Music Is Music
21 December 1940. Rock legend, Frank Zappa, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a non-conformist, musically innovative, musician and singer-songwriter who produced a diverse body of work, with his group, The Mothers of Invention. pic.twitter.com/bCZO23Gly9
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 21, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1992, blues guitarist, singer (Born Under a Bad Sign), one of the Three Kings of Blues Guitar (along with Freddie, and B.B.), Albert King died from a heart attack at his Memphis, aged 69. Paradise Gardens Cemetery in Edmondson, Arkansas https://t.co/ps7wRwEyJ3 pic.twitter.com/RcE4Fleegf
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) December 21, 2022
USA No.1 on this day in 1967: The Monkees - Daydream Believer https://t.co/p55m0klmTg via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 21, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1994: East 17 - Stay Another Day https://t.co/6Ht7Zud1p9 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 21, 2023
#TheTemptations
‘My Girl’ released as a single on #Motown Records today in 1964‘I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it's cold outside
I've got the month of May
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way’https://t.co/nDnm4R4bqk via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/iCWSbtw2c2— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) December 21, 2023
22 December 1808. Ludwig van Beethoven conducted and performed at the premiere of his 5th and 6th Symphonies, his 4th Piano Concerto and his Choral Fantasy in Vienna. The 4-hour concert has been described as the “most remarkable” of Beethoven’s musical career. pic.twitter.com/ew2GxUjl0U
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 22, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1939 singer ("Bo-Weevil Blues", "Moonshine Blues", "See See Rider Blues", "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", "Soon This Morning"), the "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey died of a heart attack in Columbus, Georgia, aged 53. Porterdale Cemetery, Columbus https://t.co/unB2lSWvKs pic.twitter.com/vQImnJVszj
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) December 22, 2023
22 December 1949. Twin brothers Maurice (left) and Robin Gibb, were born in the Jane Crookall Maternity Home in Douglas, Isle of Man. They were members of the Bee Gees, whose biggest success was the 1977 soundtrack album for Saturday Night Fever which sold more than 40M copies. pic.twitter.com/kyXlqqYymt
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 22, 2023
22 December 1962. The Tornados became the first UK pop group (and second British act) to gain a US No 1, with their instrumental, Telestar. The record was named after the Telstar communications satellite, which was launched into orbit on 10 July 1962. pic.twitter.com/rLGNQ3KGUo
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 22, 2023
22 December 2002. Punk Rock legend, Joe Strummer, the lead singer-songwriter of The Clash, died (aged 50). He’s regarded as one of the most dynamic and original stars of the punk era. Strummer and The Clash were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 2003. pic.twitter.com/n3aQ0Gz14y
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 22, 2023
#RIP #OTD #RIP #OTD in 2014, singer (“With a Little Help from My Friends”, “You Are So Beautiful”, “Up Where We Belong”) Joe Cocker died from lung cancer in Crawford, Colorado, at the age of 70. Cremated remains Garden of Memories Cemetery in Crawford https://t.co/unB2lSWvKs pic.twitter.com/wa56TlHehs
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) December 22, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1962: The Tornados - Telstar https://t.co/nCJlJCRV0d via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 22, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1965: The Beatles - We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper https://t.co/JbFjYkZvL5 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 22, 2023