A few songs from The Turtles are on today’s playlist, as their Mark Volman celebrates a birthday.
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Inspired by the March 17 birthdays of Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, Grimes, The Lovin’ Spoonful’s John Sebastian, Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner, Nat King Cole, The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins, Altered Images’ Clare Grogan, Gene Ween, Nicky Jam, Lorraine Ellison, Hozier, and Vivian Girls’ Cassie Ramone.
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This week I’m reviving a feature I used to do on Tunes du Jour – Throwback Thursday, with each week focusing on a different year in the rock and roll era. This week we’ll listen to the music of 1966. Some notable events:
Here are thirty of the year’s best:
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Inspired by the November 3 birthdays of Courtney Barnett, Adam Ant, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, Lulu, John Barry, Lucas, Mable John, Onyx’s Sticky Fingaz, Icicle Works’ Ian McNabb and The Subways’ Billy Lunn.
Inspired by the September 8 birthdays of P!nk, The Cars’ Benjamin Orr, Patsy Cline, Aimee Mann, Neko Case, Peter Sellers, The Beau Brummels’ Sal Valentino, Wiz Khalifa, Slim Thug and Bob & Earl’s Earl Nelson.
Inspired by the September 4 birthdays of Beyoncé, Mark Ronson and Sonny Charles; and the September 3 birthdays of The Beach Boys‘ Al Jardine, The Creation’s Kenny Pickett, Taana Gardner, and B.G.
Inspired by the July 13 birthdays of The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn, Girls’ Christopher Owens, Leon Bridges, Cheech Marin, Jayne County, Gerald Levert and Ida Maria.
Inspired by the March 29 birthdays of Monty Python’s Eric Idle, Toto’s Bobby Kimball, Jane’s Addiction/Porno for Pyros’ Perry Farrell, The Waitresses’ Patty Donahue, Terry Jacks, Vangelis, Astrud Gilberto, The Guess Who’s Chad Allan and Thunderclap Newman’s Speedy Kane.