Lita Ford, guitarrista da banda The Runaways, faz hoje 66 anos

    

Lita Rossanna Ford (Londres, 19 de setembro de 1958) é uma música, compositora e atriz norte-americana, nascida na Inglaterra, que alcançou popularidade na década de 80.

Lita nasceu em Londres mas tem ascendência italiana. Ela mudou-se, com a família, para os Estados Unidos, ainda em criança. Lita juntou-se à banda feminina The Runaways aos 16 anos de idade e, após o término do grupo em 1979, iniciou a sua carreira a solo. Os seus dois primeiros álbuns tiveram um sucesso bastante discreto.

Em 1985 Lita foi indicada para o Grammy de "melhor performance feminina de rock" em Gotta Let Go, junto com Wendy O. Williams e Pia Zadora. Em 1988, com Sharon Osbourne como empresária, Lita alcançou seus maiores sucessos, Close My Eyes Forever (dueto com Ozzy Osbourne, marido de Sharon) e Kiss Me Deadly.

Lita foi casada com Chris Holmes (da banda W.A.S.P.) de 1986 a 1992 e esteve envolvida com Nikki Sixx (dos Mötley Crüe) e Tony Iommi. Atualmente, ela está separada de Jim Gillette (da banda Nitro). 

 

 

   

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Dee Dee Ramone nasceu há setenta e três anos...

   

Douglas Glen Colvin, mais conhecido por Dee Dee Ramone (Fort Lee, 18 de setembro de 1951 - Los Angeles, 5 de junho de 2002), foi baixista e compositor duma das bandas mais influentes da história do punk rock, a banda norte-americana Ramones. Dee Dee passou a sua infância na Alemanha devastada pela Segunda Guerra Mundial, tendo mudado para Nova Iorque com 14 anos de idade, acompanhado da sua irmã, da sua cadela Kessie e da mãe, quando esta se separou do seu pai, um militar americano que trabalhava na fronteira com a RDA. Douglas Colvin era filho de uma cidadã alemã e de um oficial americano que trabalhava na fronteira com a República Democrática Alemã .

Já em Nova Iorque conheceu Joey Ramone, Tommy Ramone e Johnny Ramone e juntos eles formaram os Ramones. Dee Dee tinha dificuldade para tocar e cantar ao mesmo tempo, por isso quase não cantava, mas contribuía para a banda com muitas letras. No meio da turnê do álbum Brain Drain, Dee Dee saiu da banda, alegando estar cansado das turnês exaustivas (anos depois admitiu estar a abusar de heroína e outras drogas), e embarcou numa curta carreira a solo como rapper, quando adotou o nome artístico de Dee Dee King. O álbum de rap lançado por Dee Dee foi rejeitado pela crítica e pelo público, fazendo-o logo regressar ao punk rock. Dee Dee continuou a gravitar ao redor dos Ramones, contribuindo com letras e músicas para os discos seguintes.

Foi encontrado morto na sua casa, em Hollywood, a 5 de junho de 2002, devido a uma overdose de heroína.

     

  

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Johnny Ramone morreu há vinte anos...

    

John William Cummings (Long Island, Nova Iorque, 8 de outubro de 1948 - Los Angeles, Califórnia, 15 de setembro de 2004), mais conhecido como Johnny Ramone, foi um dos mais influentes guitarristas de punk rock da história, tendo integrando a banda Ramones. Assim como o vocalista Joey Ramone, permaneceu membro do quarteto punk até ao seu fim.

   
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Em 15 de setembro de 2004 morreu em Los Angeles, depois de 5 anos lutando contra um cancro da próstata. Encontra-se sepultado no Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Condado de Los Angeles, Califórnia nos Estados Unidos.
Em 2003, a revista Time colocou-o na lista dos "10 Melhores Tocadores de Guitarra Elétrica". No mesmo ano, a 27 de agosto de 2003, a revista Rolling Stone colocou-o em 16º na lista dos "100 melhores guitarristas de todos os tempos", mas, em 2011, a Rolling Stone modificou a lista dos 100 melhores guitarristas de todos os tempos, tendo passado para o lugar 28º de melhor guitarrista da história do rock.
Desde a morte de Johnny, Eddie Vedder dedica-lhe, em todas performances ao vivo, a canção Man of the Hour.   

  

  

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Roger Moreira, dos Ultraje a Rigor, nasceu há 68 anos

   

Roger Rocha Moreira (São Paulo, 12 de setembro de 1956) é um músico paulistano idealizador, compositor, guitarrista e vocalista da banda de rock Ultraje a Rigor, além de fazer parte do late-night talk show The Noite com Danilo Gentili.

     

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Mikey Way, baixista dos My Chemical Romance, nasceu há 43 anos

  
Michael James Way (Newark, New Jersey, September 10, 1980) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He is also the multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist of rock duo Electric Century. Mikey co-wrote Collapser with Shaun Simon, which was released July 2019 on DC Comics.

   

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George Hurley, o baterista dos Minutemen e fIREHOSE, faz hoje 66 anos

 

George Hurley (Brockton, Massachusetts. 4 de setembro de 1958) é um baterista dos Estados Unidos da América, mais conhecido pelo seus trabalhos nas bandas Minutemen e fIREHOSE.

  

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Perry Bamonte faz hoje 64 anos

Perry Archangelo Bamonte (London, 3 September 1960) is an English musician and illustrator, best known as a member of the rock band The Cure from 1990 to 2005, and again since 2022. 

 

Biography

Bamonte was born in London, England. His older brother Daryl worked as a tour manager for The Cure and Depeche Mode, and via this connection Perry joined the Cure's road crew in 1984. He eventually became the guitar tech and personal assistant for group leader Robert Smith. Already a guitarist, during this period Bamonte was taught to play piano and keyboards by Smith's sister Janet. When keyboardist Roger O'Donnell left the Cure in 1990, Bamonte was promoted to a full member of the band, playing both keyboards and guitar regularly, as well as six-string bass and percussion occasionally.

Bamonte's first album with the Cure was Wish in 1992, and he remained with the band for their next three albums. Due to the departure of guitarist Porl Thompson and the return of Roger O'Donnell during this period, Bamonte's duties for the band shifted to a stronger focus on guitar and less on keyboards. In 2005, Bamonte and O'Donnell were dismissed by Smith, who reportedly wanted to reinvent the band as a three-piece. Despite the abrupt dismissal and the lack of an official statement describing the reason, Bamonte and Smith remained on amicable terms.

Bamonte kept a low profile for several years, devoting his time to fly fishing and a career as an illustrator. He continues to contribute content and illustrations for the magazine Fly Culture. In 2012 he joined the supergroup Love Amongst Ruin as bassist and appeared on their 2015 album Lose Your Way. In 2019, Bamonte joined fellow members of the Cure, past and present, for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In a move that had not been previously announced, Bamonte rejoined the Cure in 2022 for the first performance of their extensive Lost World Tour, and has remained with the band since.

 

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Steve Jones, guitarrista dos Sex Pistols, nasceu há 69 anos

Stephen Philip Jones (Shepherd's Bush, London, 3 September 1955) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of the punk band Sex Pistols. Following the split of the Sex Pistols, he formed the Professionals with former bandmate Paul Cook. He has released two solo albums, and worked with Johnny Thunders, Iggy Pop, Cheap Trick, Bob Dylan and Thin Lizzy. In 1995, he formed the short-lived supergroup Neurotic Outsiders with members of Guns N' Roses and Duran Duran. Jones was ranked #97 in Rolling Stone's 2015 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

 

Jones (right) with the Sex Pistols in 1977

 

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Kevin Michael "GG" Allin nasceu há 68 anos...

Kevin Michael "GG" Allin (born Jesus Christ Allin; Lancaster, New Hampshire, August 29, 1956 – Manhattan, New York City, June 28, 1993) was an American punk rock musician and songwriter who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. Allin was best known for his controversial live performances, which often featured transgressive acts, including self-mutilation, defecating on stage, and assaulting audience members, for which he was arrested and imprisoned on multiple occasions. AllMusic called him "the most spectacular degenerate in rock n' roll history", while G4TV's That's Tough labelled him the "toughest rock star in the world".

Known more for his notorious stage antics than for his music, Allin recorded prolifically, not only in the punk rock genre, but also in spoken word, country, and more traditional-style rock. His lyrics, which often expressed themes of violence and misanthropy, polarized listeners and created varied opinions of him within the highly politicized punk community.

Allin's music was often poorly recorded and produced, given limited distribution, and met with mostly negative reviews from critics, although he maintained a cult following throughout and after his career. Allin promised for several years that he would commit suicide on stage during one of his concerts, but he instead died from an accidental drug overdose on June 28, 1993, at age 36.

 

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Nik Turner nasceu há 84 anos...

Nicholas Robert "Nik" Turner (Oxford, 26 August 1940 – Pembrokeshire, 10 November 2022) was an English musician, best known as a former member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner plays saxophones, flute, sings, and is a composer. While with Hawkwind, Turner was known for his experimental free jazz stylisations and outrageous stage presence, often donning full makeup and Ancient Egypt-inspired costumes. 

  

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Elvis Costello comemora hoje setenta anos...!

    

Elvis Costello, nome artístico de Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus (Londres, 25 de agosto de 1954) é um cantor, compositor e músico britânico. Ele esteve associado aos primórdios do cenário pub rock britânico no meio dos anos 70, e mais tarde foi associado aos estilos punk rock e new wave, antes de se estabilizar como uma voz única e original nos anos 80. O seu alcance musical é impressionantemente amplo. Certo crítico escreveu que “Costello, a enciclopédia do pop, pode inventar o passado sob sua própria imagem”.

     

    

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Kevin Rowland, o vocalista dos Dexys Midnight Runners, faz hoje 71 anos

  

Kevin Rowland (Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, 17 August 1953) is a British singer and musician best known as the frontman for the pop band Dexys Midnight Runners (currently called Dexys). The band had several hits in the early 1980s, the most notable being "Geno" and "Come On Eileen", both of which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. 

 

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Joe Jackson nasceu há setenta anos

   

David Ian "Joe" Jackson (Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 11 August 1954) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. Having spent years studying music and playing clubs, Jackson scored a hit with his first release, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?", in 1979. This was followed by a number of new wave singles before he moved to more jazz-inflected pop music and had a Top 10 hit in 1982 with "Steppin' Out". He is associated with the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US. He has also composed classical music. He has recorded 19 studio albums and received 5 Grammy Award nominations.

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Pat Smear - 65 anos...!

Georg Albert Ruthenberg (Los Angeles, August 5, 1959), better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles-based punk band The Germs and for being a rhythm guitarist for grunge band Nirvana, which he joined as a touring guitarist in 1993, and Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010. 

 

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Jason Thirsk, baixo da banda Pennywise, morreu há 28 anos

      

Jason Matthew Thirsk (Hermosa Beach, California, December 25, 1967 – July 29, 1996) was the bass player of the California punk rock band Pennywise from 1988 through his death in 1996. He grew up in Hermosa Beach, California.

    

Pennywise was formed in 1988 by Thirsk along with singer Jim Lindberg, guitarist Fletcher Dragge, and drummer Byron McMackin. Thirsk did not like to travel. Thirsk had been in rehabilitation for alcoholism and suffered from depression, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 28.

    

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Stone Gossard, guitarrista dos Pearl Jam, nasceu há 58 anos

Stone Carpenter Gossard (Seattle, July 20, 1966) is an American musician who serves as a guitarist and co-lyricist for the rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of the band.

Gossard is also known for his work prior to Pearl Jam with the Seattle-based grunge bands Green River and Mother Love Bone. Gossard was also a member of the bands Temple of the Dog and Brad. In addition to his performing career, he has been active in the music industry as a producer and the owner of a record label and recording studio. He released his first solo album Bayleaf in 2001; his second, Moonlander, followed in 2013.

Gossard was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam in 2017.

 

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