Rock Birthdays: August August 1 Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Merle Saunders) – b. 1942...
Read MoreJuly 1Willie Dixon – b. 1915 – d. 1/29/92Bobby Day (had the 1958 hit ‘Rockin Robin’, one half of the duo, Bob And Earl – recorded ‘Harlem Shuffle’ in 1963). b. 1928 – d. 7/27/90James Cotton (In...
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June 1Jim McCarty (Cactus, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Buddy Miles Express, The Rockets,...
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Rock Birthdays:May 1:Judy Collins – 80Jerry Weiss (Blood Sweat & Tears, Ambergris, Al...
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Rock Birthdays April 1 Adolph Rickenbacker – b. 1886 – d. 3/76 Johny Barbata (The...
Read MoreRock Birthdays – March March 1: Jerry Donald Fisher (Blood, Sweat & Tears, Jerry Fisher & the Music Company) – 76 Roger Daltrey (The Who, The RD Crusaders, No Plan B Band, solo + more) – 75 Mike D’Abo...
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Rock Birthdays Feb. 1: Jimmy Carl Black (Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart) – b. 1938 –...
Read MoreRock Birthdays Jan. 1 Country Joe McDonald (Country Joe and the Fish) – 77 Morgan Fisher (Mott The Hoople, Love Affair, Hybrid Kids, Morgan) – 69 David Wayne (Metal Church, Reverend, Wayne, Intrinsic) – b. 1958...
Read MoreRock Birthdays Dec. 1 Sandy Nelson (session drummer on such tunes as the Teddy Bears’ ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him,’ he releases a string of Top 40 instrumental hits, including ‘Teen Beat’ at #4 in...
Read MoreRock Birthdays: November 1 Ric Grech (Family, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Traffic, KGB, Gram Parsons, The Crickets) – b. 1946 – d. 3/17/90 Jim Steinman (Producer, composer, lyricist, Meat Loaf)...
Read MoreOctober 1 Albert Collins – b. 1932 – d. 11/24/93 Jerri Martini (Sly & The Family Stone, Graham Central Station, Rubicon + more) – 75 Michael “Cub” Koda (Brownsville Station, solo) – b....
Read MoreSeptember Rock Birthdays September 1 Marshall Lytle (Bill Haley & His Comets, The Jodimars) – b. 1933 – d. 5/25/13 Greg Errico (Sly and the Family Stone, Weather Report, David Bowie, Santana, Grateful Dead,...
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