BIRTHDAYS
1936: Don Cherry
1949: Herman Rarebell (Scorpions)
1950: Graham Parker
1950: Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot / Ozzy Osbourne Band / Whitesnake)
1962: Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
EVENTS
1972: Death of Danny Whitten, guitarist with Neil Young’s Crazy Horse band [aged 29].
1974: Genesis released their double album, ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’. It was the last record by the group to feature founding member / singer / songwriter, Peter Gabriel.
1988: Run DMC played a concert at Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland ~ I was there!
1989: Whitesnake released their album, ‘Slip Of The Tongue’, which featured Steve Via on guitar.
2003: Death of composer / arranger, Michael Kamen [aged 55].
2016: Death of singer, Sharon Jones of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings [aged 60].
2017: Death of guitarist / songwriter, Malcolm Young of AC/DC [aged 64].
2021: Death of legendary photographer, Mick Rock [aged 72]. Mick’s iconic shots are world famous, capturing incredible moments in time with David Bowie, T. Rex, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Queen, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Thin Lizzy, Geordie, Blondie and many more.
Happy Birthday to guitarist, Kirk Hammett of Metallica ~ he’s 62 today! Check out “Fade to Black”, one of his best Metallica guitar compositions…
