BIRTHDAYS
1940: Michael Lubowitz a.k.a. Manfred Mann
1941: Steve Cropper (Booker T & The MGs)
1946: Erick Lee Purkhiser a.k.a. Lux Interior (The Cramps)
1947: Tetsu Yamauchi (The Faces / Free)
1948: John “Rabbit” Bundrick (Free)
1952: Brent Mydland (The Grateful Dead)
1957: Julian Cope (Teardrop Explodes)
1957: Steve Lukather (Toto)
1964: Jon Carin (David Gilmour / Roger Waters)
1971: Nick Oliveri (Kyuss / Queens of the Stone Age)
EVENTS
1965: Death of Bill Black, Elvis Presley’s bass player [aged 39].
1969: Death of beatnik writer, Jack Kerouak [aged 47].
1976: Led Zeppelin’s film ‘The Song Remains the Same’, premiered in New York City.
1995: Death of singer, Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon [aged 28].
2001: Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, The Who, Elton John & others played a benefit concert at Madison Square Gardens, NY, for families affected by September 11th terrorist attacks.
2003: Death of folk / punk singer / songwriter, Elliott Smith [aged 34].
2006: Death of drummer, Sandy West of The Runaways [aged 47].
2007: Death of guitarist, Paul Fox of The Ruts [aged 56].
2017: Death of bassist, Martin Ain of Celtic Frost [aged 50].
21st of October seems to be a bit of a dangerous day for rock stars… one of those who died on this day was Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon. Yep, it was a drug overdose at only 28, in 1995. Here he is singing the wonderful “No Rain”, with BM three years earlier:
