BIRTHDAYS
1935: Johnny O’Keefe
1935: Phil Everly
1943: Janis Joplin
1943: Joe Butler (The Lovin’ Spoonful)
1946: Dolly Parton
1947: Rod Evans (Deep Purple / Captain Beyond)
1949: Robert Palmer
1951: Martha Davis (The Motels)
1954: Francis Buchholz (Scorpions)
EVENTS
1967: The Beatles began recording “A Day in the Life” at Abbey Road studios.
1980: Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’, started a 15-week run at No.1 on the US album chart.
1998: Death of singer / songwriter / guitarist, Carl Perkins [aged 65].
2006: Death of soul singer, Wilson Pickett [aged 63].
2007: Death of Mamas & Papas singer, Denny Doherty [aged 66].
2008: Death of songwriter / singer, John Stewart [aged 68].
2018: Ziggy Rockstuff & The Grey Matter From Mars performed at the Bowie Tribute night at The Cabana, Napier. I sang on stage, as Ziggy Rockstuff. 😉
2019: Death of drummer, Ted McKenna of Sensational Alex Harvey Band & Rory Gallagher Band [aged 68].
2023: Death of singer / songwriter, David Crosby of The Byrds & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young [aged 81].
2023: Death of drummer, Alex Napier [aged 75]. Alex joined Spice (featuring David Byron & Mick Box) in 1969 and was a founding member of Uriah Heep. His excellent drumming can be heard on most tracks of their debut, ‘Very ‘eavy, Very ‘umble’.
2024: Death of singer, Mary Weiss, of The Shangri-Las [aged 75]. In 1964, they had a number 1 hit single, “Leader of the Pack”.
Happy Birthday to Rod Evans, original singer with Deep Purple, who is 77 today! This is Rod with his Captain Beyond band from 1971. If you haven’t heard them before, be sure to check out their amazing debut LP!
