On This Day in Rock: February 6
15 moments in rock history on February 6.
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CrazyConnie on February 6, 2026
This Day In Rock History: February 6th 2011 Irish guitarist and singer Gary Moore died aged 58 in his sleep of a heart attack in his hotel room while on holiday in Estepona, Spain. Moore had been a member of Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, and Colosseum II, before going solo, scoring the 1979 UK No.8 single 'Parisienne...
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1959
Elvis Presley released For LP Fans Only
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1967
The Byrds released Younger Than Yesterday
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1969
The Flying Burrito Brothers released The Gilded Palace of Sin
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1984
Simple Minds released Sparkle in the Rain
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- 1985 Bruce Springsteen released the single "I'm on Fire" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1987 a-ha released the single "Manhattan Skyline" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1996 Bon Jovi released the single "These Days" Forum threads Wikipedia
Born on this day
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1952
Tim Blake of Hawkwind was born
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1957
Simon Phillips of Judas Priest was born
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1962
Axl Rose of L.A. Guns was born
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- 1963 Paul Tobias of Guns N' Roses was born Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1967 Izumi Sakai was born Forum threads Wikipedia
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1968
Akira Yamaoka was born
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1998
Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys died
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2011
Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy died
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