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 1939, Lolly Vegas (Candido Vasquez) guitarist and singer with Redbone.
Born today in 1941, Ron Meagher bassist with The Beau Brummels.
Born today in 1945, singer, songwriter and guitarist Don McLean.
Born today in 1950, Mike Rutherford singer, songwriter, guitarist and bassist with Genesis and Mike & The Mechanics.
Born today in 1951, Sting (Gordon Sumner) songwriter, bassist and vocalist with The Police. Also today in 1979 The Police released the album “Regatta de Blanc” and in 1980 “Ghost in the Machine”.
Today in 1965, The McCoys went to number 1 in the US with “Hang On Sloopy”.
Today in 1970, Pink Floyd released their fifth album “Atom Heart Mother”.
Today in 1971, Rod Stewart went to number 1 in the US with the double A single “Maggie May” / “Reason To Believe”.
Today in 1982, John Cougar went to number 1 in the US with "Jack and Diane".
Today in 1982, Dire Straits went to number 1 on UK the album charts with “Love Over Gold”.
Today in 1983, Bonnie Tyler went to number 1 on the US singles chart with “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”.
Died today in 2017, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tom Petty aged 66.
