BIRTHDAYS
1945: Eric Stewart (10cc)
1951: Ian Hill (Judas Priest)
1952: Paul Stanley (Kiss)
1960: Scott Thunes (Frank Zappa Band)
1965: Greg Kriesel (The Offspring)
1969: Nicholas Jones a.k.a. Nicky Wire (The Manic Street Preachers)
1971: Paul Masvidal (Cynic)
1971: Derrick Green (Sepultura)
1979: Rob Bourdon (Linkin Park)
EVENTS
1965: Death of radio DJ, Alan Freed [aged 43].
1968: Syd Barrett performed his last gig with Pink Floyd.
1982: At a concert in Des Moines, Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off what he thought was a toy bat. It was actually a live bat, so Ozzy was immediately rushed to hospital for rabies shots.
1996: Death of jazz saxophonist, Jerry Mulligan [aged 68].
2015: Death of composer/ keyboard player, Edgar Froese of Tangerine Dream [aged 70].
2017: Death of Howard Kaufman, manager of Aerosmith, Eagles, Stevie Nicks and other artists [aged 79].
2018: Death of bassist, Jim Rodford of The Bluetones, The Zombies, Argent & The Kinks [aged 76].
2022: Death of singer, Marvin Lee Aday a.k.a. Meat Loaf [aged 74].
Rest in Peace, Edgar Froese, of Tangerine Dream, who passed away nine years ago today. Edgar was a pioneer in the field of electronic music, creating soundscapes on his keyboards that were well ahead of the time. Check out this fantastic piece from the brilliant ‘Phaedra‘ LP (1974).
