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Happy Birthday, Ziggy Marley

Happy Birthday to Jamaican musician Ziggy Marley, b. 1968, best known as lead singer for the group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. He has won five Grammy awards and is a supporter of the Little Kids Rock program, which … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, David Lee Roth

Happy Birthday to American musician David Lee Roth, b. 1955, also known as Diamond Dave, best known as singer for the rock band Van Halen. He and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in … Continue reading

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Today in Music History, 1965

Today in music history, 1965, The Beatles started a four week run at number one on the US singles chart with the Paul McCartney ballad “Yesterday.” This gave the group their tenth US number one. The track was issued as … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Thom Yorke

Happy Birthday to English musician Thom Yorke, b. 1968, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and lyricist for the band Radiohead. He has released a studio album and currently leads the band Atoms for Peace. Celebrate his birthday … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Gwen Stefani!

Happy Birthday to American musician Gwen Stefani, b. 1969, best known as the lead singer for the ska band No Doubt. She has recorded two albums as a solo artist and has won three Grammy awards. Celebrate her birthday with … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Sting

Happy Birthday to English musician Sting, b. 1951, best known as lead singer for the band The Police. He has also recorded and toured as a solo artist, has won 16 Grammy awards, and was inducted (with The Police) into … Continue reading

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Substitute Music Teachers

Recently, on a social media platfrom, we had a discussion about subtitute teaching. Most students (and parents) equate “having a sub” as having the day off. While this may be propable in modern classroom settings, private music students do not … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Matt Fallon!

Happy Birthday to American musician Matt Fallon, best known as Skid Row‘s first lead singer. He also sang lead for Anthrax for some months in late 1984.

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Happy Birthday, Meat Loaf!

Happy Birthday to American musician Meat Loaf, b. 1947, best known for his Bat Out of Hell trilogy. He won a Grammy award for the single “I’d Do Anything for Love, (But I Won’t Do That).” Meat Loaf has also … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Olivia Newton-John

Happy Birthday to English-born Australian musician Olivia Newton-John, b. 1948, best known as Sandy Olsson in the film production of the Broadway musical Grease. She has won four Grammy awards and has recorded five number one singles and two number … Continue reading

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