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1943 Chris White (bass guitarist for The Zombies) is born in England.

1946 Peter Wolf (lead vocalist for The J. Geils Band) is born Peter Walter Blankfield in the Bronx, New York.

1946 Matthew Fisher (organist for Procol Harum) is born in Croydon, England.

1971 Saxophonist/flautist Harold McNair (of Ginger Baker's Airforce) dies of lung cancer at age 39.


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1969 ● Genesis —— From Genesis To Revelation ► Pop-Rock

1970 ● Mountain —— Climbing! ► Hard Rock

1973 ● The Byrds —— Byrds ► Country-Rock

1975 ● David Bowie —— Young Americans ► Glam Rock

2005 ● Ben E. King —— Soul Masters ► Soul

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1973 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of The Grateful Dead, died of a stomach hemorrhage and liver failure, brought on by alcohol poisoning. He was just 27 years old.

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1945 Micky Dolenz (drummer, vocalist for The Monkees) is born George Michael Dolenz, Jr. in Los Angeles, California.

1946 Randy Meisner (bassist for Poco, Eagles) is born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

1947 Michael Allsup (guitarist for Three Dog Night) is born in Oakdale, California.

1948 Mel Galley (of Whitesnake) is born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England.


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1973 American singer and musician Ron McKernan died aged 27 from liver failure brought on by alcohol poisoning. He was a founding member and keyboard player with the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972. Unlike the other members of the Grateful Dead, McKernan avoided psychedelic drugs, preferring to drink alcohol (namely whiskey and flavored fortified wine). By 1971, his health had been affected by alcoholism and liver damage and doctors advised him to stop touring.

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1977 ● Foreigner —— Foreigner ► Arena Rock

1994 ● David Lee Roth —— Your Filthy Little Mouth ► Hard Rock

2013 ● David Bowie —— The Next Day ► Glam Rock

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1942 Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders is born in Eugene, Oregon.

1942 Experimental musician John Cale (of Velvet Underground) is born in Wales.

1945 Guitarist Robin Trower is born in London.

1948 Jimmie Fadden (guitarist, drummer for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is born in Long Beach, California.

1990 At The Central in Seattle, Mother Love Bone play their last show, as their lead singer Andrew Wood dies of a heroin overdose 10 days later. Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard from the band form Pearl Jam later that year.



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2007 Brad Delp lead singer of US rock band Boston committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in at his home in the New Hampshire town of Atkinson. He died from the smoke of two charcoal grills he’d lit inside his sealed master bathroom. He was found by police lying on a pillow on his bathroom floor with a note paper-clipped to his shirt which read: "Mr. Brad Delp. I am a lonely soul." Boston had the 1977 UK No.22 single 'More Than A Feeling' and the 1986 US No.1 single 'Amanda.'

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1973 ● Canned Heat —— The New Age ► Folk-Rock

1975 ● Steely Dan —— Katy Lied ► Jazz-Rock

1984 ● Golden Earring —— N.E.W.S. ► Hard Rock

1987 ● U2 —— The Joshua Tree ► Alt. Pop-Rock

1987 ● Gary Moore —— Wild Frontier ► Roots Rock (Irish)

1992 ● Gotthard —— Gotthard ► Hard Rock

1993 ● Sting —— Ten Summoner’s Tales ► Pop-Rock

1993 ● Widespread Panic —— Everyday ► Southern Rock

1993 ● The Moody Blues —— A Night At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony Orchestra ► Pop-Rock

1999 ● Motörhead —— Everything Louder Than Everyone Else ► Heavy Metal

1999 ● Scorpions —— Eye II Eye ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock

1999 ● Wilco —— Summerteeth ► Alt. Country-Rock

1999 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— 20th Century Masters ► Southern Rock

1999 ● Van Morrison —— Back On Top ► Folk-Rock

2010 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock


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1988 30 year old Andy Gibb, younger brother of Bee Gees Robin, Maurice and Barry, died from a viral infection in his heart. Andy hadn't had a chart hit since 1981, but did have a stint as host of the Solid Gold TV show. Shortly before his death and just after he declared bankruptcy, Andy had signed a record deal and was working on a new album for Island Records that was never completed.

2005 53-year-old Danny Joe Brown, the original lead singer of Molly Hatchet, died from renal failure due to complications from diabetes. Brown was the front man for the band's self-titled album in 1978, which went Platinum. In 1979, the next album, "Flirtin' With Disaster" sold over 2 million copies.

2017 Joni Sledge, a part of the trio known as Sister Sledge, died of natural causes at the age of 60. The group is most often remembered for their 1979 Disco hit, "We Are Family".

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