BIRTHDAYS
1938: Etta James
1943: Anita Pallenberg
1949: John Cooper Clarke
1953: Malcolm Green (Split Enz)
1956: Andy Cox (The Beat)
1958: Gary Tibbs (Roxy Music)
1962: Dave Kilminster (John Wetton Band / Qango / Icon / Keith Emerson / Roger Waters / Steven Wilson)
EVENTS
1960: ‘The Sound of Music’ started a 16-week run at No.1 on the US album chart.
1978: Joy Division made their live debut when they played Pips in Manchester, England.
1991: B.B. King played a concert at Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland ~ I was there!
2015: Death of singer, Demis Roussos, of Aphrodite’s Child [aged 68].
2019: Diggin’ Bones played at Paisley Stage, as part of Chrissy’s Birthday Bash.
Happy Birthday to Dave Kilminster, a fine guitarist who has played for many rock legends, most notably Roger Waters and Steven Wilson. If you saw Mr. Waters on the ‘Us + Them’ tour, it was Dave replicating the guitar sounds of David Gilmour.