BIRTHDAYS
1960: Michel Dorge (Crash Test Dummies)
1977: Paul Thomson (Franz Ferdinand)
EVENTS
1974: New Zealand bassist, Gary Thain of Uriah Heep was severely electrocuted, whilst performing on stage with the group in Dallas, Texas.
1980: Death of jazz pianist, Bill Evans [aged 51].
2004: Death of guitarist / singer, John Cummings a.k.a. Johnny Ramone [aged 55].
2008: Death of keyboard player, Richard Wright of Pink Floyd [aged 65].
2019: Death of singer / songwriter / musician / producer, Ric Ocasek of (The Cars) [aged 75].
Richard Wright… 16 years gone and hugely missed! He wrote this Pink Floyd masterpiece ~ and it’s where he’s at now: “The Great Gig in the Sky”…
