
BIRTHDAYS
1904: Coleman Hawkins
1948: Alphonse Mouzon
1948: John “Rabbit” Bundrick (Free / The Who)
1948: Lonnie Jordan (War)
1965: Bjork Gudmundsdottir
1968: Alex James (Blur)
EVENTS
1970: Jimi Hendrix was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Voodoo Chile”, 2 months after his death.
1981: Queen & David Bowie were at No.1 in the UK with “Under Pressure”.
1988: Former Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page began his first-ever solo tour in Birmingham.
1991: Aerosmith made a guest appearance in the Simpsons TV animated comedy.
1995: Death of Led Zeppelin manager, Peter Grant [aged 60].
2017: Death of singer, David Cassidy a.k.a. Keith of The Partridge Family [aged 67].
2017: Death of singer, Devin Lima of LFO [aged 41].
2022: Death of guitarist, Wilko Johnson of Dr. Feelgood [aged 75].
2023: Death of guitarist / singer / songwriter, Chad Allan, a founding member of The Guess Who & Bachman-Turner Overdrive [aged 80].
2024: The Cult played a concert at Spark Arena, Auckland ~ I was there!
Bit of an unsung hero, John “Rabbit” Bundrick is 76 today! He has contributed keyboard playing and vocals to many albums and tours by Free, The Who, Pete Townshend, Roger Waters, Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Sandy Denny, Eric Burdon, Joan Armatrading, John Martyn, Donovan, Free-offshoot band, Kossoff / Kirke / Tetsu / Rabbit and even played on the film version of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’! Following is a superb song by Free, which Rabbit plays on. Happy Birthday, John.