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• April 5th 1994, Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his home in Seattle

  04 avril 2019

• April 5th 1981, Canned Heat singer Bob "The Bear" Hite died of a heart attack aged 36.

  04 avril 2019

• 5 APRIL 1942 Allan Clarke (original lead singer of The Hollies) is born Harold Allan Clarke in Salford, Lancashire, England.

  04 avril 2019

• 5th May 1942, Born on this day, Tammy Wynette, US Country singer, 1968 US No.19 and 1975 UK No.1 single 'Stand By Your Man'.

  04 avril 2019

• December 4th 1976, American guitarist Tommy Bolin died from a heroin overdose aged 25 the day after opening a show for Jeff Beck in Miami, Florida. Bolin was a member of Zephyr (1969 to 1971), The James Gang (1973 to 1974) and Deep Purple (1975 to 1976).

  03 décembre 2019

• 4th Dec 1971, The Montreux Casino in Switzerland burnt to the ground during a gig by Frank Zappa.

  03 décembre 2019

• December 4th 1993, Multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer.

  03 décembre 2019

• December 4th 1944, Born on this day, American musician, singer, and songwriter Dennis Wilson who co-founded The Beach Boys,

  03 décembre 2019

• December 4th 1951, Born on this day, Gary Rossington, guitar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, (1974 US No. 8 single 'Sweet Home Alabama', 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird').

  03 décembre 2019

• April 4th 1952, Born on this day, Gary Moore, guitar, vocals, Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, solo, (1979 UK No.8 single 'Parisian Walkways'). Moore died on 6th February 2011 while on holiday in Spain.

  03 avril 2019

• McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), known by his stage name Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician who is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues".

  03 avril 2019

• July 18th 1969, During sessions at Abbey Road studios, London, Ringo Starr recorded his vocal to ‘Octopus’s Garden’, for the Abbey Road album. Starr had written the song when he ‘quit’ The Beatles the previous year and was staying on actor Peter Seller’s yacht in the Mediterranean.

  17 juillet 2019

• July 18th 1988, Nico died after suffering a minor heart attack while riding a bicycle on holiday with her son in Ibiza Spain. The German born singer-songwriter and keyboard player with Velvet Underground, had also worked as a fashion model and actress.

  17 juillet 2019

• July 18th 1938, Born on this day, Ian Stewart, keyboard player, The Rolling Stones. Stewart died of a heart attack in his doctor's Harley Street waiting room on 12th December 1985.

  17 juillet 2019

• July 18th 1939, Born on this day, Brian Auger, keyboards, (1968 UK No.5 single with Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger And The Trinity, 'This Wheel's On Fire').

  17 juillet 2019

• Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997) was an American pop singer

  16 juillet 2019

• Geezer Butler, born on 17th July 1949, bassist and primary lyricist with English rock band Black Sabbath who had the 1970 UK No.4 single ‘Paranoid’. The bands self-titled album was voted as the best British rock album ever by Kerrang! in 2005. He received the nickname « Geezer » at school because he used to call everybody « Geezer ».

  16 juillet 2019

• July 17th 1996, Chas Chandler died aged 57 at Newcastle General Hospital, England, where he was undergoing tests related to an aortic aneurysm. He had been the bass player with The Animals and manager of Slade, Nick Drake and Jimi Hendrix.

  16 juillet 2019

• July 17th 1975, Bob Marley and the Wailers played the first of two nights at The Lyceum, London, and both nights were recorded for the November released 'live' album, featuring the single 'No Woman No Cry.'

  16 juillet 2019

• July 17th 1967, The Beatles single 'All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man' (originally called 'One Of The Beautiful People') was released in the US. It became The Beatles 14th US No.1.

  16 juillet 2019

• April 18th 1996, Bernard Edwards bass guitarist and producer from Chic, died of pneumonia in a Tokyo Hotel room while touring Japan. Also worked with ABC, Power Station, Sister Sledge, Sheila and B. Devotion, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Debbie Harry, Air Supply, and Rod Stewart.

  17 avril 2021

• April 18th 2015, Green Day was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a part of the 2015 class, in their first year of eligibility.

  17 avril 2021

• April 17th 1983, Felix Pappalardi, producer and bass player with American rock band Mountain was shot dead by his wife Gail Collins during a jealous rage. Collins was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and sentenced to four years in prison. Pappalardi who was 43 had produced the Cream albums ‘Disraeli Gears’ and ‘Wheels of Fire.’

  16 avril 2021

• October 23rd 1964, Born on this day, Roberto Trujillo, bassist, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, Jerry Cantrell, and Ozzy Osbourne's band before joining Metallica in 2003.

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• April 17th 1970, While performing at the White House at the invitation of President Richard Nixon, Johnny Cash was asked to perform « Okie From Muskogee ». Cash declined because it was not his song, but had been a hit for Merle Haggard. Instead, Cash sang his No.1 hit, ‘A Boy Named Sue’.

  16 avril 2021