Today in Rock History – 6th JANUARY:

BIRTHDAYS
1946: Roger “Syd” Barrett (Pink Floyd)
1947: Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
1951: Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
1953: Malcolm Young (AC/DC)

EVENTS
1958: Gibson patented its Flying V electric guitar.
1975: Led Zeppelin fans rioted while waiting for tickets to go on sale at Boston Garden. About $30,000 was done in damage and the show was subsequently cancelled.
1976: Peter Frampton released his double live album, ‘Frampton Comes Alive’.
1977: EMI terminated its contract with the Sex Pistols, only 3 months after signing it.
1993: Bill Wyman announced that he had officially left The Rolling Stones.
2009: Death of guitarist / songwriter, Ron Asheton of The Stooges [aged 60].
2018: Death of sound engineer / producer /musician, Jimmy Robinson [aged 67]. Jimmy worked with a huge array of artists, including Jimi Hendrix (including recording the ‘Band Of Gypsys’ album), Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Blood Sweat & Tears, Miles Davis, Van Morrison, Tower of Power, Detective & many more.
2020: Death of drummer, Martin Griffin of Hawkwind & Hawklords [aged 69].
2022: Death of singer, Calvin Simon of Parliament / Funkadelic [aged 79].
2022: Death of guitarist, Barry Benedetta [aged 62]. Over the years, Barry worked with rock bands Cinderella, Waysted and singer, Shimmer Johnson.

See Emily play, on Syd Barrett’s birthday. Syd would have been 78 today… the crazy diamond will shine on forever!