BIRTHDAYS
1947: Greg Ridley (Spooky Tooth / Humble Pie)
1949: Michael Burston a.k.a. Wurzel (Motorhead)
1959: Alfred Matthew “Weird Al” Yankovic
1964: Robert Trujillo (Suicidal Tendencies / Metallica)
EVENTS
1962: 12-year-old Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records, “Thank You For Loving Me All The Way”.
1966: The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single “Hey Joe”, at De Lane Lea Studios in London.
2016: Death of singer, Pete Burns of Dead Or Alive [aged 57].
2020: Death of country singer / songwriter / guitarist, Jerry Jeff Walker [aged 78].
2024: Death of singer / songwriter / keyboardist, Linda LaFlamme, of It’s A Beautiful Day [aged 85].
Bassist, Greg Ridley was born on this day in 1947. He passed away in 2003, but he certainly left his mark in Rock history, with his fine playing with Spooky Tooth & alongside Steve Marriott & Peter Frampton in the mighty Humble Pie! Check out the fantastic “I Don’t Need No Doctor”, live in ’71 with the Pie. (Photo L-R: Jerry Shirley, Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott, Greg Ridley).
