Today in Rock History – 10th JUNE:

BIRTHDAYS
1910: Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin’ Wolf

1922: Judy Garland
1944: Rick Price (The Move)
1961: Kim Deal (Pixies / The Breeders / The Amps)
1964: Emma Anderson (Lush)
1964: Jimmy Chamberlin (The Smashing Pumpkins)

EVENTS
1969: Deep Purple MkII played their first live show, at the Speakeasy Club, London.
1972: The Rolling Stones double album ‘Exile on Main Street’ went to No.1 on the UK chart.
1974: The Who began a 4-night sold-out run at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1981: Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, John Wetton & Carl Palmer announced the formation of Asia.
1986: Sweet played a concert at The Gluepot, Auckland ~ I was there!
2004: Death of Ray Charles [aged 73].

Happy Birthday to singer / bassist / guitarist, Kim Deal! What a cool woman… and check out her RUSH shirt! I’ll never forget at the first Big Day Out (The Breeders were on the bill) when Kim ran up to my wife, Cathy, and gave her a big hug, as if she’d known her all her life! Kim’s 63 today ~ she was in her late 20s when she co-wrote and recorded this song with Pixies…