Today in Rock History – 22nd JANUARY:

BIRTHDAYS
1931: Sam Cooke
1949: Steve Perry (Journey)
1949: Nigel Pegrum (Steeleye Span)
1957: Ian Morris (Th’ Dudes)
1959: Linda Blair
1962: Michael Hutchence (INXS)
1965: Steven Adler (Guns N Roses)
1985: Orianthi Panagaris (Michael Jackson / Alice Cooper)

EVENTS
1972: David Bowie announced that he was bisexual, during an interview in Melody Maker.
1977: Paul McCartney & Wings went to No.1 in U.S. with the triple live album ‘Wings Over America’.
1983: The 24-hour music video network, MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast of America.
1988: Pink Floyd performed their ‘A Momentary Lapse Of Reason’ concert at Western Springs Stadium, Auckland ~ I was there!
2002: Death of keyboardist / singer / songwriter, Pete Bardens, of Camel [aged 57].
2016: Death of Alec Wishart, singer / songwriter, leader of New Zealand band Hogsnort Rupert [aged 76].
2017: Death of Peter “Overend” Watts, bassist for Mott The Hoople & British Lions [aged 69].
2017: Death of Jaki Liebezeit, drummer and founder member of Can [aged 78].
2022: Death of guitarist, Don Wilson, of The Ventures [aged 88].

Were you there at the Springs for Pink Floyd, 36 years ago? My ticket is shown above. Amazing music, flying pigs, bed on a flying fox, incredible imagery, lots of smoke… was like being in a different world!!!