Today in Rock History – 9th MAY:

BIRTHDAYS
1944: Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield)
1949: Billy Joel
1951: Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick)
1953: John Edwards (Status Quo)
1960: Marc Duncan (The Vibrators)
1962: David Gahan (Depeche Mode)
1965: Charley Drayton (The X-pensive Winos / The Cult / Divinyls / Cold Chisel / The Dead Daisies)
1971: Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan (Oasis)

EVENTS
1964: Chuck Berry began his first ever UK tour at The Astoria Theatre.
1978: Fee Waybill of The Tubes, broke a leg after falling from the stage at Hammersmith Odeon.
1999: Suede scored their third UK No.1 album with ‘Head Music’.
2019: Death of singer / guitarist, Malcolm Black of Netherworld Dancing Toys (also entertainment lawyer, A&R director) [aged 58].
2020: Death of singer / songwriter / pianist, Little Richard [aged 87].

Happy Birthday to Tom Petersson, bassist / guitarist in Cheap Trick (bottom left in photo). Tom’s 73 today ~ here’s a great clip of the band, back when he was only 24!