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Happy Birthday Joan Jett – Born on September 22, 1958

"I wanna certain  sort of fame, when they write the ultimate Rock & Roll history book . I want my name to be there standing for something like being one the first females to really play Rock & Roll and have that Rock & Roll spirit".  Joan Jett - 1981 Photographs By Mark "WEISSGUY" Weiss   https://youtu.be/M7M4_UolnQM Joan Jett talks straight up on  Rock & Roll, love, family and marriage and fame - 1981

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Happy Birthday to Lita Ford – Born on September 19, 1958

https://youtu.be/SgcDMmKEul8 As a young child, Lita was more drawn to the guitar rather than her Barbie dolls, which she soon rejected after receiving her first guitar. It was an acoustic guitar and she couldn’t get the sounds she wanted out of the acoustic that was right for playing Jimi Hendrix and Black Sabbath Songs. She started taking lessons and was taught the chords to Creedence Clearwater Revival songs, but really wanted to learn riffs that were meant for the electric…

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PMRC HEARINGS -September 19, 1985

Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and John Denver testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee against the Parents Music Resource Center’s plans on demanding warning labels on albums.  Frank Zappa says that, “The PMRC proposal is an ill-conceived piece of nonsense which fails to deliver any real benefits to children, infringes the civil liberties of people who are not children, and promises to keep the courts busy for years dealing with the interpretation and enforcement problems inherent in the proposal’s design.” John Denver…

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Ric Ocasek – Rest In Peace September 15, 2019

The singer and guitarist of the Cars has died today September 15, 2019 in New York City at the age of 75. Artists share their thoughts and Memories on social media.. "So sad. Such a great writer, singer, player, producer. My thoughts are with his family. Rest in peace" Peter Frampton "Sorry 2 hear about #ricocasek RIP loved his work with the band #Suicide"Billy Idol  "RIP Ric Ocasek. Great songwriter and singer for the Cars"  Bryan Adams https://youtu.be/ZPU5mLHgfec

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EDDIE MONEY – Rest in Peace – September 13, 2019

Eddie was a one of a kind guy. I first started photographing Eddie in 1979, he was on top after his self titled 1977 debut album Eddie Money with his classic hits  "Two Tickets to  Paradise" and  "Baby Hold On".  I was only 19 working for the promoter doing trade photos. Eddie grabbed me after his performance at and asked me to take a photo of his good buddies Flo and Eddie who were also performing. I then asked if…

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