Today in Rock History is a music orientated segment where we would like to encourage readers to share their thoughts and tastes in music and discuss the various aspects of any music topic. This post is not limited to rock music. You are encouraged to bring anything music-related along that you would like to share, either by typing the name of a song and artist into the comments section or by sharing a Youtube, Vimeo, Spotify or SoundCloud link. If you are unsure how to add a link, simply write the name of the song and the composer and someone may very well do it for you.
Music is a huge part of peoples lives even if we aren’t all music enthusiasts. Music is all around us in advertising, background noise in shops and on the streets. It’s inescapable when you have teenagers but for most of us, it is a huge part (if not a ritual) of our lives that we feel close to.
Today in Rock History:
Born today in 1925, singer, songwriter, harmonic player and guitarist Jimmy Reed (Mathis James Reed).
Born today in 1944, George Roger Waters singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer with Pink Floyd and solo.
Born today in 1958, Buster Bloodvessel (Douglas Trendle) singer with Bad Manners.
Born today in 1961, Mark “Scott” Travis drummer with Judas Priest.
Today in 1980, The Jam went to number 1 on the UK singles chart with “Start!”.
Died today in 1990,Tom Fogerty guitarist with Creedence Clearwater Revival aged 48.
Died today in 1994, pianist Nicky Hopkins aged 50. He worked with The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, Small Faces and many others.
Today in 1997, Fleetwood Mac went to number 1 on the US album chart with “The Dance”.
