* 1942 – Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist ( The Velvet Underground ) ( d. 1995 )

* ( 1987 ) Nominated – Best Supporting Actor-Motion Picture / Blue Velvet

* 1964 – Duff McKagan, American musician ( Guns N ' Roses and Velvet Revolver )

* 1980 – Velvet Rose, American porn actress

* 1948 – John Ford, English singer-songwriter and musician ( Strawbs, The Monks, and Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera )

* 1965 – Slash, English-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer ( Guns N ' Roses, Velvet Revolver, and Hollywood Rose )

* 1942 – Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist ( The Velvet Underground )

* 1960 – Matt Sorum, American musician ( The Cult, Guns ' N Roses, Velvet Revolver )

* 1989 – Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia swells from 200, 000 the day before to an estimated half-million.

* 1989 – Cold War: Velvet Revolution – In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power.

* 1966 – Dave Kushner, American guitarist ( Velvet Revolver )

* 1989 – Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police.

* 1967 – Scott Weiland, American singer ( Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver )

The Velvet Light Trap ( No. 57, Spring 2006 ): pp. 42 – 59.

* June 21 – Angus MacLise, American rock percussionist ( Velvet Underground ) ( b. 1938 )

* November 17 – Cold War – Velvet Revolution: A peaceful student demonstration in Prague, Czechoslovakia is severely beaten back by riot police.

* November 20 – Cold War – Velvet Revolution: The number of peaceful protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia swells from 200, 000 the day before to an estimated half-million.

* November 28 – Cold War – Velvet Revolution: The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces they will give up their monopoly on political power ( elections held in December bring the first non-communist government to Czechoslovakia in more than 40 years ).

* The Velvet Rope World Tour ( 1998 – 99 )

* Fraxinus velutina – Velvet Ash or Arizona Ash

# " Velvet Goldmine " ( single B-side from the 1975 RCA re-release of " Space Oddity ; original recording from the The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars sessions, 1971 ) – 3: 09

Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron is about a man named Clay Loudermilk and his attempts to locate his estranged wife, Barbara Allen.

He was also known as The Originator because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock, influencing a host of acts, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and George Michael, among others.

The " Velvet Revolution " in 1989, offered a chance for profound and sustained political and economic reform.

Until the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the foreign policy of Czechoslovakia had followed that of the Soviet Union.

Then being employed by the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, he proceeded to make two films: the science-fiction epic Dune ( 1984 ), which proved to be a critical and commercial failure, and then a neo-noir crime film, Blue Velvet ( 1986 ), which was critically acclaimed.

While with the Buzz, Bowie also joined the Riot Squad ; their recordings, which included a Bowie number and Velvet Underground material, went unreleased.

) Elsewhere, the album explored more serious themes, and found Bowie paying unusually direct homage to his influences with " Song for Bob Dylan ", " Andy Warhol ", and " Queen Bitch ", a Velvet Underground pastiche.

He subsequently appeared in Rumble Fish ( 1983 ) and The Osterman Weekend ( 1983 ), and received critical recognition for his work in Blue Velvet and Hoosiers, with the latter film garnering him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Dozens of other cultural and popular icons got their start in the Village's nightclub, theater, and coffeehouse scene during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s, notably besides Bob Dylan, there were Jimi Hendrix, Barbra Streisand, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Bette Midler, The Lovin ' Spoonful, Simon & Garfunkel, Liza Minnelli, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Eric Andersen, Joan Baez, The Velvet Underground, The Kingston Trio, Carly Simon, Richie Havens, Maria Muldaur, Tom Paxton, Janis Ian, Phil Ochs, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, and Nina Simone among others.

MacLachlan is best known for his roles in cult films Blue Velvet as Jeffrey Beaumont, Showgirls as Zack Carey, as Paul Atreides in Dune, and Ray Manzarek in the Oliver Stone film The Doors.

In December they released the " MOR "- psychedelic single " Some Velvet Morning ", regarded as one of the more unusual singles in pop, and the peak of Sinatra and Hazlewood ’ s vocal collaborations.

The British broadsheet The Daily Telegraph placed " Some Velvet Morning " in pole position in its 2003 list of the Top 50 Best Duets Ever.

Others, such as Robert Quine, lead guitarist of The Voidoids, have employed a wild, " gonzo " attack, a style that stretches back through The Velvet Underground to the 1950s recordings of Ike Turner.

The album was produced by John Cale, a former member of New York's experimental rock group The Velvet Underground.

Having earned a " reputation as the first underground rock band ," The Velvet Underground inspired, directly or indirectly, many of those involved in the creation of punk rock.

In Boston, The Modern Lovers, led by Velvet Underground devotee Jonathan Richman, gained attention with a minimalistic style.

Among the leading acts were the Real Kids, founded by former Modern Lover John Felice ; Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band, whose frontman had been a member of the Velvet Underground for a few months in 1971 ; and Mickey Clean and the Mezz.

Their influences ranged from the Velvet Underground to the staccato guitar work of Dr. Feelgood's Wilko Johnson.

The new magazine tied together earlier artists such as Velvet Underground lead singer Lou Reed, the Stooges, and the New York Dolls with the editors ' favorite band, The Dictators, and the array of new acts centered around CBGB and Max's.

Post-punk reflected a range of art rock influences from Captain Beefheart to David Bowie and Roxy Music to Krautrock and, once again, the Velvet Underground.

I've heard it said about The Velvet Underground that while not a lot of people bought their albums, everyone who did started a band.