The Shrinkin Violetz would
like to introduce you to the booze cruise page -
yep for a reason for partying
and drinking look no further !
Here's a list of events
birthdays, Deaths, Strange info that
you can either celebrate or drink heavily to & try to forget !
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
July's reason to booze & have
a good time are as follows:
1st -
Debbie Harry born in 1945 – Ducks deluxe play last gig in 1975 - born 1971:
Missy Elliott - 1963: Roddy Bottum (Faith No More) - 1951: Fred Schneider (The
B-52's) - 1951: Luther Vandross - 1942: Andrae Crouch
2nd - Eddie cochrane at no 1 with “3 steps to heaven”
in 1960 – Pete Briquette of the Rats born in 1954
-Born 1983: Michelle Branch - 1970: Monie Love - 1965: Dave Parsons (Bush) -
1952: Johnny Colla (Huey Lewis & The News)
3rd - Jim
Morrison died in paris 1971 – Capt sensible
no 1 with 'Happy talk" in 1982, Brian Jones drowned in 1969, Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yazoo) born 1960
- born 1976: Shane
Lynch (Boyzone) - 1969: Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies) - 1956: Stephen Pearcy (Ratt)
- 1955: Mike Corby (The Babys) - 1947: Betty Buckley - 1929: David Lynch (The
Platters)
4th - Ramones made their uk debut in 1976 at the
roundhouse – John waite born in 1955, Crooner Rudy Vallee died aged 85 in
1986, born in 1978 Stephen Mcnally (BBmak) - 1971: Andrew Creeggan (Barenaked
Ladies) - 1963: Matt Malley (Counting Crows) - 1958: Kirk Pengilly (INXS) -
1951: Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire) - 1938: Bill Withers
5th - Elvis Presley in sun studios for first time in 1954 - born 1980: Jason
Wade (Lifehouse) - 1973: Bengt Lagerberg (The Cardigans) - 1970: Clause Noreen
(Aqua) - 1959: Marc Cohn - 1950: Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis & The News) - 1943:
Robbie Robertson
6th - Jean-Michel Jarre released “music for
supermarkets” only one copy pressed in 1983 - Van Mccoy died in aged 38 in
1979, Queen released first single in 1973 "Keep yourself alive"
- born in
1976: 50 Cent - 1963: Tim Bricheno (Sisters Of Mercy) - 1959: John Keeble
(Spandau Ballet) - 1953: Nanci Griffith - 1945: Rik Elswit (Dr. Hook)
7th -
Frankie goes to Hollywood at number 1 in 1984 with “two tribes” – Billie
Holiday died in 1959 – Yardbirds split in 1968 - Born in 1963 Vonda Shepherd -
Born 1962: Mark White (Spin Doctors) - 1947: David Hodo (Village People) -
1940: Ringo Starr
8th - Donnie Osmond at number 1 in 1972 with Puppy Love -
born 1970: Beck- 1962: Joan Osborne - 1961: Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) - 1961:
Toby Keith
9th - Animals at no 1 with “house of the rising sun”
in 1964 – Marc Almond born in 1956 – Jim Kerr born 1959, Mitch Miller
(Hendrix) Born 1947, Bon Scott (ac/DC) Born 1946
- born 1975: Jack White (The White Stripes) - 1964: Courtney Love (Hole) -
1954: Debbie Sledge (Sister Sledge)
10th -
Kate bush born in 1958 - born 1980:
Jessica Simpson - 1965: Peter DiStefano (Porno For Pyros) - 1954: Neil Tennant
(Pet Shop Boys) - 1950: Greg Kihn - 1947: Arlo Guthrie jr
11th - "Ghost
town" number one in 1981 - Born in 1975 Lil Kim - Born in 1959 Richie
Sambora (Bon Jovi) - Liona
Boyd (guitarist) - 1950 : Bonnie Pointer (Pointer Sisters) - 1947: Jeff Hana (Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band) - 1946: Patrice Caratini (French bassist, composer/leader)
12th -
Elvis Presley had his first number 1 with “All Shook up” in 1957 - Minnie
ripperton died aged 31 in 1979 - Kilburn & the high roads split in 1976
enter the blockheads - Woody Guthries Birthday (born 1912), John Wetton Born
1949 (Asia/King Crimson) - born 1976: Tracie Spencer - 1963: Alan Duval (UB40) -
1962: Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) - 1943: Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
13th - The Original Live Aid took place in 1985, Queens
first album released 1973
- born 1978: Will Champion (Coldplay) - 1973: Deborah Cox - 1966: Gerald Levert
- 1954: Louise Mandrell - 1942: Stephen Bladd (The J. Geils Band) - 1942: Roger
McGuinn (The Byrds)
14th - “are friends electric” no 1 in 1979 by tubeway
army
- born 1975: Tameka Cottle (Xscape) - 1975: Taboo (Black Eyed Peas) - 1966:
Ellen Reid (Crash Test Dummies) - 1966: Tonya Donelly (Belly)
15th - “in the summertime” mungo jerry no 1 in 1970
– JohnLennon Mum Killed in 1958 - Born 1956 Joe Satriani - Born in 1956: Marky Ramone (Ramones) - 1952: Jeff
Carlisli (38 Special) - 1946: Linda Ronstadt
16th - Harry Chapin died in a car crash in 1981 - Cream
formed in 1966 – Desmond Dacris “dekker” Born 1942
- also born 1971: Ed Kowalczyk (Live) -1951: Stewart Copeland (The Police) -
and Ben Watts
Birthday of Goth Band "NotSlip"
17th - Billie holiday died in 1959 aged 44, Thin Lizzy
sacked Gary Moore 1979, Mick Tucker (Sweet)Born 1949
- born 1982 Natasha Hamilton (Atomic Kitten) - 1971: JC (PM Dawn) - 1963:
Regina Belle - 1952: Chet McCracKen (drums, The Doobie Brothers) - 1952: Phoebe
Snow - 1949: Terry "Geezer" Butler (Black Sabbath) - 1948: Ron Asheton
(guitar, Iggy Pop And The Stooges) - 1947: Wolfgang Flur (electronic drums,
Kraftwerk) - 1939: Spencer Davis (guitar/vocals, Spencer Davis Group/Solo)
18th - Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) born 1950, Bobby Fuller
died 1966 (I fought the Law), Richard Branson Born 1950 - born 1978: Tony
Fagenson (Eve 6) - 1962: Jack Irons (Pearl Jam) - 1958: Nigel Twist (The Alarm)
- 1955: Terry Chambers (XTC) - 1954: Ricky Skaggs - 1950: Cesar Zuiderwijk
(Golden Earring) - 1941: Martha Reeves
19th - Elvis Presley first single released in 1954
“that’s all right mama" Brian May (Queen) Born in 1947 - Born in
1979: Michelle Heaton (Liberty X) - 1968: Ged Lynch (drums, Black Grape)
- 1960: Kevin Haskins (Love & Rockets) - 1952: Allen Collins (guitar, Lynyrd
Skynyrd) - 1947: Bernie Leadon (guitar, The Eagles) - 1947: Keith Godchaux (The
Grateful Dead) - 1946: Allan Gorrie (bass, vocals, Average White Band) - 1944: Commander
Cody/George Frayne (piano, vocals, His Lost Planet Airmen) - 1937: George
Hamilton IV (US country singer)
20th - Michael Anthony of van halen born in 1955 – Paul
Cook of the Pistols born in 1956 – Mike McNeill of the Simple Minds born 1958,
Tom Robinson Band Split 1979 - 1972: Vitamin C - 1966: Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) - 1964: Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) - 1958: Mick
McNeil (Simple Minds) - 1947: Carlos Santana (Santana) - 1946: Kim Carnes -
1943: John Lodge (Moody Blues)
21st - thunderclap newman at no 1 in 1969 with
“something in the air”, Cat Stevens Born 1947 - 1974:
Terry Caldwell (vocals, East 17) - 1969: Emerson Hart (Tonic) - 1961: Jim Martin
(guitar, Faith No More) - 1958: Henry Priestman (vocals, keyboards, The
Christians) - 1955: Howie Epstein (bass, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) -
1948: Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam (singer/songwriter) - 1946: Barry Whitwam
(drums, Herman's Hermits) - 1945: Mike Wilson (Four Pennies ) - 1942: Kim Fowley
(US singer, producer, Beach Boys)
22nd - Speakeasy in London shut its doors in 1978
- 1973: Rufus Wainwright - 1973: Daniel Jones (Savage Garden) - 1967: Pat
Badger (bass, Extreme) - 1964: William Calhoun (drums, Living Colour) - 1963:
Emily Sailers (Indigo Girls) - 1947: Don Henley (drums, The Eagles) - 1944:
Estelle Bennett (singer, The Ronettes) - 1944: Richard Davies (keyboards,
Supertramp) - 1941: Thomas Wayne [Perkins] (rock singer, Tragedy) - 1941: Keith
Sweat (US singer) - 1940: George Clinton (Parliament, Funkadelic)
23rd - Chuck Berry
released first single "Maybelline" Andy Mackay (Roxy) Born 1946
- born 1980: Michaelle Williams (Destiny's Child) - 1971: Chad Gracey (Live) -
1971: Alison Krauss - 1970: Sam Watters (Color Me Badd) - 1965: Slash (Guns N'
Roses) - 1964: Tim Kellett (Simply Red) - 1961: Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) -
1950: Blair Thornton (BTO)
24th - “get it on” by trex at no 1 in 1971
- born 1973: Mecca (Digable Planets) - 1970: Jennifer Lopez - 1961: Paul Geary
(Extreme) - 1957: Pam Tillis - 1951: Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
25th -
Rolling Stone had their first chart single “Come On”1963 - Born in 1958
Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) - born in 1958: Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) - 1951: Verdine White (bassist, Earth, Wind &
Fire) - 1950: Mark Clarke (Uriah Heep) - 1948: Steve Goodman (folk singer,
songwriter) - 1943: Jim McCarty (drummer, The Yardbirds) - 1942: Bruce Woodley
(vocals, The Seekers) - 1941: Manuel Charlton (guitarist/singer/songwriter,
Nazareth) - 1934: Don Ellis ( jazz musician, trumpeter, composer)
26th - Elvis Costello nicked for buskin in London 1977 -
born 1967: Headliner (Arrested Development) - 1960: Gary Cherone (Extreme) -
1949: Roger Taylor (Queen) - 1943: Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
27th - "Mr Tambourine
Man' The Byrds at No 1 in 1965 - Born in 1967Juliana Hatfield - 1963: Karl Mueller (Soul Asylum) - 1944:
Bobbie Gentry - 1949: Maureen McGovern - 1929: Harvey Fuqua (Moonglows, Motown
executive)
28th - “I don’t like Mondays” – Boomtown rats no 1
in 1979
- Born 1950 Johnny Guitar (Count Bishops) - born 1954: Steve Morse (Deep Purple/dixie dreggs) - 1949: Simon Kirke (Bad
Company) - 1945: Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) - 1938: George Cummings (Dr. Hook) -
1901: Rudy Vallee (singer)
29th - Mama Cass died choking on a sandwich in 1974 aged
30, Simon Kirke(Free/Bad Co) Born 1949 - born 1973: Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men) -
1972: Simon Jones (bass, Verve) - 1967: Chris Gorman (Belly) - 1966: Martina
McBride - 1959: John Sykes (Whitesnake) - 1953: Patty Scialfa (singer,
Bruce Springsteen Band, now Mrs Springsteen) - 1953: Geddy Lee (bassist,
Rush) - 1946: Neal Doughty (keyboards, REO Speedwagon) - 1933: Randy Sparks
(folk singer/songwriter, New Christy Minstrels) - 1887: Sigmund Romberg
(Hungarian operetta composer)
30th - Chris miller “rat scabies” of the damned born
in 1957, Andy Scott(Sweet) Born 1949
- born 1975: Tifini Hale (Party-Rodeo, That's Why). - 1972: Brad Hargraves
(Third Eye Blind) - 1968: Sean Moore drums (Manic Street Preachers) - 1968:
Louise Wener (vocals, Sleeper) - 1966: Craig Gannon (The Bluebells) - 1963:
Dwayne O'Brien (country musician) - 1961: Neal McCoy (country singer) - 1958:
Kate Bush (singer /songwriter) - 1956: Phil Fearon (Galaxy, Kandidate) - 1949:
Andy Scott (guitar, Sweet) - 1949: Joyce Jones (singer) - 1949: Hugh Nicholson
(Marmalade) - 1945: David Sanborn (saxophonist, flautist, session player) -
1941: Paul Anka (Italian/Canadian singer) - 1936: Buddy Guy (blues
guitarist/singer) - 1899: Gerald Moore (pianist )
31st - Jim reeves died 1964, Norman Cook Born 1963 (HouseMartins,
Fatboy Slim) - 1978: Will Champion (drummer, Coldplay) - 1973: Jerry Rivera
(Spanish singer) - 1971: John Lowery (guitar, Marilyn Manson) - 1964: Robert
Townsend (Pop Will Eat Itself) - 1964: Jim Corr (guitar/vocals, The Corrs) -
1960: Malcolm Ross (Aztec Camera) - 1959: Bill Berry (R.E.M.) - 1957: Daniel Ash
(Love & Rockets) - 1953: Hugh MacDowell (ELO) - 1947: Karl Green (bassist,
harmonica, Herman Hermits) - 1946: Bob Welch (guitarist, Fleetwood Mac)
Number
ones from years gone by include:
My
Resistance Is Low (51) - Why Do Fools Fall In Love
(56) -
All
Shook Up (57) –
All
I have to do is dream (58) - Dream
Lover (59) - Please
Don't Tease (60) – Runaway (61) -
House Of The Rising Sun / It's All Over Now /
A
Hard Day's Night (64) - I'm Alive (65) -
Sunny
Afternoon/Get Away/Out
Of Time (66)
-
All You Need Is Love (67)
- Baby Come Back (68) -
Something
In The Air (69) – In the summertime (70) -
Get It On (71) -
Take
Me Bak 'Ome (72) -
Skweeze
Me Pleeze Me (73) - Rock Your Baby (74) -
Give
A Little Love (75) -
Don't
Go Breaking My Heart (76) - So You Win Again (77)
-
I Don't Like Mondays (79) –
Xanadu
(80)
-
Ghost Town (81) -
Happy
Talk (82) -
Wherever
I Lay My Heart (That's My Home) (83) - There Must
Be An Angel (85) - Papa Don't Preach (86) - It's A
Sin (87) - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
(88) - You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You (89) -
Sacrifice
/
Healing
Hands (90) -
(Everything
I Do) I Do It For You (91) - Ain't No Doubt (92)
–
Pray
(93) -
Love
Is All Around (94) - Boom
Boom Boom (95) –
Wannabe
(96)
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