BIRTHDAYS
1934: Freddie King
1945: George Biondi (Steppenwolf)
1947: Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy)
1948: Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad)
1950: Doug Pinnick (King’s X)
1955: Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols)
EVENTS
1970: Death of Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson of Canned Heat [aged 27].
1973: Uriah Heep released their sixth album, ‘Sweet Freedom’.
1982: The 3-day US Festival in California featured Fleetwood Mac, The Police, The Cars, Talking Heads, Ramones, B52’s, The English Beat, Gang of Four, Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, & more.
2002: The Rolling Stones ’40 Licks’ tour kicked off at the Fleet Centre, Boston.
2007: Death of Carter Albrecht of Edie Brickell’s Bohemians [aged 34].
2010: Death of Mike Edwards of Electric Light Orchestra [aged 62] when a giant bale of hay tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van.
2017: Death of guitarist, Dave Hlubek of Molly Hatchet [aged 66].
2017: Death of guitarist / bassist / songwriter / producer, Walter Becker of Steely Dan [aged 67].
It’s already been seven years since we lost Walter Becker of Steely Dan. A wonderful musician, the guitarist / bassist / songwriter / producer was half of the brilliant duo, with Donald Fagen (the rest of the band was made up of top session guys). Walter left behind an admirable legacy, over several impeccably produced albums, including ‘Aja’, ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’, ‘Pretzel Logic’ & ‘Gaucho’.
Happy Birthday to Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols. The ripper punk rock guitarist is 69 today!
