A music video birthday blog.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Barbara Mason

Happy birthday to Barbara Mason, born this day in 1947! Here she is lip-synching "Yes, I'm Ready" sometime in the mid-'60s.

Pete Thomas

Happy birthday to Pete Thomas, born this day in 1954! Here he is playing "Tear Off Your Own Head" with Elvis Costello & The Imposters on TV in 2002.

Kurtis Blow

Happy birthday to Kurtis Blow, born this day in 1959! Here's a live performance of "The Breaks" from sometime in the '80s, I'm guessing.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Joe Tex

Happy birthday to the late Joe Tex, born this day in 1933! Here he is singing "I Gotcha" in 1972.

The Edge

Happy birthday to The Edge, born this day in 1961! Here he is playing "The Electric Co." with U2 in 1980.

Kool Moe Dee

Happy birthday to Kool Moe Dee, born this day in 1962! Here's a bit of documentary footage culminating in his famous mic battle against Busy Bee in 1981.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Happy birthday to the late Rahsaan Roland Kirk, born this day in 1936! Here he is playing a rather unusual version of "I Say a Little Prayer" on stage in 1969.

Julius Cheeks

Happy birthday to the late Julius Cheeks, born this day in 1929! I can't embed the clip, but here he is singing "Mother Sang Those Songs" with the Knights in 1964 or so.

Kristin Hersh

Happy birthday to Kristin Hersh, born this day in 1966! Here she is playing "Clara Bow" with 50 Foot Wave at their very first show in 2003.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Roberto Baden Powell

Happy birthday to the late Roberto Baden Powell, born this day in 1937! Here he is playing "Samba Triste" sometime in the mid-'60s.

Isaac Hayes

Happy birthday to Isaac Hayes, born this day in 1938! Here he is singing "Never Can Say Goodbye" in 1973.

Charlie Haden

Happy birthday to Charlie Haden, born this day in 1937! Here he is playing "Sandino" with the Liberation Music Orchestra in the late '80s.

Elliott Smith

Happy birthday to the late Elliott Smith, born this day in 1969! Here's a full-band version of "Needle in the Hay," circa 2001.

Lydia Tomkiw

Happy birthday to the late Lydia Tomkiw, born this day in 1959! Here's Algebra Suicide's mid-'80s video for "Little Dead Bodies."

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Pete Burns

Happy birthday to Pete Burns, born this day in 1959! Here he is singing "Brand New Lover" in 1986 or so.

Pat Smear

Happy birthday to Pat Smear, born this day in 1959! Here he is playing "Lexicon Devil" with the Germs in 1979.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Graham Massey

Happy birthday to Graham Massey, born this day in 1960! Here's the 1989 video for 808 State's "Cubik."

Louis Armstrong

Happy birthday to the late Louis Armstrong, born this day in 1901! Here's his 1932 short "A Rhapsody in Black and Blue," in which (starting about three minutes in) he performs "You Rascal You," "Shine" and "Chinatown, My Chinatown."

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Shirley Manson

Happy birthday to Shirley Manson, born this day in 1966! Here she is singing "Kick My Ass" with Garbage in 1996.

Lucky Dube

Happy birthday to the late Lucky Dube, born this day in 1964! Here's his 1989 video for "Prisoner."