
BIRTHDAYS
1944: Peter Tosh
1946: Keith Reid (Procol Harum)
1957: Karl Wallinger (The Waterboys / World Party)
EVENTS
1974: Bachman Turner Overdrive went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Not Fragile’.
1980: AC/DC kicked off a 20-date UK tour at Bristol Colston Hall, their first gigs since the death of singer Bon Scott.
1988: Death of blues singer / guitarist, Son House [aged 86].
1989: Death of guitarist, Alan Murphy of Level 42 [aged 35].
1995: Tackhead performed a concert at The Powerstation, Auckland ~ I was there!
1995: Death of trumpeter, Don Cherry [aged 58].
1997: Death of guitarist, Glen Buxton of the Alice Cooper band [aged 49].
2020: Death of multi-instrumentalist / singer, Spencer Davis [aged 81].
2020: Death of singer / songwriter / bassist, Tony Lewis of The Outfield [aged 62].
Glen Buxton ~ 27 years gone. Glen was lead guitarist for the original Alice Cooper Band (1968 – 1974) and co-wrote classic songs, such as “School’s Out”, “Elected” and “I’m Eighteen”.