Today in Rock History – 5th DECEMBER:

BIRTHDAYS
1899: Sonny Boy Williamson
1932: “Little Richard” Penniman
1938: John “J.J.” Cale
1946: Ingram Cecil Connor a.k.a. Gram Parsons
1947: Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown)
1947: Jim Messina (Buffalo Springfield)
1965: Johnny Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls)

EVENTS
1965: The Beatles played their last ever show in their hometown of Liverpool.
1969: The Rolling Stones released their ‘Let It Bleed‘ album.
1977: Death of saxophonist, Roland Kirk [aged 42].
2019: Death of New Zealand singer / saxophonist, Rick Bryant, of Mammal, Rough Justice, Blerta, The Neighbours, Jive Bombers, Windy City Strugglers, etc. [aged 71].
2021: Death of singer / songwriter / keyboardist, John Miles [aged 72]. Apart from his own projects, John sang and worked with Alan Parsons (‘Tales of Mystery and Imagination’), Tina Turner (albums and tours), Jimmy Page (‘Outrider’ album and tour) and many more over the years.
2023: Death of singer / songwriter / guitarist / musician, Denny Laine of The Moody Blues, Balls, Air Force & WIngs [aged 79]. Denny was main collaborator with Paul McCartney during his time in Wings (1971 – 1981).

The best album by The Stones? ‘Let It Bleed’ was released 55 years ago!!

Happy 59th Birthday to Johnny Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls. He wrote the song “Iris”, which was released in 1998 ~ coincidentally, the same year as Iris, our first daughter was born. (We had already decided her name, before the song was released).