Talking Heads in History

Events in Music

  • 1996-10-31 American jam band Phish performs The Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" as a musical costume during a show at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

2002-03-18 17th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Isaac Hayes; Brenda Lee; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; Gene Pitney; Ramones; Talking Heads; Chet Atkins; and Jim Stewart


Birthdays in Music

  • 1942-04-18 Seymour Stein [Steinbigle], American music label executive (Sire Records- signed Madonna, Ramones, Talking Heads), and co-founder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1948-05-15 Brian Eno, British rock and ambient musician (Robert Fripp; Roxy Music; Jon Hassell), and record producer (Roxy Music; David Bowie; Talking Heads; U2; Coldplay; Paul Simon), born in Woodbridge, Sussex, England
  • 1949-02-21 Jerry Harrison, American rock keyboardist and guitarist (Talking Heads; solo "Rev It Up"), and record producer (Kenny Wayne Shepherd; Bo-Deans; The String Cheese Incident), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1950-11-22 (Martina) "Tina" Weymouth, rock bassist (Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"; Tom Tom Club - "Wordy Rappinghood"), born in Coronado, California
  • 1951-05-08 Chris Frantz, American rock drummer (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club), born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky
  • 1952-05-14 David Byrne, Scottish-American rock singer-songwriter (Talking Heads - "Burning Down the House"; "Psycho Killer"), born in Dumbarton Scotland
  • 1955-04-21 David Van Tieghem, American experimental percussionist, theatrical composer, and sound designer (Laurie Anderson; Talking Heads), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1958-03-21 Lynn Mabry, American R&B and rock session and touring vocalist (P-Funk; Brides of Funkenstein; Talking Heads; Sheila E), born in Vallejo, California
  • 1960-03-05 Nicolas Launay, British record producer, composer and recording engineer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Arcade Fire; Kate Bush; Talking Heads), born in London, England

Deaths in Music

  • 2023-04-02 Seymour Stein [Steinbigle], American music label executive (Sire Records- signed Madonna, Ramones, Talking Heads), and co-founder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, dies of cancer at 80 [1]