Today in Rock History – 28th MAY:

BIRTHDAYS
1910: T-Bone Walker
1917: Papa John Creech
1944: Gladys Knight
1945: John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
1947: Leland Sklar (The Section / Jackson Browne / James Taylor / Carole King / Warren Zevon / Phil Collins / Toto & thousands of other sessions…)

1955: John McGeoch (Magazine)
1962: Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals)
1963: Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree / King Crimson)
1968: Kylie Minogue
1971: Duncan Jones a.k.a. Zowie Bowie (David’s son, now a renowned film director).

EVENTS
1969: Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull were arrested on drugs charges.
1977: Sting, Stewart Copeland & Andy Summers performed together for the first time. They would soon name themselves The Police.
1983: The 4-day ‘US Festival’ began in California, featuring The Clash, U2, David Bowie, Pretenders, Van Halen, Stray Cats, Men at Work, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks and Ozzy Osbourne.
2020: Death of guitarist, Bob Kulick [aged 70]. Bob played on countless sessions for artists such as Kiss, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Diana Ross, W.A.S.P., Meat Loaf, Doro and many more.

Happy 79th Birthday to John Fogerty! The man has written so many great songs, plays guitar and sings in that unique voice of his. Like Neil Young, John was wearing checked shirts a couple of decades before grunge came along. Here he is in top form, doing all those classic CCR numbers…