BIRTHDAYS
1893: Walter “Furry” Lewis
1925: Wes Montgomery
1944: Kiri Te Kanawa
1944: Mary Wilson (The Supremes)
1946: Murray Head
1946: David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
EVENTS
1951: Death of composer / actor, David Ivor Davies a.k.a. Ivor Novello [aged 58].
1961: Death of singer / ukulele player, George Formby [aged 57].
1965: The second Rolling Stones album began a 6-week run at No.1 on the U.K. album charts.
2013: Death of guitarist, Alvin Lee of Ten Years After [aged 68].
2019: Death of tour / production manager, Gerry Stickells [aged 76]. Gerry was in charge of huge productions for Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John and many more over the years.
2020: Death of jazz pianist, McCoy Tyner [aged 81].
Happy 78th Birthday to David Gilmour ~ such a wonderful, wonderful guitar player!! Solo, or with Pink Floyd… as soon as you hear that tone, you know it’s Gilmour…