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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 24, 2024 7:27:34 GMT
24th February In 1881 De Lesseps' Company begins work on Panama Canal. In 1944 Minister of War Juan Perón leads a coup in Argentina. In 1981 Britain's Prince Charles announces engagement to Lady Diana Spencer. In 2000 Carlos Santana won eight awards at this years Grammy Awards for his Supernatural album. Before Supernatural, the guitarist had not had a Top 10 album since 1981.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 23, 2024 7:24:56 GMT
23rd February In 1782 Engineer James Watt's patent for a rotary motion for the steam engine (his sun-and-planet gear) is granted. In 1945 US Marines raise the flag of the United States on top of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Pulitzer Prize winning photo of which by Joe Rosenthall later became iconic, inspiring the Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture. In 1963 Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at the Vienna State Opera in "La traviata." In 1974 Suzi Quatro was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Devil Gate Drive', the singers second UK No.1 and fourth No.1 for the songs writers Chinn & Chapman.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 22, 2024 6:45:07 GMT
22nd February In 1933 Malcolm Campbell sets a world land speed record of 272.46 mph driving his famous Blue Bird car at Daytona Beach, Florida. In 1935 "The Little Colonel" premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple. In 1968 Rock group Genesis release their 1st record "Silent Sun". In 1997 No Doubt went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Speak.' The third single from the band's second album Tragic Kingdom was written by Eric Stefani and his sister Gwen Stefani.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 21, 2024 6:40:38 GMT
21st February In 1902 Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1st US brain surgeon, performs his 1st brain operation. In 1958 British artist Gerald Holtom designs Nuclear Disarmament logo, based on blended semaphore signals for the letters N and D; it later became an international peace symbol. In 1978 Electrical workers accidentally discover the Aztec Templo Mayor, or High Temple, two blocks from Mexico City's central square, the Zócalo. In 1987 Ben E King was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'Stand By Me.' The track was first released in 1961 and became a hit in 1987 after being featured in the film 'Stand By Me.'
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 20, 2024 10:55:44 GMT
Well I know who's on bass and drums, but if still no keys, and the guy Jack, who was second guitar while there was no keys....is now lead guitar...does that not mean a huge gap....come on Ian... The Tull reputation is going down the drain and that should not happen It's a worrying situation for all of us Tull fans with John missing the last few gigs and now Joe leaving at the end of the month, what on earth is going on?? Jack Clark taking over from Joe is a start but, I for one need to know when John is coming back because I'm afraid, Jethro Tull aren't the same without keyboards.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 20, 2024 6:37:43 GMT
20th February In 1937 1st automobile/airplane combination tested, Santa Monica, California. In 1947 Earl Mountbatten of Burma is appointed the last viceroy of India to oversee the move to independence. In 1962 John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, aboard Friendship 7. In 2004 Brian Wilson kicked off an 11-date UK tour at London's Royal Festival Hall. The shows saw Wilson performing the full suite of songs from his unreleased masterpiece 'Smile' Wilson's 'teenage symphony to God.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 19, 2024 16:10:05 GMT
shiney put a post on shoutbox 26th August 2023 about Tull playing at Sunderland Top rank in 1972. I've tried ever since this was posted to find out anything about this gig but unfortunately I've found nothing to prove Tull played there but shiney also mentioned seeing Tull for the first time at The Bay in Whitburn on the outskirts of Sunderland in 1969. So here's a photo I've found of the venue This is what the Jethro Tull Ministry of information has to say about the gig........ 13/6/69 Bay Hotel Sunderland, UK Capacity: 800, audience: ~1,500 (double the venue's record), and hundreds more were turned away. Tull had to access the stage via a fire door from the car park, and couldn't go back on for an encore as they couldn't get through the crowd. Six songs were played in a 40 min. set: My Sunday Feeling, A New Day Yesterday, Bourée, Dhama For One, Nothing Is Easy, and one other.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 19, 2024 8:01:56 GMT
19th February In 1906 Will Keith Kellogg (after falling out with brother over development credit and wanting to add sugar to cereal) joins Charles D. Bolin in founding the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, now the multinational food manufacturer Kellogg's. Born on this day in 1950 - Andy Powell, guitarist from British rock band Wishbone Ash who scored the 1972 UK No.3 album Argus and eight other Top 40 albums. Wishbone Ash are noted for their extensive use of the harmony twin lead guitar. In 1968 Children's educational TV program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" debuts on NET (now PBS) In 1971 Progressive rock band Yes release their break-through third studio album "The Yes Album".
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 18, 2024 7:42:56 GMT
18th February In 1901 H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner. Born on this day in 1933 - Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist Yoko Ono and wife of John Lennon. Ono moved to New York City from Tokyo age 14 and first met John Lennon in London in 1966, the couple married in 1969. The couple used their honeymoon as a stage for public protests against the Vietnam War. In 1966 Beach Boy Brian Wilson recorded the future classic song 'Good Vibrations', which went on to become the band's third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up "vibrations" from people, so that the dog would bark at "bad vibrations" Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song. In 1989 "A Better Man" single released by Clint Black (Billboard Song of the Year 1989)
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 17, 2024 7:42:07 GMT
17th February In 1913 New York Armory Show introduces Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Marcel Duchamp to US public. In 1943 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio enlists into the US army. In 1975 A&M Records releases John Lennon's sixth studio album, "Rock 'n' Roll" album, cover songs of early rock numbers. In 2008 British soul singer Duffy started a five week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Mercy', from the Welsh singers debut album 'Rockferry'. 'Mercy' was the UK'S best selling single of 2008, and won Duffy a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 16, 2024 7:18:40 GMT
16th February In 1896 First US newspaper comic strip, Richard Felton Outcault's "The Yellow Kid". In 1938 "Bringing Up Baby" film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, is released. In 1957 Disc jockey Pete Murray began hosting BBC television's first Rock 'n' Roll music program The Six-Five Special, named for the time the show began, five minutes after six. The show was given air-time immediately after the abolition of what was called the Toddlers' Truce, which had seen television stop between 6 and 7pm so children could be put to bed. In 1963 Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me".
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 15, 2024 6:37:44 GMT
15th February In 1927 Silent film "It" is released in the US starring Clara Bow. In 1942 World War II: British ruled Singapore surrenders to the Japanese. In 1963 Ken Lynch records "Misery," 1st Lennon-McCartney song by someone else. In 1969 Sly and the Family Stone started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Everyday People', their first No.1.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 14, 2024 6:39:47 GMT
14th February In 1921 Little Review faces obscenity charges for publishing "Ulysses," in New York. In 1931 The original "Dracula" film starring Bela Lugosi as the titular vampire, is released. In 1962 US 1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV. In 1999 Lenny Kravitz scored his first UK No.1 single with 'Fly Away' a No.12 hit in the US. The track which had been used in a Peugeot TV ad won a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Performance in 1999.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 13, 2024 14:59:30 GMT
I liked most of the concert except the last couple.......Aqualung and Locomotive Breath....I thought they were terrible..... Not the best recording with poor sound quality but I have to agree with you JITG. Locomotive Breath was not the same without John on keyboards and as for Aqualung, I've never really liked the new arrangement and much prefer the original version.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 13, 2024 7:15:21 GMT
13th February In 1907 English suffragettes storm British Parliament & 60 women are arrested. In 1948 Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to US from England. In 1972 Film adaptation of "Cabaret", directed by Bob Fosse, based on John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical of the same name, starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, and Joel Grey is released. In 1977 Julie Covington was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', taken from the Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical Evita. Covington had been in the 1977 UK TV series based on an all female group called Rock Follies. Madonna had a hit with her version of the song in 1996.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 12, 2024 8:58:12 GMT
Where's John?
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 12, 2024 7:13:27 GMT
12th February In 1914 "The Squaw Man", 1st feature-length film shot in Hollywood, directed by Cecil B. DeMille and Oscar Apfel, is released in the US. In 1949 Panic in Quito, Ecuador, after "War of the Worlds" played on radio. In 1961 The Miracles' 'Shop Around' became Motown Record's first million-selling single. It was also the label's first No.1 hit on Billboard's R&B singles chart. In the following ten years, The Miracles would have six more million sellers. In 1977 The Police recorded their first single, 'Fall Out' for £150 ($255) at Pathway Studios, London, England. Written by drummer Stewart Copeland it is the only Police recording featuring original guitarist Henry Padovani. Mick Jagger's review of the single in Sounds magazine (as a guest reviewer) called the song "competently played rock, with nasal annihilated vocals." It failed to chart on its original release, but when re-released in 1979 it made No.47 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 11, 2024 7:56:56 GMT
MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY snaffler
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 11, 2024 7:50:39 GMT
11th February In 1916 Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control. In 1946 World War II: The Royal Navy's Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 116 of 156 captured German U-boats. In 1977 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean) In 1989 Paula Abdul started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Straight Up'. Her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988) became one of the most successful debut albums at that time, selling seven million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most No.1 singles from a debut album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 10, 2024 7:26:13 GMT
10th February In 1863 1st US fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane of Virginia. In 1940 First "Tom and Jerry" cartoon "Puss Gets the Boot" created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera is released to theatres by MGM. In 1971 A&M Records releases "Tapestry", the second album by singer-songwriter Carole King (wins 4 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year 1972); tops charts in 4 countries, goes on to sell over 30 million copies. In 1988 The debut studio album by Terence Trent D'Arby, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby was at No.1 on the UK album chart. It featured the hit singles 'Wishing Well' (US No.1)
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 9, 2024 7:12:57 GMT
9th February In 1895 William Morgan presents his new sport "Mintonette" to the world at Springfield College, Massachusetts, later renames it "Volleyball". In 1942 Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US. In 1973 American singer-songwriter and actor Paul Williams sings the torch song "Here's That Rainy Day" in full Planet of the Apes make-up and costume on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show". In 1981 American singer and musician Bill Haley who became known as the first Rock 'n' Roll star, was found dead, fully clothed on his bed at his home in Harlingen, Texas from a heart attack, aged 55. He scored the 1955 UK & US No.1 single 'Rock Around the Clock' as well as 'See You Later, Alligator’, ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’, ‘Rocket 88’, ‘Skinny Minnie’, and ‘Razzle Dazzle’. Haley was blinded in his left eye as a child due to a botched operation and later adopted his distinctive spit-curl hairstyle to distract attention from his blind eye.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 8, 2024 10:27:42 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 8, 2024 7:14:14 GMT
8th February In 1915 "The Birth of a Nation" the first 12-reel film in America, directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Lillian Gish and Mae Marsh, premieres at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles. In 1933 1st flight of all-metal Boeing 247. In 1971 Royal Albert Hall cancels scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa, due to concerns about indecent lyrics. In 1992 UK act Right Said Fred started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'm Too Sexy', a No.2 hit in the UK.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 7, 2024 7:18:42 GMT
7th February In 1845 The Portland Vase, thought to date to the 1st century BC is shattered into more than 80 pieces by a drunken visitor to the British Museum. In 1944 Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star" for Decca Records (Academy Award Best Original Song) In 1969 Diane Crump becomes 1st woman jockey at a major US racetrack (Hialeah) In 1987 George Michael and Aretha Franklin were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'. Written by Simon Climie it gave Aretha her first UK No.1 almost 20 years after her first hit.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 6, 2024 7:13:48 GMT
6th February In 1921 Charlie Chaplin releases his first full-length feature - "The Kid", a silent film starring Charlie Chaplin & 6-year old Jackie Coogan. In 1947 Magnum Photos founded in Paris by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David Seymour. In 1968 X Winter Olympic Games opens in Grenoble, France. In 1982 Kraftwerk were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Model / Computer Love', the first German act to score a UK No.1 single. The single spent 21 weeks on the UK chart.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 5, 2024 7:13:39 GMT
5th February In 1861 Kinematoscope patented by Coleman Sellers, Philadelphia. In 1944 "Captain America" serial film premieres starring Dick Purcell, first appearance of a Marvel superhero outside a comic. In 1971 Apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro Alan Shepard & Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hrs. In 1972 T Rex were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Telegram Sam', the group's third UK No.1 which was taken from their album The Slider. The song is also known for bringing the term "main man" into popular culture.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 4, 2024 7:48:56 GMT
4th February In 1924 Jacob Tullin Thams of Norway wins ski jumping gold at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; in 1936 he earns a silver medal in sailing at Berlin Summer Games. In 1957 1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY) In 1970 "Patton" directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1971) In 2017 Black Sabbath the band credited with inventing heavy metal music, played their last concert. The two-hour gig at the NEC Arena in their home city of Birmingham saw the rock veterans play 15 songs ending with their first hit, 'Paranoid'. Ticker tape and balloons fell as singer Ozzy Osbourne, 68, thanked fans for nearly five decades of support. Sabbath's The End Tour began in the US in January last year and took in 81 dates across the world.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 3, 2024 7:12:48 GMT
3rd February In 1894 1st US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched at Bath, Maine. In 1945 Walt Disney's "3 Caballeros" released. In 1966 1st operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched US. In 1967 Jimi Hendrix adds vocals and overdubs for "Purple Haze" at Olympic Studios in London; basic track had been recorded by the band in January.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 2, 2024 21:08:43 GMT
I still love the early ones
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 2, 2024 7:12:28 GMT
2nd February In 1901 Queen Victoria's funeral takes place in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. In 1942 US auto factories switch from commercial to war production. In 1962 The Beatles played their first professionally organised gig outside of Liverpool at The Oasis Club, Manchester. The groups set started with their version of 'Hippy Hippy Shake'. In 2003 Girl duo Tatu started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All The Things She Said'. The song had been a hit on the Russian charts three years earlier. Tatu were the first Russian act to score a UK No 1.
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