Today in Rock History – 30th APRIL:

BIRTHDAYS
1933: Willie Nelson
1948: Wayne Kramer (MC5)
1968: Ben Ayres (Cornershop)

EVENTS
1966: The Rolling Stones 4th album ‘Aftermath’ went to No.1 on the UK chart.
1976: The Who’s drummer, Keith Moon paid nine cab drivers to block-off both ends of a New York street so he could throw the contents of his hotel room out of the window.
1977: Led Zeppelin broke an attendance world record at a concert when they played to 76,229 people at Pontiac Silverdome, Michigan.

1982: Death of rock critic, Lester Bangs [aged 33].
1983: Death of blues musician, McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy Waters [aged 68].
1983: Phil Lynott announced the disbandment of Thin Lizzy.
1983: UFO announced their disbandment.
1991: Nirvana signed a recording contract with Geffen’s DGC label.
1999: Death of drummer, Darrell Sweet of Nazareth [aged 52].
2020: Death of drummer, Tony Allen of Africa 70 [aged 79].
2024: Death of guitarist, Duane Eddy [aged 86].

Scottish rockers, Nazareth ~ great band that delivers no bullshit rock ‘n’ roll! They formed in 1968 and are still playing gigs (although sadly, singer Dan McCafferty passed away on 8 November, 2022). It was on this day in 1999 that drummer and founding member, Darrell Sweet literally rocked ’til he dropped. He died of a heart attack in Indiana, a stop on Nazareth’s 1999 tour across the U.S. Here’s one of my all time faves from Naz, “Hair of the Dog” ~ more cowbell, Darrell!