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RE: Born on this day ... - CRAZY-HORSE - 03-06-2022
^^
im surprised that he is that old but he really paid his dues struggling for over a decade before fame found him with Mott The Hoople.
RE: Born on this day ... - Music Head - 04-06-2022
Michelle Phillips (78)
RE: Born on this day ... - CRAZY-HORSE - 04-06-2022
^^
my favourite single of theirs.
RE: Born on this day ... - Music Head - 05-06-2022
Laurie Anderson (75)
RE: Born on this day ... - Music Head - 07-06-2022
Tom Jones (82)
RE: Born on this day ... - Music Head - 08-06-2022
Nancy Sinatra (82)
RE: Born on this day ... - Music Head - 12-06-2022
Bun E. Carlos (71)
drummer
RE: Born on this day ... - Music Head - 13-06-2022
Rivers Cuomo (52)
RE: Born on this day ... - Ruby - 13-06-2022
Russell Javors was born on this day in 1952, in Brooklyn, New York. He was in Billy Joel’s band from 1975 to 1989 – guitarist (electric and acoustic - rhythm section) in the glory days – one of a tight knit group who were as loyal to the jelly bowl as he was to them. Parallels are drawn between them and Springsteen’s E-Street Band.
He’s one of The Lords of 52nd Street – copy and paste from Wiki …
“Richie Cannata, Liberty DeVitto, Russell Javors, and the late bassist Doug Stegmeyer composed the core Joel recording and touring band from 1976 (when the Turnstiles album was recorded) until 1981 (after the end of the Glass Houses tour), save for Javors' absence from the recording of The Stranger in 1977. (Cannata stayed until 1981, returning for the River of Dreams recording sessions in 1993. Javors and Stegmeyer remained until 1988 and DeVitto stayed until 2006.)
Four of the five Joel albums released during the foursome's 1976-1981 tenure reached the top ten on the Billboard charts: The Stranger, 52nd Street, Glass Houses, and the live Songs in the Attic. All four albums were produced by Phil Ramone and all four were critically acclaimed.
The late Ramone wrote that the "Lords" nickname developed during the recording of 52nd Street in 1978. Because the album had a jazz mood–Manhattan's 52nd Street had been the center of New York City's jazz scene in the mid-Twentieth Century–it featured an "all-star" line-up of jazz soloists as guest artists. The guests and Joel's band clicked so well during the recording sessions that the group garnered the nickname "The Lords of 52nd Street" from Ramone. The video for the 52nd Street track "My Life" has shots of Cannata, DeVitto, Joel, and Stegmeyer strutting down Manhattan streets together on their way to their recording studio on the titular street. DeVitto has stated that jackets were even made to cement the identity, but the "Lords" name was not formalized while the group was working directly with Joel.
The Lords of 52nd Street's status as an official group was established after Cannata, DeVitto, and Javors reunited at the October 23, 2014 ceremony in which they (with Stegmeyer, posthumously) were inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, primarily for their work with Joel. During the ceremony, the three performed a short set of Joel hits that they had helped create. The performance included the songs "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" (from The Stranger), "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" (from Turnstiles), and "You May Be Right" (from Glass Houses). It was the first time in more than 25 years that the three had shared a stage to perform from Joel's catalogue.”
This one, because Javors says it’s one of those he likes performing and that in his opinion, (what with BJ being a bit of a chameleon) this is one of the songs that represent the real Billy Joel – the heart of him …
RE: Born on this day ... - CRAZY-HORSE - 14-06-2022
^^
excellent, excellent track MH, one of his best IMO
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George O'Dowd aka Boy George 1961 (61)
i could pick almost any track from the classic "colour by numbers" album but i'll go with the one that started it all...