The 70s Guy

He did, and it was a wonderful version! I've seen it on YouTube and it made my hair stand up!

Jackson Browne

Born 9 Oct 1948, 6 time Grammy-nominated rock singer Jackson Browne has sold more than 30 million albums in the U.S. Best known for his hits, Running on Empty, and Doctor My Eyes, he was featured on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. He is an avid environmentalist.
#JacksonBrowne

9 Oct 1969, for the 1st time in the history of the show, the BBC’s Top Of The Pops producers refused to air the No. 1 song, ‘Je T’aime... Moi Non Plus’, the erotic French language love song by Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin. The song had the voices of Gainsbourg and Birkin apparently making love.

9 Oct 1976, The #SexPistols signed to EMI records for £40,000. The contract was terminated 3 months later with the label stopping production of the 'Anarchy In The UK' single. EMI later issued a statement saying it felt unable to promote The Sex Pistols records in view of their adverse publicity.

9 Oct 1978, Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel died of cancer, aged just 49. Artists who recorded his songs included, Ray Charles, Scott Walker, Alex Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, David Bowie, Nina Simone and Terry Jacks. Bowie recorded his famous "Amsterdam" track. #JacquesBrel

Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Ian Dury - England's Glory
"Frankie Howerd, Noel Coward and garden gnomes
Frankie Vaughan, Kenneth Horne, Sherlock Holmes
Monty, Biggles and Old King Cole
In the pink or on the dole
Oliver Twist and Long John Silver
Captain Cook and Nelly Dean
Enid Blyton, Gilbert Harding"
#IanDury

Sharon Osbourne

Born 9 Oct 1952, Sharon Osbourne. Ozzy’s wife, she was his music manager. She rejuvenated Ozzy’s career by organizing the Ozzfest tour, was the star of the reality show The Osbournes, wrote several books, was a panelist on Loose Women & judged America's Got Talent and The X Factor. #SharonOsbourne

John Entwistle, bass player with The Who

Born 9th Oct 1941, John Entwistle was a singer-songwriter, bass guitarist and music producer. He co-founded The Who and served as the original bass guitarist and backing vocalist. Nicknamed Thunderfingers, Entwistle was named in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Bass Players. #JohnEntwistle

Ruth Ellis

Born 9th Oct 1926, Ruth Ellis, British nightclub hostess and convicted murderer who became the very last woman to be executed in the UK. She was hanged on 13th July 1955. #RuthEllis

John Lennon, who would have been 85 today.

John Lennon was born on 9th Oct 1940. He would be 85 today. His single 'Imagine' was recorded in May 1971. A 2002 survey by Guinness World Records named it the 2nd best single of all time, while Rolling Stone ranked it number 3 in their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". #JohnLennon

Very true - she does, doesn't she!

Sorry about that, I stand corrected.

Ray Reardon

Born 8 Oct 1932, Ray Reardon was a Welsh snooker player who dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning the World Snooker Championship 6 times & claiming more than a dozen other titles. Until his mid-30s he worked as a coal miner then a police officer while playing snooker as an amateur. #RayReardon

Hawkwind's In Search Of Space album cover

Released 8 Oct 1971, In Search Of Space by #Hawkwind. The band started recording the album at George Martin's AIR Studios but after a week, the engineers were said to be reluctant to work with the band after friends of the band broke into George Martin's drinks cabinet & pinched all his booze.

Ardal O'Hanlon

Born 8 Oct 1965, Ardal O'Hanlon is an Irish comedian, actor, and author. He played Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted (1995–1998), George Sunday/Thermoman in My Hero (2000–2005), and DI Jack Mooney in Death in Paradise (2017–2020). He's 60 today! #ArdalOHanlon

album cover Led Zeppelin ll

8 Oct 1971 Led Zeppelin II was enjoying its 100th week on the UK album charts. It was the band's 1st album to hit No.1 in the US, knocking The Beatles' Abbey Road twice off the top spot, where it stayed for 7 weeks. When 1st released, the album had advance orders of 400,000 copies in the US. #LedZep

David Soul

8th October 1977, one half of TV cop show "Starsky & Hutch", David Soul was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Silver Lady', his second and last UK No.1 single. A confirmed Anglophile, David moved here in the mid 90s & married a Brit in 2010 (Helen Snell). He died in 2024, aged 80. #DavidSoul

Ditto, dude!

Happy birthday Sigurney!

Johnny Ramone, demonstrating his versatility with a guitar

Born 8 Oct 1948 - Johnny Ramone, (John Cummings) guitarist from US punk rock band, Ramones who had the 1977 hit single 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker'. They are often cited as the first band to define the punk rock sound. Cummings died of prostate cancer in Sept 2004. #JohnnyRamone

The band The Three Degrees

Born 8 Oct 1947 - US singer Sheila Ferguson from The Three Degrees. She sang lead vocals on most of the group's biggest hits, most notably the 1974 'When Will I See You Again', which was a huge success, topping the UK Singles Chart and reaching no 2 on the US chart. #SheilaFerguson

Paul Hogan showing his knife to his new girlfriend

Born 8 Oct 1939, actor Paul Hogan. He starred in the film 'Crocodile Dundee' which produced one of my favorite lines ever from a movie. After Hogan was threatened by a punk in New York, wielding a weapon, he turns to his new girlfriend and says: "That's not a knife. This is a knife!" #PaulHogan

actress Sigourney Weaver

Born 8 Oct 1949, actress Sigourney Weaver. She rose to fame playing Ellen Ripley in the film Alien (1979), which earned her a nomination for a BAFTA. She reprised the role with a critically acclaimed performance in Aliens (1986), for which she received her 1st Oscar nomination. #SigourneyWeaver

Journalist, Clive James

Born 7 Oct 1939, Clive James was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the UK from 1962 until his death in 2019. He become TV critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour. A genius, I loved him. #CliveJames

John Mellencamp with his guitar

Born 7 Oct 1951, singer/songwriter John Mellencamp. He found huge success in the 1980s starting in 1982, with a string of top 10 singles, including "Hurts So Good", "Jack & Diane", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town"& "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." #JohnMellencamp

The four members of the band Joy Division

7th Oct 1979, Factory Records released 'Transmission', the debut single by English post-punk band Joy Division. In May 2007, NME magazine placed 'Transmission' at No.20 in its list of the 50 "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever", one place below their 3rd single 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'. #JoyDivision

John Lennon with Yoko Ono, displaying his newly-acquired Green Card on 7 Oct 1976.

7 Oct 1976 John Lennon was awarded a Green Card-permanent residency status which overturned efforts by the US Govt to deport him. The US Court of Appeal ruled that his arrest in the UK for dope possession was "contrary to US ideas of due process & was invalid as a means of banishing him from the US"

Midnight Wind by The Charlie Daniels Band album cover

Released 7 Oct 1977, Midnight Wind by The Charlie Daniels Band. AllMusic says, "Midnight Wind is an overlooked title in the Charlie Daniels Band oeuvre, never appearing on CD until Raven released an expanded version called Midnight Wind...Plus in 2009." It was certified Gold by the RIAA in Feb 1995.

A cartoonish depiction of musicians on the tarmac beneath an aeroplane. The album's title is in white on black, using all caps, at top left. The group's name is in red on white on the plane's side.

Released 7 Oct 1974, 'Living in the 70's' was the debut album by Australian band Skyhooks. It spent 16 weeks at the top of the national albums chart in February 1975, and became the highest-selling album by an Australian artist in the country, eventually achieving sales of 375,000 copies. #Skyhooks

Members of 10cc including songwriter/drummer Kevin Godley (80 years old today)

Born 7 Oct 1945 - Kevin Godley, singer/songwriter and drummer with 10cc, (1975 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'I'm Not In Love', plus 10 other UK Top 30 hits including 2 No.1's). He went on to found Godley And Creme (with Lol Creme) and had a 1981 UK No.3 single 'Under Your Thumb'. #KevinGodley #10CC