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Today In Music History: Lloyd Cole is 50

Posted at 5:59 AM on January 31, 2011 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History


Birthdays:

Singer Harry Wayne Casey ("KC") of KC and the Sunshine Band is 60.
Phil Manzanara (lead guitar, Roxy Music) is 60.
John Lydon of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Limited is 55.
Justin Timberlake is 30.


Today in:

1979 - The Clash began their first U.S. tour - with Bo Diddley as their opening act.
1981 - Blondie had their third #1 single with "The Tide Is High."
1993 - Michael Jackson and 3,500 children performed during halftime at the Super Bowl. He sang a variety of his hits, including "Heal The World."
2005 - Jury selection began in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial. He was later acquitted.


Birthday Highlight:

Singer-guitarist Lloyd Cole is 50 today. Known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989, and for his subsequent solo work, Cole is sometimes thought to be Scottish because The Commotions were formed and based in Glasgow, but Cole was actually born in Derbyshire, England. The Commotions' 1984 debut, Rattlesnakes, was their best selling album, containing UK hits including "Perfect Skin" and our choice today, "Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?"

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