A relevant song for today's date 2/3

[init4fun]

2/3/1959

The Day the Music Died - Wikipedia

 

[init4fun]

Oh, and, Dave Davies was born on this date in 1947, 79 years ago.....

Dave Davies - Wikipedia

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

Oh, and, Dave Davies was born on this date in 1947, 79 years ago.....

Dave Davies - Wikipedia

The Kinks explored a lot of territory! It's amazing how they started out playing what was basically the forerunner of punk and then morphed into the band that gave us "Come Dancing", "Superman" and "Lola".

 

[Mystic]

The Kinks explored a lot of territory! It's amazing how they started out playing what was basically the forerunner of punk and then morphed into the band that gave us "Come Dancing", "Superman" and "Lola".

Ray Davies, more than a mere musician : Ray Davies is a storyteller. That made a big difference in the career arc of The Kinks.

He, like The Who, also gave us an opera and a string of Themed Albums and commentary on London Life and Economics and and and .... what some have called the most beautiful ballad in the English language ... this :

 

[Mystic]

Is it the most beautiful number -- say, "rock" number -- in the English language? Y'all decide ... there are just too many worthy contenders for this title for me to say resolutely.

 

[Mystic]

Released on 2 February 1976 :

Genesis
A Trick Of The Tail
(Charisma, 1976)

 

[Mystic]

^^^ Big things were in store for Phil, yeah.

 

[kirk57]

2/3/1959

The Day the Music Died - Wikipedia

If only the heater on that tour bus had been working properly...

 

[spicer]

First time I heard this Buddy Holly came to mind. Same energy and great vocals.

 

[BillyTheKid]

Ray Davies, more than a mere musician : Ray Davies is a storyteller. That made a big difference in the career arc of The Kinks.

He, like The Who, also gave us an opera and a string of Themed Albums and commentary on London Life and Economics and and and .... what some have called the most beautiful ballad in the English language ... this :

Someday they'll get all the credit they deserve !