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Remembering Lorraine Chandler (April 29, 1946 – January 2, 2020) one of the first Black women songwriters & producers. She co-wrote the rare disco funk jam This Ain't Just Another Dance Song (1977) https://t.co/qcpyBz4r42 together with Funk Brother Jack Ashford. #LorraineChandler pic.twitter.com/sV93OSZdF4
— DJ Moon Ra (@JointzOfTheDay) April 30, 2023
4 January 1960. Michael Stipe, the lead singer of REM, was born in Decatur, Georgia, USA. He’s known for his distinctive (“often mumbling”), vocal quality, poetic lyrics, and stage presence. As a member of REM, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. pic.twitter.com/iLntY7IJ3b
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 4, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1986, singer, songwriter ("The Boys are Back in Town", "Cowboy Song"), bassist, founding member of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott died of pneumonia and heart failure due to sepsis in Salisbury District Hospital, aged 36. St Fintan’s Cemetery, Dublin https://t.co/A9sU13paHd pic.twitter.com/BF0fj4qhLC
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 4, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 2011 singer-songwriter ("Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", "Stuck in the Middle with You" with Stealers Wheel) Gerry Rafferty died; liver failure; Stroud, Gloucestershire, aged 63. Cremated remains scattered; Iona, Inner Hebrides, Scotland https://t.co/A9sU13paHd pic.twitter.com/DD5Dod4AXR
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 4, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 2015 Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, influences covered pop, blues, jazz, Italian, and Middle Eastern music, Pino Daniele died from a heart attack at Sant'Eugenio Hospital in Rome, aged 59. Cimitero Comunale di Magliano, Toscana, Italy https://t.co/A9sU13paHd pic.twitter.com/X92ba7yhmW
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 4, 2024
UK No.1 on this day in 1957: Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues https://t.co/u2q9llcOZ9 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 4, 2024
USA No.1 on this day in 1975: Elton John- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds https://t.co/ST2dcUZ3ce via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 4, 2024
41 years ago #today Jan 4, 1983 the #German #NewWave band #Nena released their self-titled album.
NENA | 99 Luftballons [1983] [Offizielles HD Musikvideo] https://t.co/nSoZ4DTTkx via @YouTube— G.U.Mass (@GeorgiosMasman2) January 4, 2024
#OnThisDay #HappyBirthday to #BernardSumner #singersongwriter musician & record producer. He is a founding member of the bands @joydivision @neworder & #Electronic & an early force in several areas, including the #postpunk #synthpop & #techno music scenes. https://t.co/9R64YAOxgo pic.twitter.com/jiMP710HtA
— G.U.Mass (@GeorgiosMasman2) January 4, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1979, jazz double bassist, pianist, composer and bandleader, The Angry Man of Jazz, Charles Mingus died from ALS in Cuernavaca, Mexico, at the age of 56. Cremated remains scattered in the Ganges River https://t.co/y54yZkjpal pic.twitter.com/tDw31WuJ8f
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 5, 2024
#RIP #OTD in 1998, singer-songwriter ("I Got You Babe", "The Beat Goes On"), actor, politician Sonny Bono died in a skiing accident at Heavenly Mountain Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California, aged 62. Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California https://t.co/y54yZkjpal pic.twitter.com/F4hDtlfQDo
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 5, 2024
USA No.1 on this day in 1972: Melanie-Brand New Key https://t.co/LGXJefTvXR via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 5, 2024
UK No.1 on this day in 2002: Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid https://t.co/sNA060tNfr via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 5, 2024