Archive for the ‘Rock ‘n’ roll’ Category
Fred Milano of the Belmonts dies aged 72
Written by admin on January 3, 2012 – 8:21 am -Founding member of the Belmonts, Fred Milano, passed away on Sunday from lung cancer. He was 72.
Milano was born in New York on August 22, 1939 and formed the Belmonts as a teenager in the mid-1950s, along with Angelo D’Aleo and Carlo Mastrangelo. After joining forces with Dion DiMucci, the group entered their most successful period, with classic singles including “I Wonder Why” and “Teenager In Love.”
Tags: Dion and the Belmonts, Dion DiMucci, Fred Milano, Fred Milano death, I Wonder Why, Teenager in Love, The Belmonts
Posted in 60s pop, Obituaries, Rock 'n' roll | 1 Comment »
Musicians we lost in 2011
Written by admin on December 31, 2011 – 8:50 am -As 2011 comes to an end, we remember the singers, songwriters and others who the music industry lost this year.
Tags: music deaths in 2011, stars who died in 2011
Posted in 60s pop, American Rock, British Invasion, Folk, Motown, Rock 'n' roll, Soul | 3 Comments »
Happy 80th Birthday Scotty Moore
Written by admin on December 27, 2011 – 6:00 pm -Today we celebrate the 80th birthday of Scotty Moore, who as the guitarist in Elvis Presley’s original band is one of the most innovative and influential figures in rock ‘n’ roll.
Winfield Scott Moore III was born on December 27, 1931 near Gadsden, Tennessee and began playing guitar as a child. After serving in the Navy from 1948 to 1952, he formed a country band called “The Starlite Wranglers” which also featured future Elvis bassist Bill Black. Everything would change in July 1954 when Sun Records owner, Sam Phillips, asked Scotty to work with an enthusiastic young singer called Elvis Presley.
Tags: Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Scotty Moore birthday
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History of the UK Christmas Number One
Written by admin on December 22, 2011 – 4:49 pm - |
As the Military Wives take on the X-Factor winners, Little Mix, for this year’s UK Christmas number one single, we look back at the songs that have reached the top spot at Christmas since the inception of the UK singles chart in 1952.* |
Tags: 2 Become 1, Christmas Number One, Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, Harry Belafonte, I Feel Fine, Mary’s Boy Child, Merry Xmas Everybody, Mistletoe and Wine, Robbie Williams, Slade, Somethin Stupid, Spice Girls, The Beatles
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Song of the Week #84 – “C’mon Everybody”
Written by admin on December 12, 2011 – 7:19 pm - |
Eddie Cochran’s classic rock ‘n’ roll song “C’mon Everybody” is this week’s Song of the Week. |
Tags: C'mon Everybody, Eddie Cochran, Humble Pie, Led Zeppelin
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