Today in Rock History – 19th JUNE:

BIRTHDAYS
1944: Pete Bardens (Camel)
1948: Nick Drake

1950: Ann Wilson (Heart)
1963: Simon Wright (AC/DC / Dio)

EVENTS
1968: The Rolling Stones had their seventh UK No.1 single with “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”.
1987: Guns N’ Roses made their UK live debut at the Marquee Club, London.
1988: Jimmy Page released his debut solo album, ‘Outrider’.
2014: Death of lyricist, Gerry Goffin [aged 75].
2022: Death of keyboardist / guitarist / singer / songwriter, Brett Tuggle [aged 70]. Brett was best known for his work with David Lee Roth (co-writing songs, including “Just Like Paradise”) and Fleetwood Mac. He performed with many artists over the years, including Steppenwolf, Rick Springfield, Whitesnake, Chris Isaak & Steve Lukather. Tuggle was also keyboard player for Coverdale / Page, when they played a few concerts in Japan, in 1993.

Happy 74th Birthday to Ann Wilson! She is such a fantastic singer, something that Heart fans have known all along. It took this amazing rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” for the rest of the world to realise just how good she is! [Above photo of Ann, taken by me at Heart’s concert at Taupo Amphitheatre, NZ, on Saturday, 24th of January, 2015.]