June 18

Sir Paul McCartney celebrates his 80^th birthday today. What a fantastic ride!

 

Today in 1948, Columbia Records started the first mass production of the 33-RPM long player

 

Today in 1993, A&M Records chairman Jerry Moss and vice-chairman Herb Alpert announced they were leaving the company they founded more than 30 years earlier

 

The late Carl Radle (Derek and the Dominoes) was born on this day in 1942

 

Happy birthday to Alison Moyet who is 61 today

 

“The Big Man”, Clarence Clemons passed away on this day in 2011