
BIRTHDAYS
1946: Rick Grech (Traffic / Blind Faith)
1957: Lyle Lovett
1962: Anthony Keidis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1963: Rick Allen (Def Leppard)
EVENTS
1969: The Beatles scored their 13th US No.1 album with ‘Abbey Road’.
1973: Roxy Music released their third album, ‘Stranded’ (the first LP since Brian Eno had left the group).
1975: Sweet released their double album, ‘Strung Up’. The first LP was recorded live during a concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London on 21 December 1973. The second LP contains some of their hit singles, plus three previously unreleased songs (“Burn On the Flame”, “Miss Demeanour” & “I Wanna Be Committed”).
1994: Tom Petty released his ‘Wildflowers’ album.
2008: Death of drummer, Jimmy Carl Black of Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention [aged 70].
2015: Death of percussionist, Raul Rekow of Santana [aged 61].
Here’s a tribute to bassist, Rick Grech [1 November 1946 – 17 March 1990]. This rare clip captures Rick with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood & Ginger Baker live in London in 1969. A beautiful song from their short-lived group, Blind Faith ~ “I Can’t Find My Way Home”…