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Today In Music History: Happy Birthday Lloyd Cole

Posted at 6:05 AM on January 31, 2012 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History


Birthdays:

Guitarist Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) is 61.
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) is 56.
Justin Timberlake is 31.


Today in:

1979 - With Bo Diddley as their opening act, The Clash began their first U.S. tour.
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 51 today. Cole's career began in the 80s as the leader of the acclaimed Scottish band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (the band was based in Glasgow although Cole himself is English), and he had considerable success as part of the wave of musicians that came to prominence on early MTV. He's subsequently led a critically acclaimed (albiet commercially much lower-profile) solo career. From Lloyd Cole and The Commotions' 1987 album Mainstream, we played the single "My Bag."

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