1946 – He was born Syd Barrettan English rock musician, songwriter and painter, known for his innovative guitar playing, cryptic and poetic lyrics and eccentric behavior. He was one of the founders of the group Pink Floyd, which he led from 1964 to 1968, writing many of their songs that became classics, such as “Arnold Layne“ i „See Emily Play„.
1953 – He was born Malcolm Youngan Australian musician best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter of a hard rock band AC/DC. Together with his younger brother Angus Youngfounded AC/DC in 1973 and was the main songwriter and arranger for most of their songs, from the first album “High Voltage” (1975) until his departure in 2014.
1979 – The group Village People scored her only UK number one single with the song „Y.M.C.A.“. At its peak, the single sold over 150,000 copies a day and was one of the most popular songs of 1979. It topped the charts in more than 30 countries, including the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Australia, and inspired many parodies and covers.
1986 – He was born Alex Turneran English musician, singer, songwriter and producer best known as the frontman and main songwriter of a rock band Arctic Monkeyswith whom he released seven studio albums. He also played in a band The Last Shadow Puppets and as a solo artist, and is known for his unique voice, lyrical style of songwriting and stage performance, as well as for his often metaphorical and enigmatic lyrics.
1993 – Bassist Rolling Stones-a, Bill Wymanleaves the group after 30 years of cooperation. On the occasion of his departure, he stated: “I left because I didn’t see anything new that could happen in the future. I realized that even if we played for another 10 years, I would still be playing ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’, ‘Honky Tonk Women’, ‘Street Fighting Man’ until we were done with our career.“
1998 – Eleven years old Zac Hanson becomes the youngest songwriter in history to be nominated for guild award, for a song „MMMbop“the band’s debut hit Hansonwhich was in competition for awards “Shot of the year“ i „Best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals“. Zac co-wrote the song about teenage life and how fun it is to be young with his older brother Isaacachieving great critical and commercial success.
2009 – He passed away Ron Ashetonan American musician, best known as a rock band guitarist, bassist and songwriter The Stooges. He played lead and bass guitar on the Stooges’ first two albums, “The Stooges“ (1969) i „Fun House” (1970), which became the matrix of proto-punk and garage rock, and Ron stood out for his aggressive, dissonant guitar playing style and raw, bluesy riffs.
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