The Hawk and The Dove were always my favourite duo.
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The Hawk and The Dove were always my favourite duo.
Born 3 Sept 1950, Nicky Horne is a DJ, who has worked for a variety of radio stations, including Capital Radio, The BBC and Boom Radio. He worked as a road manager for Emperor Rosko in 1969 before presenting shows on BBC Radio 1, from 1970 to 1973. I listen to him every day on Boom. #NickyHorne
Cosmopolitan March 1978 issue - How the weather affects you sexually (more, much more than you think). I so wish I'd read this article... #cosmopolitan
Brian May, Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen, 1978 🎸🎸 #TonyIommi #70srule
Born 3 Sep 1955 - Steve Jones, Sex Pistols guitarist. Jones was ranked #97 in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," published in 2015. He has released 2 solo albums, and worked with Johnny Thunders, Iggy Pop, Cheap Trick, Bob Dylan and Thin Lizzy. #SexPistols #SteveJones
Born 3 Sep 1948 - Donald Brewer, drummer for Grand Funk Railroad who had the US No.1 single with their version of 'The Loco-Motion', which was produced by Todd Rundgren. They were the most successful US Heavy Metal band of the 1970s selling over 20 million albums. #GrandFunkRailroad
"It was the 3rd of September That day I'll always remember 'cause I remember the day, that my daddy died Never got a chance to see him Never heard nothing but bad things about him. Momma I'm depending on you To tell me the truth Mama just hung her head and said..." #Temptations #PapaWasARollingStone
Born 3 Sep 1959, TV star Dick Strawbridge. His most famous show is Escape To The Chateau in which he and his wife Angel, along with their kids, move to a 19th century dilapidated chateau in France. The show follows them as they go about restoring the chateau to its former glory. #DickStrawbridge
Born 3 Sep 1940, actress Pauline Collins. She starred as parlourmaid Sarah Moffatt in the hit TV series 'Upstairs Downstairs' between 1971 and 1973, and was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Actress for her performance. She also played the title rile in Shirley Valentine in 1989. #PaulineCollins
Born 3 September 1932, actress Eileen Brennan. In 1980, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Goldie Hawn's nasty commanding officer in Private Benjamin. She reprised the role in the TV adaptation for which she won an Emmy and a Golden Globe. #EileenBrennan
Charlie's Angels - how three sweet Southern girls became TV's hit team. #CharliesAngels
Born 2nd September 1955, Linda Purl is a US actress. She is known for her roles as Ashley Pfister (Fonzie's girlfriend) on Happy Days (she originally played Gloria as Richie’s date in season 2 episodes 1, 2, 6 and 7) and Sheila Munroe in the 1982 horror film Visiting Hours. #LindaPurl #TheFonz
2nd Sept 1972, Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the self-penned 'You Wear It Well'. It was the singer's second UK No.1 and was taken from his No 1 album 'Never A Dull Moment'. #RodStewart
Bless This House was on TV from 2 Feb 1971 to 22 Apr 1976. Starring Sid James and Diana Coupland, it was created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver. In 2004, Bless This House was ranked in a BBC poll as the 67th Best British Sitcom of all time. #SidJames #BlessThisHouse
Born 2 Sep 1946 - Billy Preston, US singer, keyboard player. (1973 US No.1 single 'Will It Go Round In Circles', 1978 UK No.2 single with Syreeta 'With You I'm Born Again', & 1969 single 'Get Back' with The Beatles). John, Paul & George loved him. Preston died on 6 June 2006. #BillyPreston
2 Sept 1972 saw the start of the Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival (Bull Island Rock Festival). The Promoters were expecting 55,000 music fans but over 200,000 attended the festival. Many bands pulled out as the festival drifted steadily into anarchy amidst heavy rain and a lack of security. #ErieCanal
Bond Girls #8. Moonraker (1979) starred Texan actress #LoisChiles as Holly Goodhead opposite Roger Moore. She was certainly the most qualified Bond girl to appear so far, as she was an astrophysicist, NASA astronaut and CIA operative. Lois got the job after sitting next to Cubby on a plane journey.
I need no excuse to post another pic of Abba. So here they are! #Abba
No 1 in the UK singles chart on 1st Sept 1977 - "Way Down", a posthumous hit for the late, great Elvis, who had died a mere two weeks earlier. On Top Of The Pops, with the absence of a video, Pans People danced to his record. #Elvis
Released 1 Sep 1973, "I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter", the 3rd studio album by Gilbert O'Sullivan. After becoming one of the most successful performers in 1972, he pursued new directions with the album, taking influence from rock music and funk and incorporating electric keyboards. #GilbertOSullivan
5.7.0.5." was recorded by rock group City Boy & written by group members Lol Mason & Steve Broughton. The song was 1st released as a single in Sept 1978 and then as track 1 on the group's album, Book Early. It was their most successful song, making No 8 on the UK Singles Chart. #CityBoy
Born 1 Sept 1946 - Barry Gibb, singer, songwriter, producer, The Bee Gees, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Massachusetts', 1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Night Fever', plus over 30 other UK Top 40 singles over 4 decades). Barry is the only surviving member of the Bee Gees. #BeeGees #BarryGibb
Born 1 Sept 1944 - Archie Bell, lead singer with The Drells. Archie formed the group in 1966 with his friends James Wise, Willie Parnell and Billy Butler. They had the 1969 hit album 'There's Gonna Be a Showdown', which contained the 1972 UK No.11 single, 'Here I Go Again'. #ArchieBell
1 September 1974 - The Osmonds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Johnny Bristol song 'Love Me For A Reason', the group's only UK No.1. It was also a UK No.2 hit for Boyzone in 1994. #Osmonds #DonnyOsmond
Man on left: "It's true I tell you! Only last week, a huge bunny leapt out of this very item of headgear!" #GirlsOwnCC
Born 31 Aug 1928, James Coburn was a US actor who played quintessential tough guy roles in more than 70 action & Western films throughout the late '60s and '70s. He was characterized by his lanky physique and toothy grin. A martial arts student, Coburn was a close friend of Bruce Lee. #JamesCoburn
Born 31 Aug 1949, Richard Gere, whose performance in the movie American Gigolo (1980) cemented his position as a sex symbol in the 1980s. Following that, he co-starred with Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990) which made him one of the most bankable movie stars in the '90s. #RichardGere
Born 31 Aug 1948, Cyril Jordan, guitarist and founding member of cult band The Flamin' Groovies who had the 1976 album 'Shake Some Action'. San Francisco Weekly stated that Shake Some Action influenced the rise of power pop and punk in the US, and is a vital document of that era. #FlaminGroovies
Born 31 Aug 1945 - Northern Irish singer, songwriter and musician Van Morrison. Among many hit albums and singles, he had a 1979 hit with "Bright Side of the Road." His album 'Astral Weeks' was initially unsuccessful but later became a cult classic. Happy 80th birthday Van! #VanMorrison
31 Aug 1976 - George Harrison was found guilty of 'subconscious plagiarism' of the Ronnie Mack song 'He's So Fine', when writing 'My Sweet Lord'. Earnings from the song were awarded to Mack's estate; The Chiffons then recorded their own version of 'My Sweet Lord'. #GeorgeHarrison #MySweetLord
Born 31 Aug 1944, Roger Dean, artist, designer & publisher. He's best known for his work on posters and album covers, which he began painting in the late 1960s. The covers often feature exotic fantasy landscapes. His work has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. #RogerDean
Born 30 Aug 1954, Ronald Beitle, drummer with American funk rock band Wild Cherry, who had the 1976 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Play That Funky Music'. #RonaldBeitle #WildCherry
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30 August 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Gardens to raise money for the Willowbrook State School. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Lennon personally bought $60,000 worth of tickets which were given to volunteer fund-raisers. #JohnLennon
Born 30 August 1943, Robert Crumb is a cartoonist whose work is a satire on contemporary US culture. He played a major role during the underground comix movement of the 1960s, contributing to the movement's existence. He founded Zap Comix, the first major underground comix series. #RobertCrumb
30 Aug 1975 - Rod Stewart had his 5th UK No.1 album when Atlantic Crossing started a 5 week run at the top of the charts. The title indicated his new artistic direction and his departure to the US to escape the 83% top rate of income tax introduced by Harold Wilson's Labour. #RodStewart
Born 30 Aug 1939, John Peel (John Robert Parker Ravenscroft), BBC radio DJ, journalist and TV presenter. He was the longest running BBC Radio 1 DJ and the most influential British DJ ever. He was first to play Bowie, Bolan, The Smiths, The Fall, Blur and the White Stripes. #JohnPeel
Dana was born 30 Aug 1951. While still a schoolgirl, she won the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with "All Kinds of Everything". It became a worldwide million-seller & launched her music career. She entered politics in 1997 & later was elected as an MEP for Connacht–Ulster in 1999. #DANA
Born 29 Aug 1958, actor/comedian Lenny Henry. When still a teenager, he co-starred in the award-winning Saturday morning comedy Tiswas, with Chris Tarrant and Sally James. Amongst other things, it showcased Lenny's skills as an impressionist and led to numerous other acting roles. #LennyHenry
There weren't many British artists in the top 30. I can only see two! Bit different to three years previously...
The 1969 rooftop concert was a "free" concert - no one had to pay because no one dould see them!
29 August 1966,The Beatles played their last concert before a paying audience, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco to a crowd of 25,000. John and Paul, knowing that this will be the last concert ever, bring cameras on stage and take pictures between songs. #Beatles
29 Aug 1970, Edwin Starr started a 3 week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'War', his only No.1. It reached No.3 in the UK. The song was written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong & sung by The Temptations on their album. Motown didn't want to alienate fans so passed it to Edwin. #War
Born 29 Aug 1938, Elliott Gould is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice & his perfomances in Robert Altman films such as M*A*S*H, Nashville, & The Long Goodbye. Fans also loved him as Jack Geller in Friends & as Reuben Tishkoff in Ocean's Eleven. #ElliottGould
Born 29 August 1915, Swedish actress #IngridBergman. Known for her natural beauty, she starred in Casablanca (1942) as Ilsa Lund. She made 3 films with Alfred Hitchcock: Spellbound, Notorious, and Under Capricorn. She is often regarded as 1 of the most influential screen figures in cinema history.
Mr Michael Jackson was born on 29th August 1958. Before his massive success with Sony/Epic, he scored some huge solo hits with Motown, including 'Ben', 'Got to be There' and 'One Day in your Life'. He died, aged just 50, in 2009. He was a genius. #MichaelJackson
Born 29th Aug 1947, James Hunt was a British racing driver who earned the nickname 'Hunt the Shunt' for his action-packed and often reckless exploits on the track. In 1976, he won the Formula One World Championship in his first year with McLaren. He died when he was just 45. #JamesHunt
Bond Girls #7. Barbara Bach starred as Major Anya Amasova opposite Bond in 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977). She was the 1st Bond girl who was the equal of Bond in every way. They spent the story trying to score points against each other. Barbara subsequently married Ringo Starr in 1981. #BarbaraBach
Born 28 Aug 1917, comic artist Jack Kirby. He initially drew comics under various pseudonyms, such as "Jack Curtiss" and "Curt Davis." He worked with Marvel, where he co-created characters such as The Fantastic Four and the X-Men. He then joined DC, where he created the Fourth World Saga. #JackKirby
Born 28 Aug 1949, singer/songwriter Hugh Cornwell. Cornwell was the lead guitarist in the Stranglers and he also sang the majority of songs, with Burnel handling lead vocals on about a 3rd of the songs. They became the most commercially successful band to emerge on the UK punk scene. #HughCornwell
Born 28 Aug 1951, singer Wayne Osmond. After their early singles failed, MGM Records signed the Osmonds, inspired by the success of the Jackson 5, and sent them to Muscle Shoals, where they recorded One Bad Apple, a song initially written for the Jacksons but rejected by their label. #WayneOsmond
'In The Year 2525' by Zager & Evans was No 1 in the UK singles chart on 28 Aug 1969. The overriding theme, of a world doomed by its passive acquiescence to and overdependence on its own overdone technologies, struck a resonant chord then and is still very relevant today. #ZagerandEvans
Good evening from Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. #Abba
28 Aug 1972, Alice Cooper was at No.1 on the singles chart with 'School's Out'. He was inspired to write the song when answering, "What's the greatest 3 minutes of your life?". He said "There's twice during the year. One is Christmas morning, the other is the last day of school." #AliceCooper
28 Aug 1968, Tammy Wynette recorded 'Stand By Your Man' at Epic studios after an idea from producer, Billy Sherrill. Wynette & Sherrill completed the song in 15 minutes & it proved to be the most successful record of her career. It made 19 in the US singles chart & No 1 in the UK. #TammyWynette
Born 27 August 1951 Kevin Kavanaugh, from the Jersey Shore group Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes who had the 1978 album Hearts Of Stone and have released at least ten other albums. #SouthsideJohnny
27 August 1977 - The Floaters were at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'Float On'. It was the only UK hit for the Soul/funk act from Detroit, making them One Hit Wonders in the UK. #TheFloaters
Born 27 August 1943, US actress Tuesday Weld. She co-starred in the 1977 film 'Looking for Mr. Goodbar' which was inspired by the 1973 murder of New York City schoolteacher Roseann Quinn. She was once married to Dudley Moore and briefly dated Al Pacino. #TuesdayWeld
Born 27 August 1956, Glen Matlock, best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a songwriter on 10 of the 12 songs on the Sex Pistols' studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. #GlenMatlock
Ray Dorset was certainly a very talented songwriter. Not only did he write two No. 1 hits for his own group, Mungo Jerry (In The Summertime and Baby Jump), he also wrote "Feels Like I'm In Love" which was a No 1 hit for Kellie Marie in Sept 1980. And those sideburns! #RayDorset
New Musical Express 26 Aug 1972. Bolan announces the release of his brand new single "Children of the Revolution" which is my favourite T. Rex single. #MarcBolan #TRex
The Isle of Wight Festival had more people attending than Woodstock! Approx 200,000 more at IOW.
26 August 1977 - Uriah Heep, Thin Lizzy, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Golden Earring, Aerosmith, Doobie Brothers, Hawkwind, Racing Cars, John Miles, Graham Parker, The Enid and Frankie Miller's Full House all appeared at the 17th Reading Festival. A 3 day ticket cost £7.95. #ReadingFestival
26 August 1970, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, (his last ever UK appearance), Donovan, Jethro Tull, Family, Mungo Jerry, ELP, The Doors, The Who, The Moody Blues, Procol Harum & Free all appeared over 3 days at the 3rd Isle Of Wight Festival. Weekend tickets were £3. #JimiHendrix
Born 26 Aug 1938 - drummer Jet Black (Brian John Duffy), 1 of the founding members of The Stranglers & who is now 1 of the oldest working rock drummers. Before forming The Stranglers, Black was a successful businessman up until the mid-1970s, owning a fleet of ice cream vans. #JetBlack
Born 26 Aug 1946, actress Alison Steadman. She received the 1977 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for the play Abigail's Party. It was a suburban situation comedy of manners and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in the 1970s. #AlisonSteadman
Bond Girls #6. In The Man With The Golden Gun (1974), Britt Ekland played the part of Goodnight, Bond's able assistant. Britt had wanted to be in a Bond film since the mid 60s; the directors were persuaded to give her the role after seeing her in The Wicker Man (1973). #BrittEkland #JamesBond
Born 25 Aug 1949, co-founder of the rock band Kiss, Gene Simmons is also known by his stage persona, The Demon. With his band, he has over 25 gold albums. A devoted philanthropist, he has donated to charities related to underprivileged children. He owns a magazine and a label. #GeneSimmons
Born 25 Aug 1930, the 1st person to play James Bond on screen, actor Sean Connery went on to star in 7 films of the franchise. The role catapulted him to international fame. He also had critical & commercial success in films including Murder on the Orient Express & The Untouchables. #SeanConnery
25th Aug 1973, One hit wonders band Stories started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Brother Louie'. Hot Chocolate, who had a No.7 hit with the same song in the UK, originally wrote the song. #Stories #HotChocolate
Everybody's in Show-Biz' was released by The Kinks on 25 Aug 1972. It's often seen by fans as a transition album, marking a change in Ray Davies' songwriting style toward more theatrical, campy and vaudevillian work, as evidenced by the rock-opera concept albums that followed. #TheKinks
25 Aug 1975, Bruce Springsteen released his 3rd studio album 'Born to Run'. The album peaked at No.3 on the Billboard chart, eventually selling 6 million copies in the US and has since been considered by critics to be one of the greatest albums in popular music. #BruceSpringsteen
Born 25 Aug 1954 - singer/songwriter Elvis Costello (Declan McManus). His first album "My Aim Is True", released in 1977, was critically acclaimed and contained the hit single 'Alison.' 'Watching the Detectives', although released at the same time, was not included on the album. #ElvisCostello
I don't think Terry Wogan was a sex pest. Or Tony Blackburn come to that.
Even Joe 90 was better than Blake's 7!
Released 24 Aug 1970, Spirit in the Dark was the 17th studio album by Aretha Franklin. "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" hit No.1 in the R&B and was another million selling 45 for Aretha. This was Aretha's 1st Atlantic album to fall short of the Top 20 but is still considered one of her classic LPs.
24 Aug 1974, Paul Anka with Odia Coates started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with '(You're) Having My Baby', Anka's 24th US top 40 hit. It made No.6 in the UK. #PaulAnka
Born 24 Aug 1934 in Birmingham, Kenny Baker was an English actor, comedian and musician. He portrayed the character R2-D2 in the Star Wars franchise and also appeared in The Elephant Man, Time Bandits, Willow, Flash Gordon, Amadeus and Labyrinth. He died in 2016, aged 81. #R2D2 #KennyBaker
In 1974 Smash became popular in the convenience food market after Cadbury launched an advertising campaign by agency Boase Massimi Pollitt featuring the Smash Martians, who would watch humans preparing mashed potato the traditional way instead of using potato granules and laugh. #Smash
24 August 1975 - Queen started recording #BohemianRhapsody at Rockfield studios in Monmouth, Wales. Freddie Mercury directed the band throughout the sessions. May, Mercury, and Taylor sang their vocal parts continually for 10 to 12 hours a day, resulting in 180 separate overdubs. #Queen
Born 24 Aug 1948 - Jean-Michel Jarre, French multi-instrumentalist. His 1977 hit instrumental album 'Oxygene' was a natural successor to Mike Oldfield's 1973 no. 1 album 'Tubular Bells'. We played Oxygene Part 6 at my dad's funeral because he loved it so much. #JeanMichelJarre
Charlie Watts passed away 4 years ago today, aged 80. His 1st appearance with the Stones was in Feb 63; he remained with the band for 58 years until his death, at which time he, Jagger and Richards were the only members of the band to have performed on all of their studio albums. #CharlieWatts
Born 24 August 1957 and one half of the famous comedy duo Fry and Laurie, Stephen Fry is an English actor and comedian. Considered a living legend by many, he has made major contributions to the fields of entertainment and literature. He has written a number of bestselling books. #StephenFry
Born 23 Aug 1930, Vera Miles is a US retired actress. She is known for appearing in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and for playing Lila Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) and Richard Franklin's sequel Psycho II (1983). She's 95 today. Happy birthday Vera! #VeraMiles #Psycho
Perhaps you'd like to enjoy this one too? I took this 3 weeks ago in Exeter, Devon.
Oxo launched a long-running advertising campaign in 1983, when the "Oxo Family" debuted on TV. The adverts, starring Lynda Bellingham, usually featured the family sitting down to a meal at which Oxo gravy was served. The product was not mentioned by name, just appearing as a logo. #LyndaBellingham
23rd August 1980 - David Bowie was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Ashes To Ashes', his 2nd UK No.1. The video for 'Ashes to Ashes' was one of the most iconic of the 1980s and costing £250,000, it was, at the time, the most expensive music video ever made. #Bowieforever #AshestoAshes
23 Aug 1971 - Diana Ross was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Still Waiting', the singer's 1st solo UK No.1. The song which spent 4 weeks at the top of the charts was released after Radio 1 DJ Tony Blackburn played it every day as his Record Of The Week on his morning programme. #DianaRoss
Born 23rd Aug 1949, actress Shelley Long is best known for her Golden Globe, and Emmy-winning performance as Diane Chambers in the NBC sitcom Cheers. She received 5 Emmy nominations, winning Outstanding Lead Actress in 1983. She later reprised the role in Frasier. #ShelleyLong
Born 23rd Aug 1931, Barbara Eden is a US actress and singer, who starred as the title character in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970). Her other roles included Roslyn Pierce opposite Elvis Presley in Flaming Star & Lt Cathy Connors in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. 94 today. #BarbaraEden
Born 23 August 1946, Keith Moon, drummer who played with rock band The Who. He was known for his unique style and eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour. His drumming continues to receive praise from both critics and musicians. He died in 1978, aged just 32. #KeithMoon #TheWho
Born 22 Aug 1917, John Lee Hooker, US Blues singer, and guitarist who had the 1951 US million selling album I'm In The Mood, and the 1964 UK hit single 'Dimples'. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been cited as one of the greatest male blues vocalists of all time. #JohnLeeHooker
22 Aug 1979, In Through the Out Door was released in the US; it was Led Zeppelin's last album while all 4 members were alive. 'Fool in the Rain' was released as a single in the US. The album has been certified 6 times Platinum by the RIAA for US sales in excess of 6 million copies. #LedZeppelin
22nd August 1970 - Creedence Clearwater Revival started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their fifth studio album Cosmo's Factory. The name of the album comes from the warehouse in Berkeley where the band rehearsed. #creedenceclearwaterrevival #cosmosfactory
UB40 founder, songwriter/saxophonist Brian Travers died 4 years ago today, aged only 62. In 1977, when my friend Christine worked in the Unemployment Benefit Office in B'ham, the members of UB40 used to sign on during her shift. They got their name from the form they used to sign. RIP Brian. #UB40
Catch Bull at Four was released by Cat Stevens in 1972. The title is taken from one of the Ten Bulls of Zen. In the US the album spent 3 weeks at no 1 on the Billboard 200. It also reached no 1 in Australia & Canada and became Cat's 2nd album to reach no 2 on the UK Albums Chart. #CatStevens
