunice Wayman), US jazz, blues singer who had the 1959 US No.18 single 'I Love You, Porgy', and the 1968 UK No.2 single 'Ain't Got No I Got Life'. Simone died of cancer on 21st April 2003.

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**panosol** Τετ Φεβ 22, 2017 7:09 pm

February 22nd 1974, Born on this day, James Blunt, (born James Hillier Blount), singer, songwriter and former Army captain. Blunt had the 2005 UK No.1 single 'You're Beautiful' and the 2005 UK No.1 album Back To Bedlam. He became the first British artist to top the American singles chart in nearly a decade when 'You're Beautiful' reached No.1 in 2006. The last British artist to do so was Elton John in 1997 with 'Candle in the Wind'.

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**panosol** Πεμ Φεβ 23, 2017 7:13 pm

February 23rd 1955, Born on this day, Howard Jones, singer, songwriter, keyboards who had the 1983 UK No.2 single 'What Is Love', plus 9 other UK Top 40 singles. His 1984 album 'Human's Lib' spent over a year on the UK chart. Scored the 1986 US No.4 single 'No One Is To Blame'. Jones has also been a member of Ringo Starr's All Star Band.

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**panosol** Παρ Φεβ 24, 2017 7:23 pm

February 24th 1959, Born on this day, Colin Farley, bassist with Cutting Crew who had the 1987 US No.1 & 1986 UK No.4 single 'I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight'.

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**panosol** Σαβ Φεβ 25, 2017 7:31 pm

February 25th 1989, Simple Minds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Belfast Child.' At 6 minutes 39 seconds it became the second-longest running No.1 after The Beatles 'Hey Jude'.

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**panosol** Κυρ Φεβ 26, 2017 7:17 pm

February 26th 1945, Born on this day, Bob The Bear Hite, vocalist and harmonica player with Canned Heat who had the 1968 US No.11 single with ‘Going Up The Country’ and a 1970 UK No.2 single with ‘Let’s Work Together’. He died on April 5th 1981.

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**panosol** Δευ Φεβ 27, 2017 7:10 pm

February 27th 1950, Born on this day, Robert Balderrama, from American group Question Mark and the Mysterians who had the 1966 US No. 1 & UK No.37 single '96 Tears'. (which was also a UK No.17 hit for The Stranglers in 1990).

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**panosol** Τρι Φεβ 28, 2017 7:45 pm

February 28th 1957, Born on this day, Ian Stanley, keyboards, with Tears For Fears who had the 1985 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World'.

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**panosol** Τετ Μαρ 01, 2017 7:21 pm

March 1st 1980, Blondie were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Atomic' the group's third UK No.1 single from their album 'Eat To The Beat'.

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**panosol** Πεμ Μαρ 02, 2017 7:27 pm

March 2nd 1943, Born on this day, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, (1968 'White Light, White Heat'), solo, (1973 UK No.10 & US No.16 single 'Walk On The Wildside', 1997 UK No.1 charity single 'Perfect Day'). Reed died on 27th Oct 2013 aged 71.

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