May 1st.

1930. Blues harp player, Little Walter born Marion Walter Jacobs in Marksville, Louisiana.

1939. Judy Collins born in Seattle, Washington.

1944. Rita Coolidge born in Nashville.

1945. Mimi Farina born Mimi Baez.

1946. Tony Ashton (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke) born in Blackburn, Lancashire.

1954. Ray Parker Jnr born.

1959. Phil Smith (Haircut 100) born.

1966. The Beatles play their last show in Britain at the New Musical Express Poll-Winners Concert.

1967. Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieau in Las Vegas.

1980. Rock style magazine, The Face, publishes its first issue.


May 2nd.

1904. Bing Crosby born in Tacoma, Washington.

1930 or 1934. Link Wray born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

1945. Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf) born.

1946. Leslie Gore (It's My Party) born in Tenafly, New Jersey.

1950. Lou Gramm (Foreigner) born in Rochester, New York.

1954. Prescott Niles (The Knack) born in New York.

1967. Brian Wilson abandons "Smile" the Beach Boys unfinished masterpiece after the house next door burns down while he is recording the track "Fire". The project probably ground to a halt as a result of Wilson's ever-increasing drug dependence which kindled his paranoia.

1979. The Who play their first live gig after Keith Moon's death at London's Rainbow Theatre.

1980. South African authorities ban Pink Floyd's "The Wall" as being "prejudicial to the safety of the state". School children adopt the single "Another Brick In The Wall" as a protest song against the poor quality of the education system.


May 3rd.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

1951. Christopher Cross born.


May 4th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 5th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 6th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 7th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 8th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 9th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 10th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 11th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 12th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 13th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 14th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 15th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 16th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 17th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 18th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 19th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 20th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 21st.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 22nd.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 23rd.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 24th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 25th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 26th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 27th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 28th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 29th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 30th.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.


May 31st.

The Year. Fred Bloggs born in Knotty Ash.

Another Year. Jim Smith died Hammersmith, London.