1963 - April 21 The Beatles and The Rolling Stones meet for the first time during a Stones' performance at the Crawdaddy Club. 'We got all nervous', said Bill Wyman, 'but then we had a chat with them afterwards and stayed up all night rapping and became really good mates.'
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1970 - April 14 Stephen Stills broke his wrist in a car accident, resulting in the cancellation of an American tour by Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young. Stills drove into a parked car while watching a police patrol car in his rear-view mirror. OTHER INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT STEPHEN STILLS... ... Stills dropped out of Louisiana State University[4] to pursue a music career in the early 1960s. He played in a series of bands including The Continentals, which featured future Eagles guitarist Don Felder. ... Stills made an unsuccessful attempt to become one of The Monkees. He was turned down, not due to any lack of ability, but because of a conflict with his existing music publishing contract. So instead, he recommended his friend, multi-instrumentalist Peter Tork ... Having played at the Monterey Pop Festival with Buffalo Springfield, and both Woodstock and Altamont with CSNY, Stills performed at all three of the iconic U.S. rock ...
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Q. What was the name of the first band Sting played in? A. Last Exit Last Exit was a British jazz fusion band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1974 and is best remembered as the group Sting was in before finding stardom with The Police. The band name came from the book Last Exit to Brooklyn. Last Exit was composed of drummer Ronnie Pearson (also of the Phoenix Jazzmen), guitarists John Hedley and then Terry Ellis, keyboardist Gerry Richardson, and bassist and singer Sting. The band was a leading act around Newcastle for several years. They released a single in 1975, "Whispering Voices/Evensong" (two Richardson compositions) on the Wudwink label, and later a tape called 'First from Last Exit' featuring nine original songs.[1] In 1976, Carol Wilson, Head of Richard Branson's music publishing company, saw Last Exit play in the Gosforth Hotel in Newcastle and signed them. Virgin financed the recording of a demo in the Pathway Studios in London. Wilson organised a number of gigs, including Dingwalls, and a double page ...
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Sarnia's First Friday, April 10, 2015: El Camino Live at the Cheeky Monkey and Mike Blackmore Live at Zzas Pizza Bistro Saturday April 11, 2022 by Brian Hay It wasn't hard to see the members of El Camino were an experienced group. Something was little loud on their opening cut. It threw them off the way running into a post a guy doesn't see does but they recovered quickly. A fast adjustment between songs had the group consisting of singer and rhythm guitarist Scott Whyte, lead and rhythm player Marvin Eskritt and percussionist Steve Bird firing like a tight three piece group starting to like the tread on their new walking shoes. They marched through pieces by Elvis Presley, Dire Straits and even a take on the Beatles' classic from the film 'Help', 'You Got To Hide Your Love Away'. For me, that was a huge treat because they did a good job ...
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Published on Apr 7, 2022 Opening Segment: Ribfest announces Friday night country line-up. Mackenzie Volunteer Prize at The Victoria Playhouse. The Entertainment Scene: Cheeky Monkey welcomes local group 'El Camino'. A 3 piece band from Sarnia playing music that you may have forgotten but will soon remember. As part of April 10th First Friday event. www.cheekymonkeysarnia.ca In The Community: Valerie MacGregor-Rempel talks about her upcoming event at Exit Realty as part of the April 10th First Friday event. A humanitarian, Life coach and Photgrapher, Valerie shares her story of passion and love for life and giving. www.valeriemacgregor.net Apps with Mark Russell: Mark talks about "The Room' www.markrussell.com
MoreWorkshop @ DeGroots Saturday April 11 10:30-Noon Vegetable Gardening 101 Deciding what to grow; companion planting; crop rotation; making good soil out of bad; mulching; tool maintenance; using the proper sized tools; and new tools on the market. Limit: 40 Cost: Free
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Source: BlackburnNews.com The local music community is rallying behind well known musician and businessman Stephen Dumont following yesterday’s early morning fire that destroyed the Playfair Music Complex on Mitton St. South. The building, that offered a fully equipped recording studio and rehearsal rooms, music equipment repair, a retail store as well as music lessons, band camps and recital concerts was destroyed in the $500,000 blaze. This is the second setback for “Stevie D.”, whose original business at 146 Christina St. was also destroyed in a 2006 fire. A fundraising effort entitled “Playfair Music Complex Relief Fund” has been launched via www.gofundme.com - CLICK HERE Sarnia Fire Service Platoon Chief Brad Allen says the blaze broke out around 1:30am. Allen says heavy smoke was pouring from the roof of the cinder block building when they arrived on scene. Sarnia Fire Chief John Kingyens says with the old building showing signs of deterioration so crews were told to focus on ...
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April 7 - 1979 24 year old Rickie Lee Jones performs her upcoming single "Chuck E's In Love" on Saturday Night Live. The song would rise to #4 on the Billboard chart and help bring Jones a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 2021) is an American vocalist, musician, songwriter and producer. Over the course of a career of over three decades, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards. Her songwriting has been characterized as "a blend of bravado and vulnerability [that] wavers on indefinable borders". She is also known for her unique singing style. In early 1978, through the efforts of her friend Ivan Ulz, she came to the attention of Dr. John and Little Feat's Lowell George. Ulz introduced Lowell George to Jones's composition "Easy Money" by singing it to him over the telephone. George recorded ...
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Q. Stevie Ray Vaughan played lead guitar on what 1983 Number 1 hit album? A. "Let's Dance" by David Bowie Let's Dance is the fifteenth studio album by David Bowie, released in 1983, with co-production by Chic's Nile Rodgers. The title track of the album became one of Bowie's biggest hit singles, reaching No. 1 in the UK, US and various other countries. Further singles included "Modern Love" and "China Girl", which both reached No. 2 in the UK. "China Girl" was a new version of a song which Bowie had co-written with Iggy Pop for the latter's 1977 album The Idiot. The album also contains a rerecorded version of the song "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" which had been a minor hit for Bowie a year earlier. Let's Dance is also notable as a stepping stone for the career of the Texas blues guitar virtuoso Stevie Ray Vaughan, who played on it. Stevie Ray Vaughan met Bowie at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. After Vaughan's performance, ...
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Published on Mar 31, 2022 Opening Segment: First Friday will be second friday for month of April. Ribfest announces Saturday night entertainment lineup. The Entertainment Scene: Local rockers 'Power House' talk about some new ideas for the group as well as their recent win of March of Dimes 'Battle of the Bands' at Brownstones. Power House will also be donating $500 to Indiefest and performing at the event on May 30. In The Community: Plans for Artwalk 2015 are well underway. Local TD Canada Trust donates $7000 to the event. Branch manager Krista Campbell and Lambton Immigration representative Jeneane Fast, share why they support the event. Apps with Mark Russell: Mark talks about the new Livestreaming app for Twitter!
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