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, Ray Jones bassist with The Dakotas.
Born today in 1942, Robert “Bobby” Fuller songwriter, singer and guitarist with The Bobby Fuller Four.
Born today in 1945, Leslie West singer, songwriter and guitarist with Mountain and West, Bruce and Laing.
Born today in 1952, Greg Hawkes keyboardist with The Cars.
Born today in 1958, Bobby Blotzer drummer with Ratt.
Today in 1965,The Rolling Stones released "Get Off My Cloud".
Today in 1969, Led Zeppelin released “Led Zeppelin II”.
Today in 1976, Bob Seger released his ninth studio album “Night Moves”.
Today in 1988,Phil Collins went to number 1 in the US with "Groovy Kind Of Love".
Today in 1988, U2 went to number 1 on the UK album chart with “Rattle And Hum”.
Died today in 2017, George Young songwriter and guitarist with The Easybeats aged 70.
