Today in Rock History – 26th FEBRUARY:

BIRTHDAYS
1928: Antoine “Fats” Domino
1932: Johnny Cash
1945: Bob “The Bear” Hite (Canned Heat)
1947: Sandie Shaw
1950: Jonathan Cain (Journey)
1952: John Giblin (Session bassist for Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Jon Anderson, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Simple Minds & more).
1960: Jeremy “Jaz” Coleman (Killing Joke)
1968: Tim Commerford (Rage Against The Machine)
1972: Oliver Wakeman (Yes)
1979: Luke Buda (The Phoenix Foundation)

EVENTS
1980: Split Enz played a concert at Dunedin Town Hall ~ I was there!
1991: Death of songwriter Jerome Felder a.k.a. Doc Pomus [aged 65].
2008: Death of drummer, Buddy Miles [aged 60].
2021: Death of singer / songwriter, Bob James of Montrose [aged 68].
2022: Death of singer / songwriter, Nicky Tesco of The Members [aged 66].

Happy Birthday Jaz! Mr. Coleman is 64 today, so let’s check out some classic Killing Joke: