Today in Rock History – 27th DECEMBER:

BIRTHDAYS
1931: Winfield Scott “Scotty” Moore (Elvis Presley Band)
1941: Leslie Maguire (Gerry and The Pacemakers)
1943: Peter Sinfield (King Crimson)
1944: Tracy Nelson (Mother Earth)
1947: Mick Jones (Spooky Tooth / Foreigner)
1950: Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa Band / Missing Persons / Jeff Beck Band / Bozzio – Levin – Stevens)
1952: Karla Bonoff
1952: David Knopfler (Dire Straits)
1960: Martin Glover a.k.a. Youth (Killing Joke)
1971: Guthrie Govan (Erotic Cakes / Young Punx / The Fellowship / GPS / Asia / The Aristocrats / Periphery / Steven Wilson)

EVENTS
1932: Radio City Music Hall in New York opened.
1963: The Animals performed for their first radio broadcast, on BBC’s Saturday Club.
1992: Death of blues guitarist / singer, Freddie King [aged 42].
2015: Death of singer, Stevie Wright of The Easybeats [aged 68].

Drummer extraordinaire, Terry Bozzio is 73 today! Happy Birthday, Terry. Check out his drum village in the photo and phenomenal “Punky’s Whips” performance with Zappa!