BIRTHDAYS
1945: Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
1954: Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
1957: Shane McGowan (The Pogues)
1972: Josh Freese (Devo)
EVENTS
1959: Richard Starkey received a drum set for Christmas.
1978: Public Image Ltd made their debut performance at the Rainbow Theatre in London.
2016: Death of singer / songwriter, Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou a.k.a. George Michael [aged 53].
2016: Death of drummer, Alphonse Mouzon [aged 53]. Alphonse played with Weather Report, Tommy Bolin, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Patrick Moraz, Chubby Checker and many more.
2020: Death of guitarist, Tony Rice [aged 69].
Noel, Noel! Happy Birthday to Noel Redding of The Jimi Hendrix Experience (pictured left, in photo), who would have been 78 today! Born on Christmas Day, he was actually a guitar player, but Hendrix chose Noel to play bass in his new band, that he formed in 1966. A terrific time-keeper, he played alongside dexterous drummer, Mitch Mitchell, and Jimi for three legendary years (he quit The Experience in September, 1969). Sadly, Noel died at the early age of 57, on 11 May, 2003. Never to be forgotten…
