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Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history!
AUG 19: Happy birthday to John Deacon! Born August 19, 1951, in Leicester, England, Deacon is best known as the quiet yet essential bassist for the legendary rock band Queen. Joining the group in 1971, he completed the classic lineup alongside Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor. Though often reserved on stage and in interviews, Deacon’s musical contributions were pivotal to Queen’s sound, blending melodic bass lines with rhythmic precision.
AUG 23: Happy birthday to Rick Springfield! Born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23, 1949, in Sydney, Australia, the singer, songwriter, musician, and actor whose career has spanned more than five decades first gained attention in the early 1970s as a member of the pop-rock group Zoot before launching his solo career. Moving to the United States, Springfield initially found modest success, but his breakthrough came in 1981 with the release of Working Class Dog. The album featured his signature hit, “Jessie’s Girl,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Despite struggles with depression and substance abuse, Springfield has remained resilient, continuing to tour and release music into the 21st century. His autobiography Late, Late at Night (2010) was critically acclaimed for its honesty. Today, Springfield is celebrated as both a pop-rock icon and a versatile entertainer.
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