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 1934, singer, songwriter and guitarist Little Milton (James Milton Campbell Jr).
Born today in 1936, singer, songwriter and guitarist Charles “Buddy” Holly.
Born today in 1948, Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson drummer with MC5.
Born today in 1951, Chrissie Hynde singer, songwriter and guitarist with The Pretenders.
Born today in 1953, Marc Hunter songwriter and singer with Dragon.
Born today in 1954, Benmont Tench keyboardist with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Today in 1968, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham made their live debut as The New Yardbirds in Copenhagen.
Today in 1974, Elton John was awarded a Gold record for "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me".
Died today in 1978, Keith Moon drummer with The Who aged 32.
Died today in 2003, singer and songwriter Warren Zevon aged 56.
