DECEMBER 17
TODAY IN 1971, DAVID BOWIE RELEASED HIS FOURTH ALBUM ‘HUNKY DORY’, WHICH OPENS WITH THE HIT “CHANGES”. IT WAS ALSO WAS THE FIRST TO FEATURE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND THAT WOULD BECOME KNOWN THE FOLLOWING YEAR AS ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.
OFTEN REFERRED TO AS “THE VOICE” BECAUSE OF HIS POWERFUL & SOULFUL SINGING STYLE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FREE AND BAD COMPANY VOCALIST PAUL RODGERS
IN 1982 THE WHO PLAY THE LAST SHOW OF THEIR FAREWELL TOUR AT TORONTO’S MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, WHICH IS FILMED FOR AN HBO SPECIAL CALLED “WHO’S LAST”. THEY RE-FORM TO PLAY LIVE AID IN 1985, THEN TOUR AGAIN IN 1989.