Juke Box for the Weekend: your favorite song or a top three of all time

[Tom McAndrew]

Friday (3/28) is the birthday of Chuck Portz. He was a bassist, and a founding member of the Nightriders. The group changed their name to the Crossfires. After signing with a record company, they changed their name to the Tyrtles. Finally, after changing their name to the Turtles, they achieved some success. Unfortunately for Chuck, he quit the band just before they hit their most successful period. To celebrate, a hit theirs when he was still a member of the band:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Friday (3/28) was the birthday of the late, great, Milan Williams. He was a keyboardist, and a founding member of the Commodores. He was with the band until 1989, when he quit after refusing to tour in South Africa. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Friday (3/28) is the birthday of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She's more commonly known by her stage name, Lady Gaga. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Saturday (3/29) was the birthday of the late, great, Astrid Weinert. She's more commonly known by her married name, Astrid Gilberto. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Saturday (3/29) is the birthday of Terry Jacks. He was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. To celebrate, the song he achieved his most fame with:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Sunday (3/30) was the birthday of the late, great, Graeme Edge. He was a founding member, and the drummer, of the Moody Blues. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Sunday (3/30) is the birthday of singer and guitarist Eric Clapton. He achieved success with Cream, with Derek & The Dominos, and as a soloist. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Sunday (3/30) is the birthday of Rupert Greenall. He was an original member, and the keyboardist, of the Portraits. He was still with them when they changed their name to the Fixx, and achieved success. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Sunday (3/30) is the birthday of Stanley Kirk Burrell. He's more commonly known by his stage name, MC Hammer. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Sunday (3/30) is the birthday of Tracy Chapman. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Sunday (3/30) is the birthday of Nora Jones. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Sunday (3/30) was the birthday of the late, great, Randy Vanwarmer. To celebrate, the song he's most known for:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Monday (3/31) is the birthday of Mick Ralphs. He was a founding member, and a guitarist, of both Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Monday (3/31) is the birthday of Thijs van Leer. He was a founding member, singer, organist, and flutist of Focus. To celebrate, a song where he sings vocals and plays the organ:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Monday (3/31) is the birthday of Sean Hopper. He was a founding member, and keyboardist, of Huey Lewis and the News. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Monday (3/31) is the birthday of Tony Brock. He was a founding member, and the drummer, of The Babys. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Monday (3/31) is the birthday of Angus Young. He was a founding member, the lead guitarist, and the only continuous member of AC/DC. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tuesday (4/1) was the birthday of the late, great Rudolph Isley. He was a founding member of the Isley Brothers. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tuesday (4/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Jim Mealey. He was more commonly known by his stage name, Danny Brooks. He was a founding member of The Brooktones, which changed their name to The Dovells after signing a record contract and changing some of the personnel. Mealey sang bass within the group. (And a shout-out to the group, as The Brooktones were all born and raised in the Commonwealth, and all attended Overbook HS in Philadelphia.) To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tuesday (4/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Phil Margo. He was not a founding member of the Linc-Tones, or a member when they changed their name to the Tokens and the Coins. However, he joined the group just before they changed their name to the Tokens -- the name under which they had a good bit of success. Phil sang baritone in the group. To celebrate, their biggest hit, which was a cover of a song:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tuesday (4/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Ronnie Lane. He was a founding member, the bassist, and co-wrote most of the songs for Small Faces. He remained with the group when they changed some personnel, and changed their name to Faces. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tuesday (4/1) is the birthday of Simon Crowe. He was a founding member, and the drummer, for the Boomtown Rats. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tuesday (4/1) was the birthday of the late, great, Jeff Porcaro. He was a co-founder, and the drummer, of Toto.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Wednesday (4/2) was the birthday of the late, great, Marvin Gaye. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Wednesday (4/2) is the birthday of Emmylou Harris. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Wednesday (4/2) was the birthday of the late, great Leon Wilkeson. He was not a founding member of My Backyard, or their bassist when they changed their name to Lynyrd Skynyrd, but he was with the band by the time they released their 1st album, and was them for many, many years. He was in the charter plane that crashed, that killed Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines, and was seriously injured (I believe he took the longest to recover of those in the crash). To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Wednesday (4/2) is the birthday of Karen Jane Woodward. She was a founding member of Bananarama. To celebrate:

 

[JohnJumba]

Year of the Cat.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Thursday (4/3) was the birthday of the late, great Jan Berry. He was half of the duo Jan and Dean. To celebrate:

 

[JohnJumba]

Thursday (4/3) was the birthday of the late, great Jan Berry. He was half of the duo Jan and Dean. To celebrate:

Dead Man's Curve?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Thursday (4/3) was the birthday of the late, great, Barry Pritchard. He was a founding member, and a guitarist, in the Fortunes. To celebrate:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Thursday (4/3) was the birthday of the late, great, Richard Manuel. He was a founding member, and pianist, drummer, and singer, for The Band. To celebrate, a song where he sang lead for the group: