Today in Rock History – 24th JULY:

BIRTHDAYS
1947: Alan Whitehead (Marmalade)
1958: Anthony Michaelides a.k.a. Mick Karn (Japan / Dali’s Car / Rain Tree Crow / David Torn, etc.)

EVENTS
1967: All four Beatles and their manager, Brian Epstein signed a petition printed in The Times newspaper calling for the legalisation of marijuana.

1972: Death of drummer, Bobby Ramirez, of Edgar Winter’s White Trash [aged 24]. He was attacked and murdered after comments were made about his long hair at a Chicago bar.
1976: Cardiff Castle Concert in Wales featured Status Quo, Strawbs, Hawkwind, Curved Air & Budgie.
1980: Death of Peter Sellers [aged 54].
1990: A wrongful death trial involving Judas Priest opened in Reno, NV. Parents had charged in a lawsuit that the band’s ‘Stained Class’ album contained subliminal messages that drove two teenagers to attempt suicide. The judge cleared the group.
1993: U2 achieved their fourth No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Zooropa’.
1998: Aerosmith announced that they were postponing the first 13 dates of their U.S. tour, due to drummer Joey Kramer receiving second-degree burns in a gas station fire.
2021: Death of musician / actor, John “Hutch” Hutchinson [aged ?]. Hutch was best known for his occasional collaborations with David Bowie, between 1966 & 1973.

Today is a tribute to bassist, Mick Karn, as it’s his birthday ~ Mick played such amazing stuff on his fretless! Over the years he created music with Japan, Dali’s Car, Rain Tree Crow, David Torn and others. Here’s some excellent footage of the late great bassist, joined by Steven Wilson, Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri. Check it out…