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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUN 8: Happy birthday Nick Rhodes! Few figures in the world of pop and new wave have embodied style, innovation, and sophistication quite like Rhodes. Best known as the co-founder and keyboardist of the legendary band Duran Duran, Rhodes helped shape the group's signature sound with lush synthesizers, atmospheric textures, and an unmistakable flair for musical experimentation.  Born Nicholas Bates on June 8, 1962 in Birmingham, England, he became fascinated with technology, art, and fashion at an early age. Those...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUN 1: Happy birthday to Ronnie Wood! He is one of rock music’s most enduring and versatile guitarists. Born on June 1, 1947, in Hillingdon, he first gained attention in the 1960s as a member of The Birds before achieving greater success with Jeff Beck Group alongside Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart. Wood later joined Faces, where his energetic guitar playing and easygoing personality helped define the group’s rough-and-ready sound. In 1975, Wood became a member of The Rolling Stones,...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 27: Happy birthday Siouxsie Sioux! She is one of the most influential and distinctive figures to emerge from the late-1970s punk and post-punk scene.  Born Susan Janet Ballion on May 27, 1957, in London, she rose to fame as the powerful voice and striking visual centerpiece of Siouxsie and the Banshees. The band blended punk energy with dark, atmospheric sounds that helped shape gothic rock and alternative music for generations to come.  Known for classics like “Hong Kong Garden,”...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 20: Happy birthday to Cher! She is one of the most successful and enduring entertainers in modern pop culture history.  Born Cherilyn Sarkisian in California on May 20, 1946, she rose to fame in the mid-1960s with Sonny Bono as part of the hugely popular duo Sonny & Cher. Their breakthrough hit “I Got You Babe” became an anthem of the era and launched the pair into television superstardom with The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.  Cher’s quick wit, glamorous...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 13: Happy birthday to Stevie Wonder born May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan! Few artists have shaped popular music like Stevie Wonder. Emerging as a child prodigy on Motown Records in the 1960s, Stevie quickly became one of the most influential musicians in history. With his soulful voice, masterful keyboard skills, and groundbreaking songwriting, he created timeless classics like “Superstition,” “Sir Duke,” “Isn’t She Lovely,” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You." What makes Stevie Wonder truly...