Born 16 Feb 1959 & widely regarded as 1 of the greatest US tennis players of all time, John McEnroe won Wimbledon & helped the US team win 5 Davis Cup titles. His infamous bad temper on court was parodied in satirical TV programmes, such as Spitting Image and Not The Nine O'clock News. #JohnMcEnroe

The Smiths released their debut self-titled album on 20 Feb 1983. Possibly the most important debut album since "Led Zeppelin" (1969) or Nevermind the Bollocks" (1977), it showcased the songwriting genius of Morrissey and the melody constructing skills of Johnny Marr. I loved it. #TheSmiths

Born 16 February 1935 - singer-songwriter, producer, actor and politician Sonny Bono, one half of the famous Sonny & Cher duo. Their single "I Got You Babe" made no 1 in the US, UK and Canada. He was killed on 5 Jan 1998, aged just 62, in a skiing accident. #SonnyAndCher #Cher

Born 16th February 1949 - Lyn Paul, singer with The New Seekers, who had the 1972 UK No.1 single 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing' and a No 2 hit with "Beg Steal or Borrow." which was also the 1972 UK entry for Eurovision. I had a massive crush on her when I was first a teenager. #LynPaul

16th February 1974 - During a tour of the US, the members of Emerson, Lake & Palmer were arrested in Salt Lake City after swimming naked in the hotel pool. They were each fined $75 (£44). #ELP #EmersonLakeandPalmer

16 Feb 1974, Winners in the music paper Disc Readers Awards Poll: Top UK group went to Slade, Top musician, Roy Wood; David Bowie won UK & World male singer, Top single with 'Jean Genie' & album with 'Aladdin Sane'. Top female singer was Lynsey De Paul & Brightest Hope was David Essex. #70srule

16 Feb 1974, Bob Dylan started a 4 week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Planet Waves, his 1st US No.1. The album was originally to be titled Ceremonies Of The Horsemen, a reference to the song 'Love Minus Zero/No Limit', from the 1965 album 'Bringing It All Back Home'. #PlanetWaves #BobDylan

February 16, 1974 - Mick Ronson Rainbow advert in Disc Music Paper. Not sure the point of the advertisement if the Rainbow gigs were sold out! #MickRonson

Born 15 February 1907, Cesar Romero was a US actor, dancer, singer and vocal artist. He is best known for playing the Joker in the TV series Batman and his portrayal was included in TV Guide's 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time list in 2013. #CesarRomero

Born 15 Feb 1954, Matt Groening is best known as the creator of the iconic animated sitcom The Simpsons, which is the longest-running US primetime TV series & has won him 11 Emmys. He had initially gained fame for the comic strip Life in Hell & also created Futurama and Disenchantment. #MattGroening

Released 15 February 1971, The Golden Streets of Glory by Dolly Parton. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. No singles were released from the album, but the title track was released as the B-side of the religious single "Comin' for to Carry Me Home". #DollyParton

Monday 15 February 1971 was Decimal Day in the United Kingdom, the day on which we decimalised our £sd currency of pounds, shillings and pence, and went over to 100 new pence = 1 pound! 55 years ago - exciting day - I remember it well! I still have this pack. #Decimalisation

Born 15 February 1942, actress Sherry Jackson. In the 70s and early 80s she made guest appearances on such TV shows as Star Trek, The Rockford Files, Starsky & Hutch, The Blue Knight, Barnaby Jones, The Incredible Hulk, Fantasy Island, Alice, Charlie's Angels and CHiPs. #SherryJackson #StarTrek

Assembled my nine Bowie books together today. My favourite is "Rebel Rebel". Which one's your favourite? #bowieforever

52 years ago today a Rebel was unleashed onto the world. Full credit to Michael Anthony for this picture, and my thanks to him for letting me use it. "Hot tramp, I love you so." #BowieForever

15th February 1975, Linda Ronstadt went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You're No Good', the singer's only solo chart topper out of 13 top top 40 hits. Also today, Linda went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Heart Like A Wheel'. #LindaRonstadt

15 February 1979, At the 21st Grammy Awards, the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack won Album of the Year & The Bee Gees were named Best Pop Group and Best Arrangement for Voices for 'Staying Alive'. Billy Joel's 'Just the Way You Are' won Record and Song of the Year. #BeeGees #SaturdayNightFever

15 Feb 1991, Kelly Emberg, the ex-girlfriend of Rod Stewart, filed a $25 million (£14.7 million) palimony suit in LA. The couple lived together from 1985 to 1990. Stewart later said: "Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house." #RodStewart

My grandad was born on 15th February 1910. He lived till the ripe old age of 85. This was his favourite photo of himself - he's on holiday at Butlins Minehead in the late '60s. A great guy, I still miss him.

Kate Bush, photographed in 1978 by Gered Mankowitz. #KateBush

14 Feb 1972, John Lennon & Yoko Ono started a 5 episode run as co-hosts on the Mike Douglas US TV show. The show was the most popular show on daytime TV & as hosts, John & Yoko covered controversial topics including the empowerment of women, the deterioration of the environment & police violence.

"This parrot is no more. It is a dead parrot!" #MontyPython

First published on 1st July 1972, "Skinhead Escapes" by Richard Allen was a 'must-read' for all of our school class. Looking back, it was probably very formulaic and boring but at the time it was ground-breaking and riveting! #SkinheadEscapes

Happy birthday to Denny Zager, who is 82 today. He is one half of the duo Zager and Evans, who had the hit 'In the Year 2525' in 1969. A true 1 hit wonder, the single made No.1 on both sides of the Atlantic & the pair never had another hit single. Denny makes guitars in Lincoln Nebraska. #DennyZager

14th February 1970, The Who appeared at Leeds University. The show was recorded for the band's forthcoming 'Live At Leeds' album. Since its release, Live at Leeds has been cited by several music critics as the best live rock recording of all time. #TheWho #LiveatLeeds

Born 14 February 1927, Canadian actress Lois Maxwell. She played Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 Eon-produced James Bond films (1962–1985) and made the part her own. She also guest-starred in two episodes of The Saint and one of The Persuaders. #LoisMaxwell

14 February 1977 - US singer songwriter Janis Ian received 461 Valentine's day cards after indicating in the lyrics of her song 'At Seventeen', that she had never received a Valentine's card. #happyvalentinesday2026

Released 14 Feb 1995, Black was Lita Ford's 6th solo studio album and featured a change of style in her music, compared to her other albums. Black saw Lita move into other musical styles such as blues and grunge, while still maintaining her metal and rock roots. I am a big fan. #LitaFord

14 February 1973 - The Faces released Cindy Incidentally. Composed by group members Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Ian McLagan, and produced by Glyn Johns. It appeared on the band's 1973 album Ooh La La and was released as the album's lead single by Warner Bros. Records in the same year. #Faces

February 14, 1974 - David Bowie, The year of the Diamond Dogs. At Studio L Ludolf, located at Machineweg 8-12 in Hilversum, Netherlands, Bowie and Tony Visconti finished the work on the Diamond Dogs album. #BowieForever #DiamondDogs

13Feb 1969, a launch party was held for the release of Mary Hopkin's album 'Postcard' at the Post Office Tower in London. Guests included Jimi Hendrix, Donovan and Paul McCartney with his new girlfriend Linda Eastman. #PaulMcCartney

13 Feb 1977, Julie Covington was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', taken from the Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical Evita. Covington had been in the 1977 UK TV series based on an all female group called Rock Follies, with Rula Lenska. #JulieCovington

13 Feb 1978, Dire Straits began recording their 1st album at Basing Street Studios, London. The whole project cost £12,500 ($21,000) to produce. The album, which featured the group's breakthrough single 'Sultans of Swing' went on to enjoy a 132 week run on the UK chart. I loved it! #DireStraits

13 Feb 1972, The Greasy Truckers concert took place at the Roundhouse in London, featuring Man, Brinsley Schwarz & Hawkwind. The evening was recorded & released as a double vinyl album in a limited edition of 20,000 which sold at just £1.50. The release rapidly sold out, becoming a collector's item.

13 Feb 1971, The Osmonds started a 5 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'One Bad Apple' (their 1st No.1). The group had been appearing on TV in the US from 1962, on the Andy Williams Show and then the Jerry Lewis show. The song had originally been written for the Jackson 5. #TheOsmonds

Released 13 Feb 1974, the album 'That's a Plenty' by The Pointer Sisters. Mixing their brand of soul with blues & jazz it included "Fairytale", their Top 40 hit. The song crossed over to the country charts, enabling them to become the first African-American vocal group to play at the Grand Ole Opry.

Released on 13 Feb 1970, the debut album from Black Sabbath. The album is widely regarded as the first true metal album & the opening title track, "Black Sabbath", was named the greatest heavy metal song of all time by Rolling Stone & has been referred to as the first doom metal song. #BlackSabbath

The film Shampoo was released in the US on 11 February 1975. It was a satirical comedy-drama starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn & Carrie Fisher in her film debut. It followed a promiscuous LA hairdresser on Election Day 1968, as he juggled relationships with several women. #Shampoo

Born 13th February 1942 - Peter Tork, US musician with The Monkees who were brought together for the TV series in 1966. They had the 1967 UK & US No.1 single 'I'm A Believer' plus many other hits including 'Last Train to Clarksville' & 'Daydream Believer'. Tork died in Feb 2019, aged 77. #TheMonkees

Born 13th February 1950, singer-songwriter and record producer Peter Gabriel. The man's a genius. His duet with Kate Bush (Don't Give Up) was wonderful. My absolute favourite video from the 80s was "Sledgehammer". #PeterGabriel

New Musical Express 12 February 1972. #NME #MarcBolan

Born 12 Feb 1915, Canadian actor, radio personality & singer, Lorne Greene is best remembered for his appearance in the original sci-fi TV series, Battlestar Galactica (and its follow-up) and for playing Ben Cartwright in the Western Bonanza. His career spanned 5 decades. #LorneGreene

Born 12 Feb 1950, Steve Hackett is an English guitarist who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three live albums, seven singles and one EP before he left to pursue a solo career. #SteveHackett #Genesis

Born 12 Feb 1939, Ray Manzarek was a US keyboardist. He is best known as a member of The Doors, co-founding the group in 1965 with fellow UCLA Film School graduate Jim Morrison. Manzarek is credited for his innovative playing and abilities on organ-style keyboard instruments. #RayManzarek #Doors