Today in Music & more (March 23)

Singers / Musicians

1953, Chaka Khan (RUFUS)

1965, Marti Pellow (WET WET WET)

Various

1915, Vasily Zaitsev (sniper, film Enemy At The Gates)

Died

2006, Desmond Doss (soldier, film Hacksaw Ridge)

2023, Keith Reid (PROCOL HARUM, guitar)

Important Dates

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Σαν σήμερα 23 Μαρτίου γεννήθηκαν οι:

Μουσική:

1949, Ric Ocasek (The Cars)

Τα πιο γνωστά τραγούδια με τους Cars:

"Just What I Needed", 1978

"You Might Think", 1984

"Drive", 1984

"Heartbeat City", 1984

Solo:

"Emotion In Motion", 1986

1953, Chaka Khan (Rufus)

Τα πιο γνωστά τραγούδια με τους Rufus:

"Tell Me Something Good", 1974 (Rufus)

"Ain't Nobody", 1983 (Rufus feat. Chaka Khan)

Οι μεγαλύτερες solo επιτυχίες της:

"I'm Every Woman", 1978

"I Feel For You", 1984 (feat. Melle Mel & Stevie Wonder)

"Through The Fire", 1985

1965, Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet)

"Wishing I Was Lucky", 1987

"Sweet Little Mystery", 1987

"Angel Eyes (Home & Away)", 1987

"With A Little Help From My Friends", 1988

"Sweet Surrender", 1989

"Love Is All Around", 1994

1968, Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz)

Οι μεγαλύτερες επιτυχίες με τους Blur:

"There's No Other Way", 1991

"GIrls & Boys", 1994

"To The End", 1994

"Parklife", 1994

"Country House", 1995

"Charmless Man", 1996

"Song 2", 1997

"Coffe & TV", 1999

"Out Of Time", 2003

Οι μεγαλύτερες επιτυχίες με τους Gorillaz:

"Clint Eastwood", 2001 (feat. Del the Funky Homosapien)

"Tomorrow Comes Today", 2002

"Feel Good Inc.", 2005 (feat. De La Soul)

"Dirty Harry", 2005 (feat. Bootie Brown & San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus)

"Stylo", 2010 (feat. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)

Ηθοποιοί / Σκηνοθέτες:

1910, Akira Kurosawa (σκηνοθέτης)

"Rashomon", 1950

Seven Samurai (1954)

Yojimbo (1961)

Kagemusha (1980)

Ran (1985)

1922: Ugo Tognazzi

"Il Federale - The Fascist", 1961

"Barbarella", 1968

"La Tragedia Di Un Uomo Ridicolo", 1981

1957, Amanda Plummer

"Agnes Of God", 1982

"The Fisher King", 1991

"Pulp Fiction", 1994

"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", 2013

1958, Serena Grandi

"Miranda", 1985

"La Signora Della Notte", 1986

1960, Χάρης Ρώμας

"Οι Μεν & Οι Δεν", 1993 - 1996

"Ο Κακός Βεζύρης", 1997 - 1998

"Κωνσταντίνου & Ελένης", 1998 - 2000

"Το Καφέ Της Χαράς", 2003 - 2006

1965, Richard Grieco

"21 Jump Street", 1988 - 1989

"Booker", 1989 - 1990

Αθλητισμός:

1955, Moses Malone (Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers)

1963, Ana Fidelia Quirot (Κουβανέζα 800άρα)

1983, Mo Farah (5.000μ & 10.000μ)

1992, Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics)

Διάφοροι:

1956, José Manuel Barroso (Πρώην Πρωθυπουργός της Πορτογαλίας & Πρόεδρος της Ευρωπαϊκής Comission)

Σαν σήμερα έφυγαν:

1964, Peter Lorre (διάσημος για τον κινηματογραφικό του χαρακτήρα. "Mr Moto")

όρα τραγούδι: "The Year Of The Cat", Al Stewart (1976)

...You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre...

Επιλογές από ταινίες που έχει παίξει:

"The Man Who Knew Too Much", 1934

"The Maltese Falcon", 1941

"Casablanca", 1942

"Arsenic & Old Lace", 1944

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", 1954

2011, Elizabeth Taylor

όρα τραγούδι "My Baby Just Cares For Me", Nina Simone (1958)

...Liz Taylor is not his style....

Επιλογές από ταινίες που έχει παίξει:

"Lassie Come Home", 1943

"Giant", 1956

"Suddenly, Last Summer", 1959

"Cleopatra", 1963

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", 1966