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#RIP #OTD in 2012, singer ("Love to Love You Baby", "Last Dance", "MacArthur Park", "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "On the Radio"), Queen of Disco, Donna Summer died at her Naples, Florida home; lung cancer, aged 63. Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Nashville https://t.co/LxzHLSNZe3 pic.twitter.com/LDCq1NsOu6
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 17, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 2016, singer/songwriter ("L.A. Freeway", "Desperados Waiting for a Train", "Dublin Blues", "The Cape") Guy Clark died in Nashville from lymphoma, aged 74. Cremated remains in a sculpture by Santa Fe – based singer/songwriter/artist Terry Allen https://t.co/LxzHLSNZe3 pic.twitter.com/TCokDv4253
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 17, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1985: Paul Hardcastle - 19 (Nineteen) https://t.co/35MTHM2oEU via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 17, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1987: U2- With Or Without You https://t.co/4rNEdDPXrj via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 17, 2023
#OnThisDay on May 27, 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ #JoanJett released independently her self-titled album after her previous band #TheRunaways disbanded. After Jett signed with #BoardwalkRecords the album was re-released worldwide as Bad Reputation, on January 23, 1981. pic.twitter.com/AT51jd66Bt
— G.U.Mass (@GeorgiosMasman2) May 17, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1911 Romantic composer (Das Lied von der Erde, Symphonies 1-10) Gustav Mahler died from bacterial endocarditis at the Löw sanatorium in Vienna, aged 50. Grinzing cemetery, Vienna https://t.co/A0jsPddUIw pic.twitter.com/AL6c9Mm121
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 18, 2023
18 May 1949. Keyboard legend, Rick Wakeman, was born in London. He’s best known as a member of progressive rock band Yes and for his solo albums released during the 1970s. He also played piano on several classic early David Bowie songs including: Space Oddity and Life on Mars. pic.twitter.com/snTlk4MsOt
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 18, 2023
18 May 1980. Ian Curtis, died (aged 23). The cause of death was determined as suicide. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the post-punk band, Joy Division, and recorded two albums with the group: Unknown Pleasures and Closer. pic.twitter.com/X7mWT7inMH
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 18, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 2017, musician, singer and songwriter ("Rusty Cage", "Spoonman", "Black Hole Sun", "Say Hello 2 Heaven") Chris Cornell died at the MGM Grand Hotel in Detroit, aged 52. Cremated remains interred Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles https://t.co/A0jsPddUIw pic.twitter.com/oBV6Z1wCZF
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 18, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1967: The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden https://t.co/dFSLbiBu88 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 18, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1989: Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You https://t.co/wXi8UkNdCh via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 18, 2023