Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Listen To What The Man Said’, his fourth US No.1, and No.6 hit in the UK, (the track features Tom Scott playing the saxophone solo). It went on to sell a million copies in America and reached No.6 in the UK. Wings…

Born this day, 1941 – Lonnie Mack, American rock, blues and country singer-guitarist. In the early 1960s, he was a “pioneer” in virtuoso rock guitar soloing whose recordings were pivotal to the emergence of the electric guitar as a lead voice in rock music. For this, it has been said that he launched the era of “modern…

Born this day, 1941 – Lonnie Mack, American rock, blues and country singer-guitarist. In the early 1960s, he was a “pioneer” in virtuoso rock guitar soloing whose recordings were pivotal to the emergence of the electric guitar as a lead voice in rock music. For this, it has been said that he launched the era of “modern…

The Rolling Stones appeared on the US chart for the first time when their cover of Buddy Holly’s ‘Not Fade Away’ peaked at No.48.

Born on July 17, 1945, Eric McCredie bassist from Scottish pop group Middle of the Road, who had the 1971 UK No.1 single ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep’, which is one of only a few singles to have sold over 10 million physical copies. He passed on 6 October 2007. Middle of the Road enjoyed success…

King Records released ‘Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag’ by James Brown, which sold over 2 million copies and take the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording. ‘Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag’ is influential in the early emergence of funk music as a distinctive style. “When I’m on stage, I’m trying to…

And the general opinion is we are much better on stage than in the studio. Stewart Copeland Born this day in 1952 – Stewart Copeland is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the drummer for The Police, and for his film music soundtracks. He was also a member of Curved Air who had…

And the general opinion is we are much better on stage than in the studio. Stewart Copeland Born this day in 1952 – Stewart Copeland is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the drummer for The Police, and for his film music soundtracks. He was also a member of Curved Air who had…

During recordings for their Abbey Road album, The Beatles worked on two new George Harrison songs, ‘Here Comes The Sun’ and ‘Something.’ Harrison was inspired to write ‘Here Comes The Sun’ when taking a day off from Apple business and spending the day walking around the garden at Eric Clapton’s house.

In the United States, we spend millions of dollars on sports because it promotes teamwork, discipline, and the experience of learning to make great progress in small increments. Learning to play music does all this and more. Linda Ronstadt