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BIRTHDAYS 1942: Joseph “Country Joe” McDonald 1945: Gail Zappa (Frank’s wife) 1958: Joseph Saddler a.k.a. Grandmaster Flash 1980: Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest) EVENTS 1953: Death of guitarist / singer / songwriter, Hank Williams [aged 29]. 1959: Elvis Presley destroyed his BMW on the autobahn in Germany. 1962: The Beatles auditioned […]
BIRTHDAYS 1942: Andy Summers (The Police) 1943: Pete Quaife (Kinks) 1947: Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) 1951: Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) 1959: Paul Westerberg (The Replacements) 1963: Scott Ian (Anthrax) EVENTS 1969: Jimi Hendrix introduced his new group with Billy Cox and Buddy Miles, Band of Gypsys, at their first concert […]
BIRTHDAYS 1928: Ellas Otha Bates a.k.a. Bo Diddley 1939: Felix Pappalardi (Mountain) 1942: Mike Nesmith (The Monkees) 1945: Davy Jones (The Monkees) 1946: Patti Smith 1947: Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra) 1950: Dave Stewart (Egg / Khan / Hatfield and the North / National Health / Bruford) 1979: Tommy Clufetos […]
BIRTHDAYS 1942: Ray Thomas (The Moody Blues) 1946: Marianne Faithfull 1947: Colin Flooks a.k.a. Cozy Powell (Jeff Beck Group / Rainbow / MSG / Black Sabbath / Whitesnake) 1953: Yvonne Elliman 1955: Neil Geraldo (Guitarist / Husband of Pat Benatar) 1961: Mark Day (Happy Mondays) 1961: Jim Reid (The Jesus […]
BIRTHDAYS 1938: Charles Neville (The Neville Brothers) 1946: Edgar Winter 1950: Alex Chilton (Big Star / Box Tops) EVENTS 1982: Cliff Burton joined Metallica. 1983: Death of Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys [aged 39]. 2015: Death of Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister of Motorhead [aged 70]. 2016: Connan Mockasin, Liam Finn, […]
BIRTHDAYS 1931: Winfield Scott “Scotty” Moore (Elvis Presley Band) 1941: Leslie Maguire (Gerry and The Pacemakers) 1943: Peter Sinfield (King Crimson) 1944: Tracy Nelson (Mother Earth) 1947: Mick Jones (Spooky Tooth / Foreigner) 1950: Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa Band / Missing Persons / Jeff Beck Band / Bozzio – Levin […]
BIRTHDAYS 1945: Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) 1954: Annie Lennox (Eurythmics) 1957: Shane McGowan (The Pogues) 1972: Josh Freese (Devo) EVENTS 1959: Richard Starkey received a drum set for Christmas. 1978: Public Image Ltd made their debut performance at the Rainbow Theatre in London. 2016: Death of singer / […]
BIRTHDAYS 1945: Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister (Hawkwind / Motorhead) 1946: Jan Akkerman (Focus) 1968: Doyle Bramhall II (Smokestack / Eric Clapton Band / Roger Waters Band) 1970: Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats / Steven Wilson / Necrophagist / Kreator / Joe Satriani / The Mute Gods) EVENTS 1988: Nirvana started recording their […]
BIRTHDAYS 1929: Chesney “Chet” Baker 1935: Frederick Heath a.k.a. Johnny Kidd 1940: Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane / Hot Tuna) 1941: Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly) 1941: Tim Hardin 1943: Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap / The Simpsons) 1947: Graham Bonnet (Solo / Rainbow / Alcatrazz / MSG) 1949: Robert “Adrian” Belew (King […]