Today in Rock History – 11th FEBRUARY:

BIRTHDAYS
1935: Eugene Craddock a.k.a. Gene Vincent
1940: Bobby “Boris” Pickett
1947: Derek Shulman (Gentle Giant)
1962: Sheryl Crow

EVENTS
1963: In less than 10 hours, The Beatles recorded 10 new songs for their first album, plus 4 other tracks for release as singles.
1964: The Beatles made their live concert debut in the US at the Washington Coliseum.
2024: Death of bassist, Paul Martinez [aged 76]. Best known as part of Robert Plant’s band (1981 – 1985), Paul also played bass for The Honeydrippers, Paice, Ashton & Lord, Cat Stevens, Peter Gabriel, Dave Edmunds, Chicken Shack, George Harrison and many more. He was in the “Led Zeppelin” group (with Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Tony Thompson & Phil Collins), on stage at Live Aid in 1985.

Multi-instrumentalist / singer, Derek Shulman is 77 today. He’s a retired record executive these days, but back in the ’70s he brilliantly fronted colossal prog band, Gentle Giant (that’s Derek, the smaller of the two with beards).