Adam Clayton was born on March 13th of 1960 in Chinner, Oxfordshire, England. He is best known as the bassist for the rock band U2. The band formed in 1976 when they were just teenagers and the four key members (Clayton on bass, Larry Mullen Jr. on drums, “The Edge” on guitar, and “Bono” on [...]

Percy Faith’s instrumental version of “Theme from A Summer Place” hit #1 on the US singles charts on February 22nd of 1960. It stayed at #1 for 9 weeks and was the best selling single of the year. The song had been written for the 1959 movie A Summer Place by Max Steiner (music) and [...]

Mark Dinning’s “Teen Angel” hit #1 in the US on February 8th of 1960. It stayed at #1 for two weeks. It also reached #37 in the UK despite being banned by the BBC due to the gloomy lyrics (being a bout a girl killed in a tragic car accident.) The song was written by [...]

Michael Stipe was born as John Michael Stipe on January 4th of 1960 in Decatur Georgia. He is most well known as the lead singer (and lyricist) for R.E.M. R.E.M. formed in 1980 with Stipe on lead vocals, Peter Buck on guitar, Mike Mills on bass, and Bill Berry on drums. Their line-up remained unchanged [...]

Question: Which two English rock and rollers were deported from Germany on December 1 for arson because they set a condom on fire? Answer: Pete Best (The Beatles drummer until he was fired in 1963) and Paul McCartney. They were deported despite the fact that they caused no significant damage. George Harrison was also deported [...]