Today in Rock History – 2nd OCTOBER:

BIRTHDAYS
1945: Don McLean
1949: Richard Meyers a.k.a. Richard Hell
1949: Annie Leibovitz
1950: Mike Rutherford (Genesis / Mike & The Mechanics)
1951: Gordon Sumner a.k.a. Sting (The Police)
1960: Django Bates (Loose Tubes / Human Chain / Earthworks, etc.)

EVENTS
1965: The Who made their debut on U.S. TV on the show “Shindig!”
1995: Iron Maiden’s tenth album ‘The X Factor’ was released. It was the first album to include Blaze Bayley on vocals, as replacement for Bruce Dickinson.
1982: Genesis reunited with former founding member Peter Gabriel for a one-off concert at National Bowl, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The show was a charity event, which saved WOMAD and funded the establishment of the Festival.
2000: Radiohead’s fourth album, ‘Kid A’, was released.
2016: Death of guitarist, Steve Byrd, of Neo, Gillan, Zzebra & Kim Wilde band [aged 61]. He also played sessions and / or performed live with The Buggles, Martha and the Muffins, Billy Ocean, Ruby Turner, Samantha Fox, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Bonnie Tyler & many more.
2017: Death of singer / songwriter / guitarist / producer, Tom Petty [aged 66].
2018: Death of sound engineer, Geoff Emerick [aged 72]. He was very highly regarded, mainly for his work with The Beatles on their albums ‘Revolver’, ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, and ‘Abbey Road’).

REST IN PEACE, TOM PETTY ~ VERY COOL, TALENTED MUSICIAN!

Happy Birthday to Mr. Michael Rutherford ~ 74 today! This is a classic Peter Gabriel era Genesis masterpiece… “In the Cage”, with the glorious “Afterglow” added for good measure. Filmed in Rome on the 2007 tour. Great playing by Mike on the twin neck bass!!