BIRTHDAYS
1911: Saunders Terrell a.k.a. Sonny Terry
1936: William Perks a.k.a. Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones)
1944: Ted Templeman
1946: Jerry Edmonton (Steppenwolf)
1947: Edgar Broughton
1948: Dale “Buffin” Griffin (Mott The Hoople)
1979: Ben Gillies (Silverchair)
EVENTS
1970: Pink Floyd scored their first No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Atom Heart Mother’.
1970: Santana scored their first US No.1 album with ‘Abraxas’.
2015: Anathema’s acoustic concert at King’s Arms, Auckland.
2016: Death of singer, Robert Velline a.k.a. Bobby Vee [aged 73].
2017: Death of pianist / singer, Antoine “Fats” Domino [aged 89].
2018: Death of singer / songwriter / guitarist, Tony Joe White [aged 75].
2023: Death of drummer, Steve Riley of L.A. Guns & W.A.S.P. [aged 67].
Happy 88th Birthday to Bill Wyman!!! I think we can safely say that Bill won’t be re-joining The Stones.
