Posted on 09/25/2009 5:13:36 PM PDT by Gomez
Friday
1975 - Jackie Wilson collapses onstage after suffering a stroke, falls into a coma and spends the rest of his life in hospitals before dying in 1984
2001 - Ryan Adams releases his second solo album, Gold
Happy Birthday
1945 - Onnie McIntyre (Average White Band)
1968 - Will Smith
Saturday
1964 - The Kinks release the single You Really Got Me
1969 - Bill Graham opens the Fillmore West in San Francisco
1979 - The Clash release their first single in America I Fought the Law
Happy Birthday
1925 - Marty Robbins
1945 - Bryan Ferry
1948 - Olivia Newton-John
Sunday
1979 - Blondie releases Eat to the Beat and the Police release Regatta de Blanc
1999 - Atlanta declares today ZZ Top Day
Happy Birthday
1943 - Randy Bachman
1947 - Meat Loaf
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
The Clash - Police On My Back
Blondie - Sunday Girl
I like it.
I heard some of that on O&A Sirus radio. You could not tell the difference from the original.. except Robin Zander sounded better.
I agree.
JACKIE WILSON - HIGHER AND HIGHER (The familiar Recording from our childhoods)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsdtUMdXXJg&feature=related
Jackie Wilson performing Higher And Higher (An up-tempo video recording)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1odvp-_bhk
VAN MORRISON - Jackie Wilson Said
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2N2JnJ4iKk
That wasn’t their only hit.
This got plenty of air time.....and danced to it at many house parties!
“I Believe in Miracles - You Sexy Thing” (Cute video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkQgm9cwt3w&feature=related
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