October birthdays

 Since it's October, time to say Happy Birthday

KK Downing

-Birth name: Kenneth Kevin Downing

-DOB: 10/27/1951

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-He left Judas Priest in 2011, citing reasons such as disagreements between him, management and elements of the band

Tommy Lee

-Birth name: Thomas Lee Bass

-DOB: 10/3/1962

-Where: Athens, Greece

-The only member of Motley Crue not born in the US

Hugh Jackman

-Birth name: Hugh Michael Jackman

-DOB: 10/12/1968

-Where: Sydney, Australia

-Met his wife Deborrah-Lee Furness on the set of an Australian prison drama called Corelli

Brian Johnson

-Birth name: Brian Francis Johnson

-DOB: 10/5/1947

-Where: Dunston, United Kingdom

-Became the singer for AC/DC in 1980, shortly after the death of original front man Bon Scott

Kate Winslet

-Birth name: Kate Elizabeth Winslet

-DOB: 10/5/1975

-Where: Reading, United Kingdom

-Known for playing headstrong, outgoing characters

Sting

-Birth name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

-DOB: 10/2/1951

-Where: Wallsend, Newcastle, England

-Earned his nickname "Sting" from his habit of wearing a black and yellow striped sweater during his days with the Phoenix Jazzmen

Chris Slade

-Birth name: Christopher Slade Rees

-DOB: 10/30/1946

-Where: Pontypridd, United Kingdom

-He started drumming with AC/DC from 1989-1994, on their album The Razors Edge

Glenn Tipton

-Birth name: Glenn Raymond Tipton

-DOB: 10/25/1947

-Where: Blackheath, United Kingdom

-Was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2015 and his last official tour with the band was 2015's Redeemer of Souls. He still wrote music for the band's next album, Firepower, and the songs are credited to him, but producer Andy Sneap played guitar in his place on tour

Mikkey Dee

-Birth name: Micael Kiriakos Delaglou

-DOB: 10/31/1963

-Where: Gothenburg, Sweden

-Drummed for Motorhead from 1991-2015, when the band disbanded after frontman/bassist Lemmy Kilmister's death. He now drums for German rock band The Scorpions

"Fast" Eddie Clarke

-Birth name: Edward Allan Clarke

-DOB: 10/5/1950

-Where: Twickenham, United Kingdom

-DOD: 1/10/2018

-Where: London, United Kingdom

-Played guitar in Motorhead and side band Fastway with former UFO member Pete Way

John Lennon

-Birth name: John Winston Ono Lennon

-DOB: 10/9/1940

-Where: Liverpool, England

-DOD: 12/8/1980

-Where: New York (murder)

-Changed his name to John Winston Ono Lennon after falling in love with artist Yoko Ono

45 years ago today: Rolling Stones Rock N' Roll Circus is filmed

Rolling Stones

On Dec. 11, 1968, the Stones filmed the Rock N' Roll Circus. They were not the only ones there to perform either. Marianne Faithfull, The Who, along with a supergroup consisting of John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix guitarist Mitch Mitchell called the Dirty Mac, Jethro Tull, who released their debut album 6 weeks earlier.

 

 

 

 

This concert was a creative idea from Mick Jagger to release their recent album, Beggar's Banquet. Jethro Tull played here. In the film for this, future Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi can be seen playing with Jethro Tull. He only played here once

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Who completely blew the Stones away. And not to mention, it was also the last time anyone would see Brian Jones perform. 6 months after the show was filmed, he drowned to death

Tony Iommi, in his Jethro Tull days

October birthdays

Since it's October, I wanna give a big, huge Happy Birthday wish to the following people:

Like almost every month, there sure seems to be a lot of British people born this month...

Julie Andrews
-I'm not sure why, but when I see her dressed like this, I have this feeling she could be a member of a royal family
-Birth name: Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews. 'Dame' means she received an honorary knighthood
-DOB: 10/1/1935. Hey cool, her birthday is on the same day as mine, awesome!
-Where: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
-Going to be: 78
-Her best known film is Mary Poppins

Jade Jagger
-Birth name: Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger
-DOB: 10/21/1971
-Where: Paris, France
-Going to be: 42
-She is the only daughter of Latin model Bianca Macias-Jagger and Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger

Sting
-Still pretty cute at his age!!!
-Birth name: Gordon Sumner
-DOB: 10/2/1951
-Where: Northumberland, England
-Going to be: 62
-Before becoming a musician, he worked odd jobs, like a bus conductor, laborer and tax officer

Tommy Lee
-Birth name: Thomas Lee Bass
-DOB: 10/3/1962
-Where: Athens, Greece
-Going to be: 51
-His nickname was "T-Bone" because of his 6'2'' height and skinny frame

Kate Winslet
-Birth name: Kate Elizabeth Winslet
-DOB: 10/5/1975
-Where: Reading, Berkshire, England
-Going to be: 38
-Best known role was playing a 17 year old socialite named Rose DeWitt-Bukater in Titanic

Parminder Nagra
-Birth name: Parminder Kaur Nagra
-DOB: 10/5/1975
-Where: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
-Going to be: 38
-Raised in Leicester to Sikh parents from the Punjab region of India

Brian Johnson
-DOB: 10/5/1947
-Where: Gateshead, England
-Going to be: 66
-Has been the lead singer of AC/DC since 1980

Ioan Gruffudd
-DOB: 10/6/1973
-Where: Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Wales
-Going to be: 40
-Came to acting attention as fifth officer Harold Lowe in Titanic

Sharon Osbourne
-Yay!!! I love her! She is awesome. She cracks me up! She just speaks whatever is on her mind and it's funny!! She's still very pretty, for whatever age she is!
-Birth name: Sharon Rachel Osbourne
-DOB: 10/9/1952
-Where: Brixton, South London, England
-Going to be: 61
-Known by all as the wife of Black Sabbath front man John Osbourne aka 'Ozzy' Osbourne

John Lennon
-Birth name: John Winston Lennon
-DOB: 10/9/1940
-Where: Liverpool, England
-DOD: 12/8/1980
-Where: New York City, New York
-Going to be: 73
-Was murdered by a crazed fan weeks after the release of his Double Fantasy album

David Lee Roth
-DOB: 10/10/1953
-Where: Bloomington, Indiana
-Going to be: 60
-Best known as the lead singer of Southern California hard rock band Van Halen

Matt Bomer
-Birth name: Matthew Staton Bomer
-DOB: 10/11/1977
-Where: Spring, Texas
-Going to be: 36
-In 2012, he starred as a male stripper named Ken in Magic Mike

Hiroyuki Sanada
-For being of Asian descent, where people think a good looking guy don't exist, what a hottie! Love his brown eyes!!
-Birth name: Hiroyuki Shimosawa
-DOB: 10/12/1960
-Where: Tokyo, Japan
-Going to be: 53
-Became the first Asian actor to play a role with the Royal Shakespeare Company

Hugh Jackman
-Sexy, hot, beautiful!!!!!
-Birth name: Hugh Michael Jackman
-DOB: 10/12/1968
-Where: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
-Going to be: 45
-Met his wife Deborra-Lee Furness on the show Corelli, his first major acting gig

Bill Wyman
-Birth name: William George Perks
-DOB: 10/24/1936
-Where: London, England
-Going to be: 77
-From 1955-1957, he served in the Royal Air Force

Larry Mullen Jr.
-Birth name: Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr.
-DOB: 10/31/1961
-Where: Dublin, Ireland
-Going to be: 52
-During interviews with U2, he lets the others take the spotlight

Gavin Rossdale
-God is he GORGEOUS!!!!!!!
-Birth name: Gavin McGregor Rossdale
-DOB: 10/30/1965
-Where: London, England
-Going to be: 48
-Is currently married to Gwen Stefani, of the ska punk band No Doubt

Matthew Morrison
-Birth name: Matthew James Morrison
-DOB: 10/30/1978
-Where: Fort Ord, California
-Going to be: 35
-Best known as Mr. Schuester on Glee

Handsome Guy Thursday: Julian Lennon

Julian Lennon

Birth name: John Charles Julian Lennon
DOB: 4/8/1963
Where: Liverpool, England
Height: 5'8''


Am I seeing things or does he look just a little too eerily like his dad?

Trivia
-Son of former Beatle John Lennon and Cynthia Lennon
-His half brother is Sean Lennon, born to John Lennon and Yoko Ono. He is also step brother to Kyoto Ono Cox
-The song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" was inspired by a drawing Julian made in school

-Has said he prefers Paul McCartney's Beatles work rather than his father's
-Was the main inspiration for the song "Hey Jude"
-Godson of Brian Epstein, former Beatles manager
-John Lennon says "Hello Julian" in his cover of "Stand By Me"

-Says he was closer to Paul McCartney than his own father

Today in Rock Music History...

George Harrison is saved from stabbing by his wife Olivia
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/george-harrison-attacked/

“They used us as an excuse to go mad, the world did,” George Harrison said in the Beatles‘ 1995 ‘Anthology’ documentary. “And then blamed it on us.”

Who knew that this guy would have someone breaking into his house? On Dec. 30, 1999, a man broke into his house, stabbing him, nearly killing the Beatles member

The suspect was a native Liverpool citizen named Michael Abram, who was 33 years old. He broke into Harrison's house in Friar Park at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire at 3:30 am. In order to enter the mansion, he threw a statue through one of the windows, which woke up both George and Olivia.

George confronted the man, who had a knife in his hand. When the 56 year old musician ran at him to try and tackle him to disarm him, the man stabbed him in the chest. Meanwile, Olivia hit the suspect with a lamp, causing him to drop the knife. He then tried gogin after her, trying to strangle her with the lamp cord. But she escaped.

After 15 minutes, police arrived and arrested Abram. Harrison was taken to a nearby hospital after paramedics had stopped the bleeding. He was treated for a punctured lung. And according to one doctor, the stab wounds were near all major arteries and if they hit, it would be fatal. It was said that the attack was similar to Mark David Chapman's murder of John Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980.

Ugly Band Breakups

See how some of your favorite bands break up

Van Halen vs. Sammy Hagar
-First it was Steven Tyler-like front man David Lee Roth, then along comes a more relaxed, hard working guy named Sammy Hagar
-Hagar quit in 1996 and Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony joined up with the new band Hagar formed, called Chickenfoot. They regularly launch verbal attacks at Van Halen
-The band was mad at Roth for using only his ideas for album covers and had also grown sick of his annoying egotistical stage persona

The Beatles
-Paul McCartney broke many hearts when he announced his decision to leave the band in 1970. That eventually got John Lennon and Paul McCartney writing songs on their own, with the songs secretly insulting the other

The Allman Brothers
-Gregg Allman kicked out guitarist Dickey Betts in 2000, calling Betts a controlling "bully", even though he helped Gregg through the death of his twin brother Duane and bassist Berry Oakley

The Eagles
-Glenn Frey recalled that during a 1980 show, him and guitarist Don Felder nearly started to duke it out. Frey recalls "We're onstage, and Felder looks back at me and says 'Only three more songs till I kick your ass, pal'. And I'm saying 'Great, I can't wait.'. We're out there singing 'Best of my Love' but inside both of us are thinking 'As soon as this is over, I'm gonna kill him'"

Creedence Clearwater Revival
-The band started falling apart in the early 1970s, when John Fogerty started taking over for musical direction

Styx and Dennis DeYoung
-Attempted to reunite for time #3 in 1996
-He asked for a delay in touring as he was suffering from some kind of condition.

Pink Floyd vs. Roger Waters
-The group split in 1983
-But David Gilmour and Nick Mason decided to reunite, leaving front man Roger Waters out of it

Black Sabbath vs. Ozzy
-Known as the pioneers of metal, these guys started getting a little annoyed of each other in the 1980s. The band's heavy drug and alcohol use was making things foggy and cloudy and that in the 1970s, band members were barely talking to each other
-Years later and also more clean and sober, the band reunited sans drummer Bill Ward

Guns N' Roses
-Almost like a divorce
In 1987, Steven Adler was booted from the band for heavy substance abuse and a few years later Izzy Stradlin and Slash left the band because of fights with front man Axl Rose over creative direction