This Day In Rock History: October 7th
1945 Rock musician Kevin Godley (of
10cc) is born in Prestwich, Lancashire, England
1949 David Hope (bass guitarist for
Kansas) is born in Topeka, Kansas.
1953 Tico Torres (drummer for
Bon Jovi) is born Hector Juan Samuel Torres in New York.
1965
Manfred Mann become one of the first Western bands to play behind the Iron Curtain when they do a show in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
1987
Exodus releases their second studio album,
Pleasures of the Flesh.
1990
Soundgarden performs at the Gathering of the Tribes festival in Costa Mesa, California. In the crowd is Eddie Vedder, who the next day flies to Seattle and meets his
Pearl Jam band mates for the first time. Vedder and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden end up recording vocals together that day for the song "
Hunger Strike" as part of the Temple of the Dog project.
2014
Weezer releases their ninth studio album,
Everything Will Be Alright in the End. It's the band's first album to be released by Republic Records.
source: calendarsongfacts