Today in Rock History – 12th APRIL:

BIRTHDAYS
1932: Herbert Buckingham Khaury a.k.a. Tiny Tim
1933: Montserrat Caballé
1940: Herbie Hancock
1944: Joachim Fritz Krauledat a.k.a. John Kay (Steppenwolf)
1952: John Sinclair (The Babys / Black Sabbath / The Cult / Heavy Metal Kids / Uriah Heep / Ozzy Osbourne / Savoy Brown / Spinal Tap)
1954: Pat Travers
1958: Will Sergeant (Echo & The Bunnymen / Electrafixion)
1958: Les Pattinson (Echo & The Bunnymen)
1961: Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance)
1965: Sean Welch (Beautiful South)
1967: Sarah Cracknell (Saint Etienne)
1978: Guy Berryman (Coldplay)

EVENTS
1954: Bill Haley recorded “Rock Around the Clock” at Pythian Temple Studios in New York City.
1963: Bob Dylan performed a legendary concert at the Town Hall in New York City.
2000: The members of Metallica filed a suit against Napster, and three Universities for copyright infringement.
2025: Death of producer, Roy Thomas Baker [aged 78]. Best known for the five albums he produced for Queen, Roy worked with many artists, including Savoy Brown, Free, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, Nazareth, Santana, Be Bop Deluxe, T. Rex, Hawkwind, Ian Hunter, The Cars, Foreigner, Journey, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Cheap Trick, Devo, Slade, The Stranglers, Smashing Pumpkins… and his final production, ‘Heaven and Earth’ by Yes.

Pat Travers is 71 today! Happy Birthday to a guy that has contributed a lot to the sound of guitar rock over the years, with killer riffs and great songs, like this one…