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 1940, songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist Delbert McClinton.
Born today in 1947, Mike Smith saxophonist with Amen Corner.
Born today in 1954, Christopher Difford songwriter, singer and guitarist with Squeeze.
Born today in 1956, James Honeyman-Scott songwriter and guitarist with The Pretenders.
Today in 1965, The Rolling Stones went to number 1 on the UK singles chart with “Get Off Of My Cloud”.
Today in 1969, David Bowie released his third studio album “The Man Who Sold the World”.
Today in 1972, Johnny Nash went to number 1 in the US with"I Can See Clearly Now".
Died today in 1994, Fred "Sonic" Smith songwriter, singer and guitarist with MC5 aged 45.
Died today in 2020, Ken Hensley singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with several acts including Uriah Heep aged 75.
