Squeeze’s Chris Difford on this date in 1954. A handful of his band’s songs are included on today’s playlist.
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The only consistent member of T. Rex, the late Marc Bolan was born Marc Feld on this date in 1947. He chose his stage name by combining the first and last stage name of his idol, Bob Dylan.
A handful of T. Rex songs are on today’s playlist.
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The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft was born on this date in 1971. The singles issued from his band’s Urban Hymns are included on today’s playlist.
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Upon its initial release, The Clash’s “Should I Stay Or Should I Go” reached number 17 on the UK singles chart. Following the song’s inclusion in a Levi’s commercial, the single was reissued in 1991 and this time went to number one on the UK singles chart, knocking out Bart Simpson’s “Do The Bartman.” That in a nutshell is the UK singles chart.
The Clash’s Mick Jones turns 68 today. Showing him some love on today’s playlist.
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Today’s playlist celebrates the August 26 birthdays of Garbage’s Shirley Manson, The Velvet Underground’s Moe Tucker, Cassie, Ashford & Simpson’s Valerie Simpson, The Treacherous Three’s Special K, and The Cowsills’ Bob Cowsill; the August 27 birthdays of The Stanley Brothers’ Carter Stanley, Ma$e, The Captain & Tennille’s Daryl Dragon, and The Bloodhound Gang’s Jimmy Pop; and the August 28 birthdays of The Velvet Underground’s Sterling Morrison, The Stranglers’ Hugh Cornwell, Florence + The Machine’s Florence Welch, Shania Twain, David Soul, The Crew Cuts’ John Perkins, The Olympics’ Walter Ward, Phranc, and Mel & Kim’s Kim Appleby.
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