OT: End of the Month Friday Jukebox
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This one has "Friday night" and, separately, "July" in the lyrics. So it's good until midnight.
Friday (7/31) is the birthday of Roland Kent Lavoie. He's more commonly known by his stage name, Lobo. To celebrate, the song he's most known for:
Friday (7/31) is the birthday of Karl Green. He was a founding member, and the lead guitarist, of Herman's Hermits. To celebrate, their biggest hit:
Friday (7/31) is the birthday of Bill Berry. He was a founding member, and the drummer, of R.E.M. To celebrate:
Friday (7/31) was the birthday of the late, great, Denise Johnson. She was not a founding member, but she was co-lead vocalist of Primal Scream for 6 years. To celebrate:
Friday (7/31) is the birthday of Jim Corr. He was a founding member, with his 3 sisters, of The Corrs. To celebrate:
Friday (7/31) is the birthday of Will Champion. He was a founding member, and the drummer and percussionist, of Coldplay. (Technically, three of the members of Coldplay started as a group called the Big Fat Noses, which did not have a drummer. Shortly after he joined the group, they called themselves Starfish for their first show, and then settled on Coldplay.) To celebrate:
Saturday (8/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Jerry Garcia. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, and singer for the Warlocks. And he stayed with the band when they changed their name (early in the bands' career) to the Grateful Dead. To celebrate:
Saturday (8/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Raymond "Box" Burrell." He was a guitarist and vocalist for King Crimson for a short bit (not a founder), and a founding member and the bassist and vocalist, for Bad Company. To celebrate:
Saturday (8/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Rick Anderson. He was a founding member, and the bassist, of the Tubes. To celebrate:
Saturday (8/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Rick Coonce. He was a drummer for the Grass Roots. (He wasn't a founder, but was a member of the 3rd iteration of the group, which was the 1st to attain success.) To celebrate:
Saturday (8/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Tim Bachman. with his brothers Randy and Robbie, and Fred Turner, he was a founding member, and the rhythm guitarist, of Brave Belt, which changed its name to Bachman-Turner Overdrive. He left the band shortly after they attained success, but rejoined it years later. To celebrate:
Saturday (8/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Rob Buck. He was a founding member, guitarist, and songwriter, of 10,000 Maniacs. To celebrate:
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Sunday (8/2) was the birthday of the late, great, Eric Garth Hudson. He was more commonly known as Garth Hudson. He was the organist for the Hawks. He stayed with them as they changed their name to the Levon Helm Sextet, then Levon and the Hawks, and finally The Band. He was probably the most musically talented of the band members, and played several other instruments (accordion, electronic keyboard, and saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass)for the group. In addition, he was widely sought by a slew of artists to collaborate with, and record with, on their respective albums. Also of note, when he died last year he was the last of the original members of The Band to pass away. (I'm pretty sure I started a thread to commemorate him when he died.) To celebrate:
Sunday (8/2) was the birthday of the late, great, Doris Coley. She was a founding member of the Poquellos, and was still with the group when they changed their name to the Shirelles. She sang lead on some songs, then was a background singer for awhile, and then resumed as the lead after another member left. To celebrate (she sings lead on the 2nd song):
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