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15 hours ago · Christopher Anthony John Martin was born on 2 March 1977 in Exeter, Devon, England, [5] the eldest of five children. [6] His father, Anthony John Martin, of Whitestone House, Exeter, [7] is a retired chartered accountant, and his mother, Alison Martin, who is from Zimbabwe, is a music teacher. [8]
15 hours ago · Clapton sold the guitar at a charitable auction in 1999, it said. It will be up for sale again at Bonhams’s “Rock, Pop & Film” auction at its London Knightsbridge saleroom on June 12 with a price estimate of 300,000 pounds – 400,000 pounds ($376,590 – $502,120). It will be on view there from June 9-11.
15 hours ago · In 1976, "The Yardbirds" former vocalist Keith Relf was electrocuted while tuning a guitar at his home in London. He was 33. The band's blues-based rock in the mid-1960s set the stage for heavy metal. "The Yardbirds" at one time or another contained three major rock guitar stylists -- Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck.
15 hours ago · March 10 – At the 1992 Soul Train Music Awards, Prince wins the "Heritage" award for lifetime achievement. March 14 – Farm Aid Five takes place in Irving, Texas, USA, hosted by Willie Nelson. Artists performing at the event include John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Paul Simon. Approximately 40,000 people attend the event.
