On This Day in Rock: April 16
16 moments in rock history on April 16.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on April 16, 2026 (8 posts)
This Day In Rock History: April 16th 1939 Pop singer Dusty Springfield is born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien in West Hampstead, North London, England. 1943 Blues rocker Dave Peverett (of Foghat, Savoy Brown) is born in Dulwich, London, England. 1947 Rock drummer Lee Kerslake (of Uriah Heep, Blizzard...
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- 1964 The Rolling Stones released The Rolling Stones Forum threads Wikipedia
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1965
Bert Jansch released Bert Jansch
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1967
Donovan released A Gift from a Flower to a Garden
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- 1971 Cher released the single "Try Some, Buy Some" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1983 Journey released the single "Faithfully" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1988
Scorpions released Savage Amusement
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- 1990 Phil Collins released the single "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1990 Echo & the Bunnymen released Reverberation Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1991 Frank Zappa released The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life Forum threads Wikipedia
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1999
Tom Waits released Mule Variations
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Born on this day
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1947
Gerry Rafferty was born
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Photo: Eddie Mallin, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1947
Lee Kerslake of Uriah Heep was born
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Photo: Majalah VARIANADA Edisi 153 Tahun 1974, Public domain
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1953
Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil was born
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Photo: Xmetov, CC BY-SA 4.0
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1962
Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat was born
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Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1969
Germán Burgos was born
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Photo: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1999
Skip Spence of Jefferson Airplane died
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Photo: KRLA/Beat Publications-page 2 Photo by Chuck Boyd of Beat. The newspaper was pro, Public domain
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