Reposted by Martin SuttonRock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 16hIn The Rock 10/15/1987: Joe Satriani’s ‘Surfing with the Alien’, his second studio LP, hits the racks in record shops in the states. It rides the album chart for 75 weeks, peaking at number 29, and is certified platinum. 132
Reposted by Martin Suttonarchivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 23hRemembering Tony Hart, born this day in 1925. 613023
Reposted by Martin SuttonThe 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Born 14th Oct 1965, comedian, actor, screenwriter & producer Steve Coogan is best known as the creator of the iconic parody character Alan Partridge, the socially awkward media presenter. The 2013 movie Philomena, which he co-wrote & acted in, earned him a BAFTA Award. #SteveCoogan 5365
Reposted by Martin SuttonMartin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 14/10/2026#MMLifers Happy birthday to Thomas Dolby, 68 today.youtube.comThomas Dolby - One Of Our Submarines (Live)YouTube video by Thomas Dolby 011
Martin Sutton @bravelad.bsky.social · 14/10/2026#nowplaying Pavlov's Dog - At The Sound Of The Bell 000
Reposted by Martin SuttonMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 14/10/2026#BOTD 1946. Remembering singer, songwriter, musician, and co-founding member of Nazareth - Dan McCafferty. (d.2022) 0111
Reposted by Martin SuttonCindy Iritano @jaynesworld.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Happy 80th birthday to Justin Hayward♥️🥳🎈🎉 #justinhayward #moodyblues 2162
Reposted by Martin SuttonMartin Dransfield @mdransfield.bsky.social · 13/10/2026#MMLifers Happy birthday to Sammy Hagar, 79 today.youtube.comSammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55YouTube video by SammyHagarVEVO 052
Reposted by Martin SuttonThe 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Born 13 October 1941, & often termed The Fifth Beatle, music executive Neil Aspinall went from being a schoolmate of Paul McCartney and George Harrison to eventually managing The Beatles. He later also headed Apple Corps, a company established by The Beatles. #NeilAspinall 3846
Reposted by Martin SuttonMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Happy 76th birthday singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and founding member of Fairport Convention - Simon Nicol. 🎂 0173
Reposted by Martin SuttonCindy Iritano @jaynesworld.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Happy 85th birthday to Paul Simon🌟🥳🎈🎉 #paulsimon #simonandgarfunkel 2244
Martin Sutton @bravelad.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Big Big Train @ the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. 010
Reposted by Martin SuttonRock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Bummerversary 10/12/1971: Vincent Eugene Craddock, better known to fans as Gene Vincent, beloved for early rock hits like “Be-Bop-A-Lula” and “Race With The Devil”, joins that big rockin’ band in the sky. He was just 36 years old. #GeneVincent #RockHonorRoll #Bummerversary 011
Reposted by Martin SuttonNewWaveAndPunk @punkandnewwave.bsky.social · 12/10/202670 years old today: Dave Vanian (David Lett), most famously of #TheDamned Pics; Harry Goodwin/Paul Popper Denis O'Regan Ebet Roberts Michael Brennan youtu.be/lyt5FNDx9IY?... 05710
Reposted by Martin SuttonMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Remembering the late great, Oscar-winning DIANE KEATON — who left us a year ago today, aged 79. 401985221
Reposted by Martin SuttonThe 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 11/10/202611 October 1976 - the band Pussycat started a 4 week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Mississippi' making them the first Dutch act to top the UK chart. Three years earlier, Golden Earring had made it to No. 7 in the charts. #Pussycat 5262
Reposted by Martin SuttonSteve and Dave's @steveanddaves1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026ABBA’s 4th studio lp – Arrival (produced by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus) – was released today in 1976. ABBA reached an enormous audience with this album – aided by two big singles: “Knowing Me, Knowing You” (#14 pop, U.S.) and the sublime “Dancing Queen” (#1 pop, U.S.) 192
Reposted by Martin SuttonSéamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Remembering Art Blakey 🕯️🌹🕊️ (October 11, 1919 💖 October 16, 1990) Blakey was one of the major innovators in modern jazz, a creator of the "hard bop" school that added blues and gospel rhythms to the music, making it more accessible to fans. 1121
Reposted by Martin SuttonRock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This Week On The Charts 10/11/1980: The Police hit No.1 in the U.K. with ‘Zenyatta Mondatta’. #ThePolice #RockHonorRoll 0111
Reposted by Martin SuttonMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Happy 80th birthday, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founding member of Hall and Oates - Daryl Hall. 🎂 1335
Reposted by Martin SuttonIt's Only Rock & Roll @itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Released today 10th October 1980 Thin Lizzy "Chinatown" The album peaked at No11 in the UK album charts. Iconic album artwork from Jim Fitzpatrick #ThinLizzy #phillynott #80s 072
Reposted by Martin SuttonSteve and Dave's @steveanddaves1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“I, I love the colorful clothes she wears; And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair; I hear the sound of a gentle word; On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air” The Beach Boys’ single “Good Vibrations” was released on this date in 1966 on Capitol. It vaulted to #1 (pop) in the U.S. 1134
Reposted by Martin SuttonThe 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 10/10/202610th Oct 1970 - Black Sabbath were at No.1 on the UK chart with their 2nd album 'Paranoid.' The album which contains some of the band's best-known signature songs, including the title track, 'Iron Man' & 'War Pigs' is now regarded as one of the classic Heavy Metal albums. #Paranoid #BlackSabbath 816816
Reposted by Martin SuttonRock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Happy Birthday to Diamond Dave, DLR, David Lee Roth, El Roth, born to lead a rock and roll band 10/10/1954 in Blomington, Indiana. #DLR #DavidLeeRoth #RockHonorRoll 094
Reposted by Martin SuttonBonnie Raitt @bonnieraitt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Remembering my dear friend John Prine, on what would have been his 80th birthday this Saturday. I miss him deeply, as all of us who love him do. What a gift he will always be. 401077185
Reposted by Martin Suttonmusicmilestonesyyz.bsky.social @musicmilestonesyyz.bsky.social · 09/10/202645 years ago today - October 9, 1981 - release of the single "Charlotte Sometimes" from The Cure. 👍😎👍 151
Reposted by Martin SuttonThe 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Born 9th Oct 1941, John Entwistle was a singer-songwriter, bass guitarist and music producer. He co-founded The Who and served as the original bass guitarist and backing vocalist. Nicknamed Thunderfingers, Entwistle was named in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Bass Players. #JohnEntwistle 1933752
Reposted by Martin SuttonRock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Happy Birthday to Jackson Browne, singer, songwriter, solo artist, activist and more - born 10/9/1948. #JacksonBrowne #RockHonorRoll photo by Ari Strauss. 0195
Reposted by Martin SuttonMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026John & Sean Lennon. John would’ve been 86 today 💔 Sean is 51 today ♥️ 432336306
Reposted by Martin SuttonRock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In The Rock 10/8/1991: Soundgarden release ‘Badmotorfinger’, and the grunge arms race explodes. #Soundgarden #GrungeCity #RockHonorRoll 1184
Reposted by Martin SuttonThe 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Born 8 Oct 1939, actor Paul Hogan. He starred in the film 'Crocodile Dundee' which produced one of my favourite lines ever from a movie. After Hogan was threatened by a punk in New York, wielding a weapon, he turns to his new girlfriend and says: "That's not a knife. This is a knife!" #PaulHogan 9608
Reposted by Martin SuttonRock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In The Rock 10/8/1979: Fleetwood Mac release their first double album, ‘Tusk’ the follow-up to Rumours. They released it weeks ahead of schedule, after songs mysteriously began popping up on the radio. #FleetwoodMac #RockHonorRoll 094
Reposted by Martin SuttonThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 08/10/2026Happy birthday, Sci-fi Queen. 🥳 Sigourney Weaver has also voiced a spaceship two times (the Female Planet Express Ship in Futurama, 2002, and the Axiom from Wall-E, 2008). 302391351
Reposted by Martin SuttonRock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This Week On The Chart 10/7/1995: Alanis Morissette hits No.1 on the album chart with her third album, ‘Jagged Little Pill’. #Alanis #RockHonorRoll #canadiancontent 0174
