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BIRTHDAYS 1928: Ennio Morricone 1940: David “Screamin’ Lord” Sutch 1947: Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper) 1947: Greg Lake (King Crimson / Emerson, Lake & Palmer) EVENTS 1975: Ritchie Blackmore’s new group, Rainbow played their first gig, at The Forum Concert Bowl in Montreal, Canada. 1979: Fleetwood Mac scored their second UK […]
BIRTHDAYS 1941: Bruce Cripps a.k.a. Bruce Welch (The Shadows) 1944: Keith Emerson (The Nice / Emerson, Lake & Palmer) 1947: Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention) 1961: Kathryn Dawn Lang a.k.a. KD Lang EVENTS 1966: Death of guitarist / singer / songwriter, “Mississippi” John Hurt [aged 74]. 1967: Cream released their second […]
BIRTHDAYS 1942: Larry Taylor (Canned Heat) 1948: Richard McCarken (Taste) 1955: Mick Jones (The Clash) 1956: Chris Isaak 1961: Terri Nunn (Berlin) 1969: Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) EVENTS 1964: The Beatles played two shows at Dunedin Town Hall. 1971: Emerson, Lake & Palmer went to No.1 on the UK chart with […]
BIRTHDAYS 1917: Vera Lynn 1937: Jerry Reed 1949: Jimmie Vaughan (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) 1950: Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster / Emerson, Lake & Palmer / Asia) 1953: Kristy Wallace a.k.a. Poison Ivy (The Cramps) 1961: James McDonnell a.k.a. Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats) EVENTS 1969: John Lennon married Yoko Ono […]
