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Iluvthe80s
5-30-02, 11:43 PM
1962 Corey Hart is born in Montreal.

1963 Wendy Smith of Prefab Sprout is born in Durham, England.

1982 The Clash release Combat Rock, Survivor release the single "Eye of the Tiger," and even Cheap Trick get in on the act with their album One on One. Meanwhile, the Rolling Stones play the 100 Club in London, which has become best known as a punk venue.

1988 Bob Dylan releases Down in the Groove.

1989 At New York's International Rock Awards, Keith Richards is given the Living Legend Award. He joins in an all-star jam with Eric Clapton and Tina Turner. Embroiled in litigation over the use of the name Yes, band members Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Kaye, and Wakeman announce they tour under the name Yesshows.

1993 Jon Bon Jovi's wife, Dorothea Hurley, gives birth to his first daughter, Stephanie Rose, in Red Bank, N.J.

2000 Janet Jackson announces that she is getting divorced. The Control star had kept her marriage to dancer Rene Elizondo secret for nine years.

Pippi
5-30-02, 11:51 PM
Originally posted by Iluvthe80s
1963 Wendy Smith of Prefab Sprout is born in Durham, England.

Happy Birthday to Wendy. Prefab Sprout is one of the most underrated pop bands from the eighties. I take every chance, including this one, to make sure they don't go unnoticed.

Iluvthe80s
5-31-02, 07:41 AM
I'm still trying to remember what Prefab Sprout sings. If I heard a song, it would probably come back to me. :confused: