Celebrating 13 October
Birthdays
1940 – Chris Farlowe
1941 – Paul Simon
1944 – Robert Lamm, keyboardist, Chicago
1947 – Sammy Hagar, vocalist, Van Halen
1948 – John Ford Coley, England Dan & John Ford Coley
1948 – Pete Spencer, drummer, Smokie (Bradford's Finest)
1950 – Simon Nicol, guitarist, Fairport Convention
1959 – Gerry Darby, drummer, Carmel
1959 – Marie Osmond
1960 – Joey Belladonna, vocalist, Anthrax
1962 – Rob Marche, guitarist, JoBoxers, Subway Sect
Died on this day
1974 – Ed Sullivan, TV host (born 1901)
1977 – Shirley Brickley, The Orlons (born 1944)
2001 – Peter Doyle, The New Seekers (born 1949)
2009 – Al Martino (born 1927)
And on this day in...
1963 – The Beatles made their Sunday Night at the London Palladium TV debut. Oh, remember it so well.....
2016 – Bob Dylan awarded the Nobel Prize For Literature.