Rock & Roll Birthdays

[too larry]

I think Tex had issues.

 

[too larry]

• 1932 Mark Russell, American political satirist and pianist (Real People), born in Buffalo, New York

 

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1946 Keith Moon, English rock drummer (Who-I'm A Boy), born in London, England (d. 197

 

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• 1949 Rick Springfield [Richard Lewis Springthorpe], Australian singer (Zoot, Speak to the Sky), born in Balmain, New South Wales

 

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• 1961 Dean DeLeo, American guitarist (Stone Temple Pilots), born in Montclair, New Jersey

 

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• 1970 Brad Mehldau, American jazz pianist, born in Jacksonville, Florida

 

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[Amos Otis]

I think Tex had issues.

Don't be quick to dismiss the voices of experience, amigo.

 

[too larry]

• 1905 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (That's Alright), born in Forest, Mississippi (d. 1974)

 

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• 1938 David Freiberg, American rock bassist (Quicksilver Messenger), born in Boston, Massachusetts

 

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• 1943 John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1989)

I guess this saved on band birthday parties.

 

[too larry]

• 1945 Ken Hensley, English songwriter and rock keyboardist (Blackfoot, Uriah Heep), born in Plumstead, England

 

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• 1951 Danny Joe Brown, American singer (Molly Hatchet), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2005)

 

[Amos Otis]

• 1945 Ken Hensley, English songwriter and rock keyboardist (Blackfoot, Uriah Heep), born in Plumstead, England

Uriah Heep's Salisbury LP was, and still is, a terrific LP. I had no idea Hensley joined Blackfoot. What an odd collaboration !

No idea why they pantomined the original Uriah Heep track here, but that aside, a great track.

Salisbury was recorded and released in 1971 !! To this day, it completely blows me away. Mick Box pulls 4 terrific guitar solos in the middle, David Byron does perhaps his best vocal - simply a masterpiece !! If no one ever listens to another post I make, please light your joint and give this a listen fo realz.

 

[too larry]

Uriah Heep's Salisbury LP was, and still is, a terrific LP. I had no idea Hensley joined Blackfoot. What an odd collaboration !

No idea why they pantomined the original Uriah Heep track here, but that aside, a great track.

Salisbury was recorded and released in 1971 !! To this day, it completely blows me away. Mick Box pulls 4 terrific guitar solos in the middle, David Byron does perhaps his best vocal - simply a masterpiece !! If no one ever listens to another post I make, please light your joint and give this a listen fo realz.

I didn't realize David Byron was in the band. So I looked. . . . Lots of other folks came and went too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_(band)

Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Its current lineup since 2013 has been lead and rhythm guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Davey Rimmer. Of this lineup, Box is the only remaining original member. Throughout many lineup changes, the band has included many notable musicians, such as vocalists David Byron, John Lawton, John Sloman, Peter Goalby and Steff Fontaine, bassists Gary Thain, Trevor Bolder, John Wetton, Bob Daisley and John Jowitt, drummers Nigel Olsson, Lee Kerslake and Chris Slade, and keyboardists Ken Hensley and John Sinclair.

Over the course of their 50-year career, Uriah Heep have released twenty-five studio albums, two albums composed of re-recorded material, eighteen live albums and thirty-nine compilation albums. Twelve of the band's studio albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975) while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (#23, 1972).[1] In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit.[2][3]

The band maintains a significant following and performs at arena-sized venues in the Balkans, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia. They have sold over 45 million albums worldwide with over 4 million sales in the U.S,[4] where its best-known songs include "Easy Livin'", "The Wizard", "Sweet Lorraine", and "Stealin'".

 

[too larry]

Can't light up due to too many customers in the building, but a good tune.

 

[Amos Otis]

Ken Hensley on lead vocals.

 

[Amos Otis]

Can't light up due to too many customers in the building, but a good tune.

I feel you bro, but I'm lit, on on a roll. You've got a great experience waiting for after work, should you so choose.

I mean...come on !

 

[too larry]

I feel you bro, but I'm lit, on on a roll. You've got a great experience waiting for after work, should you so choose.

I mean...come on !

One end of the building cleared out, so I was able slip out to the cookshed for a safety meeting. I'm not a big fan of smoking when there are folks in the building, but I'm also not a big fan of skipping my after lunch smoke.