Today's musical happy birthdays: Giorgio Moroder, 1940; Tony Murray of the Troggs, 1945; others....

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Today's musical happy birthdays: Giorgio Moroder, 1940; Tony Murray of the Troggs, 1945; others....

Hat tip, http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/

1938, Born on this day, American guitarist Duane Eddy, who had a string of hit records in the late 1950s and early 1960s, produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including 'Rebel Rouser', 'Peter Gunn', and 'Because They're Young'.
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1940, Born on this day, Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer Giorgio Moroder who had the 1979 US No.33 & UK No. 48 single, 'Chase' from the film Midnight Express. He produced all of Donna Summer's world- wide 1976 hits including 'Love To Love You Baby', and the 1984 UK No.3 single with Phil Oakey, 'Together In Electric Dreams.' He also created a score of songs for performers including David Bowie, Kylie Minogue, Irene Cara and Janet Jackson.

1938, Born on this day, Maurice Williams, from American doo-wop singer who had the 1960 US No.1 & 1961 UK No.14 single 'Stay' with The Zodiacs. The song was also a hit for Jackson Browne and The Hollies.
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1945, Born on this day, Tony Murray, with English garage rock band The Troggs, who had the 1966 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Wild Thing' and the hits 'With a Girl Like You' and 'Love Is All Around'.

Duane Eddy has already made the forum, so I'll toss this in. It's Duane Eddy at Glastonbury in 2011. I have a DVD of Glastonbury. I recommend it. The tune is by Henry Mancini.

Giorgio Moroder

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈdʒordʒo moˈrɔːder]; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Moroder is frequently credited with pioneering Italo disco and electronic dance music, and is dubbed the "Father of Disco".

In remembrance of Art Bell:

In remembrance of Donna Summer. This is great disco:

The Troggs



The Troggs in 1966. L-R: Pete Staples, Ronnie Bond, Chris Britton and Reg Presley

The Troggs (originally called The Troglodytes)[3][4] are an English garage rock band formed in Andover, Hampshire in May 1964. They had a number of hits in the United Kingdom and the United States. Their most famous songs include the US chart-toppers "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You" and "Love Is All Around", all of which sold over 1 million copies and were awarded gold discs. "Wild Thing" is ranked #257 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was an influence on garage rock and punk rock.

The original "Wild Thing":

Here's someone playing it left handed: