May 12
Blue-eyed soul's greatest voice Steve Winwood celebrates his 78th birthday today, the British prodigy whose journey from teenage Spencer Davis Group sensation through Traffic's psychedelia to solo success proved that child stars could sustain careers across six decades of keyboard mastery… Rock's most glamorous couple wed today in 1971 when Mick Jagger married Bianca Macias at St. Tropez Town Hall, the white-suited bride and groom creating iconic photographs while beginning the turbulent eight-year marriage that would end with Studio 54 decadence and bitter divorce… Jazz lost its most soulful saxophonist on this day in 2024 when David Sanborn died at 78, ending the career of the musician whose lyrical tone and crossover appeal made him one of the most recorded session players while his own albums bridged jazz and R&B for mainstream audiences… We remember pop's greatest melodist Burt Bacharach on his birthday today in 1928, the composer whose sophis...
