Today in Rock History – 7th MAY:

BIRTHDAYS
1939: Jimmy Ruffin
1942: Derek Taylor (Press officer for The Beatles)
1945: Christy Moore
1946: Jerry Nolan (The New York Dolls)
1950: Charles “Prairie” Prince (The Tubes)
1951: Carlos Alomar (David Bowie band)
1951: Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake)
1955: Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks)
1960: Anne Dudley (Art of Noise)
1961: Phil Campbell (Motorhead)
1986: Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys)

EVENTS
1972: The Rolling Stones released ‘Exile on Main Street’, the second album on their own label.
1972: Reginald Dwight changed his name by deed poll to Elton Hercules John.
1983: Paul Weller unveiled his new group, The Style Council at an anti-nuclear benefit gig in London.
1991: Marianne Faithfull performed a concert at Auckland Town Hall ~ I was there!
1992: Death of Nigel Preston of The Cult [aged 31].

Happy 63rd Birthday to Phil Campbell! He was guitarist in Motorhead for 31 of those years, right ’til the end ~ longer than all the other guitar players combined. Rock on, Phil!

Lemmy & Motorhead were never subtle with their music or lyrics ~ just awesome and completely over the top! I always loved this video clip… one of the first songs Phil played on, way back in 1984. Here it is, warts ‘n’ all ~ the outrageously hilarious “Killed by Death”!