Music Is Music
30 December 1947. Jeff Lynne, the lead singer-songwriter of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), was born in Birmingham. He was formerly a member of The Move, and also of pop supergroup, The Travelling Wilburys. His music is heavily influenced by The Beatles. pic.twitter.com/IIC64Ogy2c
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 30, 2023
30 December 1947. Two members of the popular 1960s group, The Monkees, were born on the same day. Mike Nesmith (left) was born in Houston, Texas, USA, and Davy Jones was born in Manchester, UK. The Monkees were a manufactured boy band created for a TV series. pic.twitter.com/PkltGGN34C
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 30, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1979, composer (“Blue Moon”, “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”, “My Funny Valentine”, “The Lady is a Tramp”) EGOTP winner, Richard Rodgers, died in New York City at the age of 77. Cremated remains scattered at sea https://t.co/sCZsbshRiG pic.twitter.com/g4R3yp9gDo
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) December 30, 2023
30 December 2010. Bobby Farrell (aged 61), a member of the successful 1970s pop and disco group, Boney M, died. Coincidentally, he died on the same date, and in the same city (Saint Petersburg), as Grigori Rasputin, the subject of one of the group's most iconic songs. pic.twitter.com/DMQRI5Zezk
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 30, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1962: Elvis Presley - Return To Sender https://t.co/kyhTidZVq3 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 30, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1970: George Harrison - My Sweet Lord https://t.co/WTSd8zLuIg via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 30, 2023
#TheStoneRoses 🍋
‘Waterfall’ from their eponymous debut album and released as a single today in 1991https://t.co/ixT10DQpCO via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/Qpdxujn6Yf— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) December 30, 2023
#LanaDelRey - ‘Born To Die’ title track from the album and released as a single today in 2011https://t.co/zMhnOn6AnA via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/1Ey0Wh4icW
— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) December 30, 2023
31 December 1948. Disco Queen, Donna Summer, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She sold over 100 million records, including 4 US No.1 hits, making her one of the world’s best-selling pop artists of all time. pic.twitter.com/uxJu4XUvoz
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 31, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1985, singer ("Poor Little Fool", Hello Mary Lou", Travelin' Man"), songwriter ("Garden Party"), musician, and actor (Rio Bravo), Ricky Nelson, died in a plane crash near De Kalb, Texas, aged 45. Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills https://t.co/3Xd66uQ5qy pic.twitter.com/jqmIyalP2I
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) December 31, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 2015, singer ("This Will Be", "Inseparable", "Our Love"), songwriter, actress, Natalie Cole died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, due to congestive heart failure, age 65. Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California https://t.co/3Xd66uQ5qy pic.twitter.com/XoG5UZNWCk
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) December 31, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1986: The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian https://t.co/2JqszwuWb4 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 31, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1996: Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 https://t.co/SgtzbCWlk0 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) December 31, 2023
45 years ago today
The final lineup of the Runaways, left to right: Laurie McAllister, Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Sandy West.The band played their last show supporting Sammy Hagar at the Cow Palace, Daly City, December 31, 1978 #womenofpunk #therunaways #punkrockhistory #otd pic.twitter.com/x00oGUNnzF
— Punkrock History (@PunkRockStory) December 31, 2023