LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 13, 2020… PETER GABRIEL WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1950, AND TODAY THAT MAKES HIM 70. GABRIEL SHOT TO FAME AS THE LEAD SINGER OF GENESIS FROM 1969-1975, AND AFTER TAKING A YEAR OFF, RELEASED HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 1976. IT WAS WHILE A SOLO ARTIST HE ACHIEVED MEGA SUCCESS. HE OWNED MTV IN THE 80’S. THE ALBUM ‘SO’ WENT 5 TIMES PLATINUM IN AMERICA, AND HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL SINGLE ‘SLEDGEHAMMER’ WON 9 MTV MUSIC AWARDS.
HERE’S A PICTURE OF PETER GABRIEL PERFORMING IN 2014
LET’S CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY WITH ONE OF HIS BIGGEST SONGS AND BEST VIDEOS
photo thanks-AJ Cann
