HBD #VickiePerks, have you still got that #Fuzzbox?

Sending birthday wishes to one-time Charlie's darling, #thethreedegrees singer #SheilaFerguson, a true vintageblackglamourbook.com star

Btd in 1938, #EddieCochran, without whom rock'n'roll would be a different place

It's Stingo's birthday. He always made for a good pic – this one was taken at the first ever classic #police lineup photo session, in his basement flat in Bayswater, August 11th, 1977, by photographer Lawrence Impey (from policelineupbook.com)

So long #liverpoolpoet Brian Patten, you showed us that poetry wasn't all flowers and ancient heroes; Be quieter– I really do need to escape; take the route you might take if ever this hurrying is over. #booksky💔

More stories from #NormanCook AKA #FatboySlim can be heard at the Brighton Theatre Royal launch for the fatboyslimbook.com book on Oct 14th

Buon Compleanno, #Zucchero 📷 Gianluigi Di Napoli

Sadly departed, the lovely #DannyThompson 📷 Nick White

Born 23rd September 1930, the great #RayCharles – making modern sounds in Country & Western music 62 years before #CowboyCarter 📷 Hugh Bell (1962)

Happy birthday to #lolcreme, once of #10cc, then #godleyandcreme and now #theproducers, but here (1977) with #kevingodley and #petercook promoting #thegizmo www.10ccbook.com

Fifty five years since #JimiHendrix had his last cup of tea. 📷 Monika Dannemann, Sept 17, 1970 at the Samarkand Hotel, W11

£22b for AI – but this is priceless to us… #books #printing #BookSky #itaintovertilthefatboysings the #fatboyslim book on print fatboyslimbook.com

Bit late on this, but Gilles' Saturday show includes a fantastic tribute to the truly important and recently departed DJ Chris Hill (plus Level 42) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Celebrate the life and work of #pinkfloyd's Rick Wright on the anniversary of his passing youtu.be/nymoAJyBVEQ?...

Remembering the great Fred Ebb on the 21st anniversary of his passing – skip to 34:12 for his and songwriting partner John Kander's version of New York New York – & for the genesis of the song, see Peter Silverton's London Calling New York New York at rocket88books.com youtu.be/UtW9lBH3GtY?...

Sending happy 80th birthday wishes to #JoseFeliciano youtu.be/hxIIVNjIyWo?...

Celebrate the unique talent that was #rickdavies of #supertramp youtu.be/a4ys6YSfJDA?...

BTD in 1934, Sun Records and Checker Records star James Milton Campbell Jr. youtu.be/lq2caZmXII0?...

Remembering former Kilburn and the Highroads and Blockheads drummer Charlie Charles, on the 35th anniversary of his untimely passing #charliecharles #hughglennmortimercharles #ianduryandtheblockheads

Happy birthday to the other Parsons in The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gene – he made his own drumsticks… 📷 Greg Gorman, 1973

So long #terencestamp – it does make a difference…

Someone get the cake in from the rain, it's #jimmywebb's birthday. 📷 Ginny Winn #jimmywebb #macarthurpark #wichitalinesman #galveston #bythetimeigettophoenix #thehighwayman #upupandaway #themoonisahrshmistress

The first #stiffrecords release, on August 14, 1976: Nick Lowe's So It Goes (BUY1) c/w with Heart of the City #seveninchsingle #vinyl #jukebox #soitgoes #basher

Fab a/w of the #Canadian version of a #Ronco #vinyl compilation with different tracks to the British and American albums which used the same cover – #blackblood and #pennymclean in Canada only – tracks listed in the wrong order.

Many happy returns to #iananderson of @jethrotull.bsky.social 📷 Ian Anderson (Silent Singing, jethrotullbook.com)

Forty five years ago 📹 #donletts youtu.be/ttJBdr6eBuo?...

Born this day in 1931, one of the most important and influential figures in early British rock'n'roll, Jack Good. He put #genevincent in leather gear, invented the format of rock and pop music programmes for British (Oh Boy!) and US (Shindig!) TV, & much more. 📷with #beatles on Shindig! 1964

born on this day (1928). Andy Warhol, silver screen Can't tell them apart at all…

Remembering Adam Yauch on what would have been his birthday. #beastieboys #yca

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Sadly there is no more of Tom Lehrer (97). R.I.P. (and he said We'd All Go Together When We Go…)

Legalise it, say The Beatles, their manager, RD Laing, Graham Greene, George Melly and David Dimbleby among others, in a letter to The Times on 24 July 1967.

Uh, George Clinton is 84 years old…brother from another planet tripping in NYC

Memorialising a love supreme. 📷 Jean-Pierre Leloir, Antibes, 27 July 1965.

Sending #hbd wishes to one of our fave R88 authors #stewartcopeland 📷Lawrence Impey, 1976 from policediariesbook.com

#hbd Ms. Mavis Staples, of #thestaplessingers 📷 Bob Smith, 1969

#hbd @ringostarrmusic.bsky.social 📷from The Magic Christian, 1969

Remembering Laurens Hammond, with @keithemerson.bsky.social showing of the inner workings of Laurens' greatest invention (while wearing what looks like an original Kansai Yamamoto jacket)… #hammondb3 #elp #valves 📷 Michael Putland

So #NeilYoung was good on Saturday night, huh?

Remembering #JeffreyLeePierce on would have been his 67th birthday. It's cloudy in the west, looks like rain… 📷 Ed Colver

Alan Vega, born #otd in 1938. 📷 Sacred Bones Records

It's Dolores 'La La' Brooks' birthday

One of these things first. 📷 Nigel Waymouth, 1971 (Bryter Layter)

Self-portrait of the artist as a young man 📷#paulmccartney

Eat with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls… it's Bloom's Day. 📷 the author himself with Nora Barnacle

Life will still go on, believe me… 📷 Michael Ochs Archives