BIRTHDAYS
1953: Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
1955: Eddie Jobson (Frank Zappa Band / Curved Air / Roxy Music / UK)
1969: Mica Paris
EVENTS
1967: Jimi Hendrix (on bass) jammed with Steve Howe & Tomorrow at the UFO Club in London.
1968: The musical ‘Hair’ opened at the Baltimore Theatre, New York.
1973: Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ went to No.1 in America. It stayed on the charts for a record-breaking 741 weeks, selling over 45 million copies world-wide.
1981: Death of percussionist / singer, Steve Currie of T. Rex [aged 35].
1990: Alice Cooper performed a concert at The Supertop, Mt. Smart, Auckland ~ I was there!
2013: Aerosmith performed at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne ~ I was there! Wolfmother were the opening act.
2017: The Chills played at The Cabana, Napier ~ I was there!
2020: Death of singer, Bobby Lewis [aged 95], best known for his 1961 hit single, “Tossin’ and Turnin'”.
2023: Death of guitarist / singer, Tim Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive [aged 71].
Here’s Alice Cooper in action, 34 years ago at his monumental ‘Trashes The World’ concert in Auckland. It was a wild night, with thunder and lightning cracking across the sky, as he and his band entertained us all inside the big tent. If you are wondering what the words are on his shirt, it says “Die Yuppie Scum”.
