2015 Event American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson become the first to successfully free-climb the Dawn Wall face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a climb of 3,000 feet; the men started the climb on December 27th, 2014 2014 Death Tommy Ramone, former drummer and the last living member of punk rock band The Ramones, dies at age 65 of cancer 2014 Event A water-embedded rock layer is found deep inside the earth; the layer stores three times the water found in all the earth's oceans, suggesting that oceans developed through seepage of this water and not from striking comets as previously believed 2013 Event It is announced that Linda Ronstadt, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Nirvana, KISS and Cat Stevens will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 2013 Event Central Australia reports the sighting of a Central rock rat; the creature is found only in Australia and has not been seen since 1960 2013 Event Calcium deposits found on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover; the deposits are similar to deposits formed on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures 2012 Event Jon Lord, an English composer and pianist and co-founder of the heavy rock group, Deep Purple, dies after suffering a pulmonary embolism 2012 Event The Rolling Stones, English rock band, celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its first performance at the Marquee Club in Oxford Street, London 2011 Event Northern Rock bank, nationalized in 2008 by the British Government, is sold to Virgin Money for 747 million pounds 2011 Event The world's potentially oldest fossils, thought to be 3.4 billion years old, are found in the Strelley Pool rock formation in Western Australia's outback 2011 Event The coalition government announces plans to privatize Northern Rock, a British public-owned bank 2011 Event The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Dr.John, Tom Waits, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love and Neil Diamond into its Hall of Fame 2010 Event Flash floods on the Little Missouri River kill at least 20 people near a campground in the Ouachita Mountains, west of Little Rock, Arkansas 2009 Death Ellie Greenwich, record producer, singer, songwriter, rock and roll, pop music genres, co-wrote 'Da Doo Ron Ron', dies in Manhattan, New York, at age 68 2009 Death Kelly Groucutt, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres, dies in Worcester, England, at age 63 2008 Death Roy Scheider, dies in Little Rock, Arkansas, complications from a staph infection, at 75 2004 Event Clinton Library opens in Little Rock Arkansas, containing 2 million photographs and 80 million documents 2004 Death Carl Wayne, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group, dies of esophageal cancer, at age 61 2004 Death Robert Quine, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues, dies 2003 Event Fire at the Station rock club in Rhode Island kills nearly 100 2000 Death Thomas Yohe, TV producer/innovator, Schoolhouse Rock, dies at 63 2000 Death Robert Buck, rock guitarist/songwriter, ", 10,000 Maniacs, ", dies at 42 1998 Death Carl Wilson, rock vocalist (Beach Boy), dies of lung cancer at 51 1998 Death Johann Hoelzel Falco, musician, singer, songwriter, hip pop, new wave, electro pop genres, hits include 'Der Kommissar', 'Rock Me Amadeus', dies at age 40 in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic, from injuries received in a collision with a bus 1998 Death Carl Wilson, rock 'n' roller, Beach Boys, dies at 51 1998 Death Falco, singer, Rock Me Amadeus, dies at 40 1998 Event Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama and Papas and Eagles 1997 Death Robert Palmer, rock critic, dies at 52 1997 Death Bobby Helms, singer, Recorded Jingle Bell Rock, dies at 63 1997 Death Jeff Buckley, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters, dies of an accidental drowning at age 30 1997 Event Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997 Death Randy California, rock guitarist, dies at 45 1996 Death Rio Reiser, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene, dies at 46 1996 Event Rock musical "Rent," by Jonathan Larson, opens off-Broadway 1996 Death Sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81 1995 Death Peter Grant, rock band manager, dies at 60 1995 Death Geoffrey Stokes, rock and roll writer, dies at 55 1995 Event Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio 1995 Death Jerry Garcia, rock vocalist (Grateful Dead), dies at 53 1995 Death Rory Gallagher, Irish rock guitarist (See Here), dies at 47 1995 Death Denny Cordel, rock music producer-Laverack, dies at 51 1995 Death Tony Secunda, rock band manager, dies at 54 1994 Death Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Rolling Stones), dies at 50 1994 Death Pieter de Cort, Belgian rock guitarist (Betty Goes Green), dies at 25 1994 Event Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994 Death Derek Lek Leckenby, rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits), dies at 48 1994 Death Harry Nilsson, rock vocalist (Everybody's Talkin'), dies at 52 1993 Event WAQX 104.3 (Q-104) rock format replaces WNCN classic format in New York City 1993 Death Ray Sharkey, actor (Wiseguy, No Mercy, Body Rock), dies of AIDs at 40 1993 Event Cleveland breaks ground for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993 Event Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992 Event 2 earthquakes, including 3rd strongest in U.S. (7.4) rock California 1992 Death Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese rock artist, dies at 26 of pulmonary edema 1991 Event IM Pei receives $5 million for design of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991 Death Bill Graham, rock promoter, dies 1991 Death Eric Carr, born Paul Charles Caravello, drummer, member of rock band Kiss, dies of heart cancer at age 41 in New York 1991 Death Bill Graham, rock promoter, dies at 60 1991 Death Bill Graham, rock concert promoter (Filmore, Dylan), dies at 60 1991 Death David Ruffin, rock vocalist (Temptations), dies of drug overdose at 50 1991 Death Richard Thorpe, director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies 1990 Event Hard Rock Cafe opens in Las Vegas, Nevada 1990 Death Brent Mydland, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Grass Roots), dies at 38 1990 Event 2nd International Rock Awards 1990 Death Rocky Graziano, boxer/writer/actor (Mr Rock and Roll), dies 1990 Event On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long 1990 Event 5th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin 1990 Event Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1989 Event 1st International Rock Awards 1989 Event 1st presentation of rock n roll Elvis awards 1988 Event Fish leaves rock group Marillion 1987 Death Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies 1987 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Vigzinhaz Budapest 1987 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Rock Theatre, Szeged Hungary 1987 Event Charles Cole climbs 870'Tyrolean Traverse from top of Elephant Rock 1987 Death David Savoy, Jr., rock manager (Husker Du), commits suicide at 24 1987 Event Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin 1986 Death Susan Cabot-Roman, actress (Sorority Girl, Carnival Rock), dies 1986 Death Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band, dies in Sweden at age 24, when tour bus for the band skidded and crashed, inducted posthumously into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica 1986 Event "Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1986 Death Richard Manuel, rock pianist/vocalist (Band), dies on 41st birthday 1986 Death Richard Manuel, rock vocalist/pianist (Band), commits suicide at 40 1986 Event 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley) 1985 Death James Vance (20) and Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages 1985 Death Ricky Wilson, rock guitarist (B-52's), dies of AIDS at 32 1985 Death Rock Hudson, actor (MacMillian and Wife), dies of AIDS at 59 1985 Event Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Ill 1985 Event Establishment of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced 1985 Event Spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirmed he had AIDS 1984 Death John Rock, U.S. co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94 1984 Event Sotherby's in London begins 2 day auction of rock memorabilla 1984 Death Michael Osborne, rock guitarist/vocalist (Axe), dies at 34 1984 Event Rock group Wings disbands 1983 Death Vaughn Taylor, act (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebal hemmorrhage at 72 1983 Death Pete Farndon, rock bassist (Pretenders), dies 1983 Death Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32 1982 Death Babette Deutsch, U.S. poet (Honey out of the Rock), dies at 87 1982 Event "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." closes at St. James New York City after 9 performances 1982 Event "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." opens at St. James Theater New York City for 9 performances 1982 Event Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson 1982 Birthday Ryan Cabrera, born in Dallas, Texas, musician, pop rock, hit singles include, 'On the Way Down', '40 Kinds of Sadness', 'True', albums include, 'You Stand Watching' 1982 Event Rock group Doobie Brothers split up 1982 Event Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 wks 1982 Birthday Joseph Gordon-Levitt, actor, Tommy Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun 1982 Event ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) and ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th and 6th ABC radio network 1981 Birthday Amy Lee, born in Riverside, California, singer, songwriter, pianist, member and lead vocalist for Evanescence rock band 1981 Death Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55 1981 Birthday Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1980 Event "Rock Lobster" by B-52's hits #56 1980 Death Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23 1980 Event Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis 1980 Event Bombay gets its 1st rock concert in 10 years (The Police) 1980 Death Bon Scott, Australia rock vocalist (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie), dies at 33 1980 Death Larry Williams, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie, dies from a gunshot wound, in Los Angeles, California, at age 44 1979 Event Winterland Rock Concert Hall in San Francisco closes after 556 concerts 1979 Event Rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer break up 1979 Event Rock group, the Knack releases "My Sharona" 1979 Event Little Richard quits rock and roll for religious pursuit 1979 Event Rock group "Little Feat" disbands 1979 Event Radio's 1st rock network "Source" premieres 1979 Event "Rock 'n Roll High Schools" premieres 1979 Event ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special 1978 Death Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash 1978 Death Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31 1978 Event 600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, New York 1978 Event John Lydon forms rock group Public Ltd Image 1978 Event UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill 1978 Event 250,000 attend rock concert California Jam II in Ontario California 1978 Death Terry Kath, rock guitarist (Chicago), accidently shot in head at 32 1978 Death Blossom Rock, actress (Grandmamma-Addams Family), dies at 81 1977 Death Steve Gaines, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in air crash 1977 Death Marc Bolan, rock vocalist and guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29 1977 Event Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss 1977 Death Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43 1977 Event EMI records drop punk rock group Sex Pistols 1976 Death Tommy Bolin, rock guitarist (Deep Purple), dies of heroin overdose 1976 Death William Tannen, actor (Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull), dies at 65 1976 Birthday Ville Valo, born in Helsinki, Finland, musician, singer, songwriter, leader, HIM rock band, baritone voice, Moto Moto in Finnish version of movie, Madagaskar 2 1976 Event Ringo releases "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll" 1976 Event Rock group Deep Purple disbands 1976 Event Rock duo Loggins and Messina break-up after 6 years 1976 Event Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" LP is released in USA 1976 Death Keith Relf, rock vocalist (Yardbirds), electrocuted at 33 1976 Death Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 1976 Death Paul Kossoff, rock guitarist (Free), dies of heart failure at 25 1976 Birthday Brandon Boyd, born in Van Nuys, California, musician, artist, lead vocalist, member of Incubus rock band 1975 Event Wings release "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley 1975 Event Covers of both Time and Newsweek picture rock singer Bruce Springsteen 1975 Event Rock vocal Neil Young undergoes throat surgery 1975 Death Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T and The MG's), dies at 39 1975 Birthday John Hargis, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, 100m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1975 Event John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album 1974 Event "Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim peaks at #1 1974 Event Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways 1974 Event Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes" 1974 Event 200,000 attend rock concert California Jam I in Ontario California 1974 Event 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" 1974 Event Rock group Raspberries breakup 1973 Death John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres, dies at 31 in Radlett, Hertfordshire 1973 Birthday Caroline Corr, born in Dundalk, Ireland, drummer, member of 'The Corrs' folk-rock band, pop, rock, Celtic genres 1973 Event "Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV 1973 Event "Schoolhouse Rock," premieres on ABC-TV with Multiplication Rock 1972 Birthday Berry Oakley, U.S. rock bassist, Allman Brothers-Motor Breakdown 1972 Death Berry Oakley, U.S. rock bassist (Allman Bro), dies in car crash at 24 1972 Event 200,000 attend Mount Pocono rock festival in Pennsylvania 1972 Birthday Brandon Rock, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, 800m runner 1972 Event Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die 1972 Event 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico 1971 Birthday Corin "Corky" Nemec, Little Rock, actor, Tucker, Parker Lewis 1971 Death Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24 1971 Death Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27 1971 Event 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana 1971 Event Rock group Iron Butterfly disbands 1971 Birthday Simbi Khali, actress, Nina-Third Rock From the Sun 1971 Birthday Corey Yothers, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Off the Rock 1971 Birthday Kid Rock, born in Romeo, Michigan, singer, songwriter, Grammy-Award winner, hits include, 'All Summer Long', 'American Bad Ass', sold over 22 million albums 1970 Birthday Zac Foley, rock bassist, EMF-Unbelievable 1970 Birthday Derry Brownson, rock keyboardist, EMF-Unbelievable 1970 Event Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East 1970 Death Janis Joplin, rock singer (Down on Me), dies of a drug overdose at 27 1970 Death Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Hayes), dies of an overdose at 27 1970 Event 30,000 attend Powder Ridge Rock Festival, Middlefield, Connecticut 1970 Event 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, New York City 1970 Birthday Tina Fey, born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, actress, writer, producer, Emmy Award winner, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', '30 Rock' television shows 1970 Birthday Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd 1970 Birthday Delroy Pearson, rock vocalist, Five Star-Between the Lines 1969 Event 300,000 attend Altamont California rock concert feature Rolling Stones 1969 Birthday Wendy Wilson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Wilson Phillips-Hold On 1969 Birthday Dweezil Zappa, born in Hollywood, California, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ, MTV 1969 Event 25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash 1969 Event Woodstock rock festival begins in New York 1969 Birthday Max Cavalera, Brazilian rock vocalist and guitarist, Sepultura 1969 Event Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain 1969 Event Nicky Hopkins quits rock and rolls, Jeff Beck Group 1969 Event Who release rock opera "Tommy" 1969 Birthday Craig Logan, born in Scotland, rock bassist, Bros Front, Bon Jovi-New Jersey 1968 Event Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired 1968 Birthday Kyle Stevens, born in New Jersey, rock guitarist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1968 Birthday Charlie Sexton, born in San Antonio, Texas, musician, singer, songwriter, blues, folk, rock genres, guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band, also played with Arc Angels band 1968 Event Race riot in Miami, Chicago and Little Rock 1968 Birthday Michael Bivins, Boston, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1968 Event Rock group "Yardbirds" disband 1968 Birthday Kylie Minogue, Melbourne, Australia, rock vocalist, Locomotion 1968 Birthday Phillip Rhodes, born in America, drummer, member, Gin Blossoms alternative rock band 1968 Birthday Mark Scott, Paramus, New Jersey, rock drummer, Trixter-Give It To Me Good 1968 Birthday Carnie Wilson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Wilson Phillips-Hold On 1968 Birthday Sebastian Philip Clerk Bach, born in Bahamas, rock, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1968 Event Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept," but wouldn't prohibit rock and roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri 1968 Birthday Mark McGrath, born in Hartford, Connecticut, singer, 'Sugar Ray' rock band, previously a co-host on 'Extra' entertainment television show 1968 Event Rock group Genesis release their 1st record "Silent Sun" 1968 Event David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd 1967 Birthday Niels Meijer, Dutch rock keyboardist, Bob Color 1967 Event Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick form rock group Jethro Tull 1967 Birthday Patrick Mameli, Dutch rock vocalist and guitarist, Pestilence 1967 Birthday Gunnar Nelson, rock vocalist, Nelsons-Love and Affection 1967 Birthday Kristen Johnston, actress, Sally Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun 1967 Birthday Matthew Nelson, rock vocalist, Nelsons-Love and Affection 1967 Birthday Ricky Bell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1967 Death Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 1967 Birthday Layne Staley, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt 1967 Birthday Tabitha Soren, born in San Antonio, Texas, MTV reporter, This Week in Rock 1967 Birthday Blas Elias Gomez, Kennedy, Texas, rock drummer, Slaughter-Stick it Live 1967 Birthday Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer/bassist, Pilgrims-Once to Everything 1967 Event John Entwistle of rock group Who weds Alison Wise 1967 Birthday Joseph William Cathcart, rock guitarist, Nelson-Love and Affection 1967 Birthday Human Beatbox, Darren Robinson, rocker, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1967 Event Oil tanker Torrey Canyon hits a rock and spills oil 1967 Birthday Marcus Lillington, rock guitarist, Breathe-All I Need 1967 Birthday Kurt Cobain, rock vocalist, Nirvana, husband of Courtney Love 1967 Birthday Lisa Lisa, rock vocalist, & Cult Jam 1967 Birthday Peter Loran, born in Teaneck, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Trixter-Give It To Me Good 1966 Event Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program 1966 Event KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Birthday Jeff Buckley, born in Anaheim, California, musician, singer, guitarist, alternative rock, folk music genres, performed with Gods and Monsters 1966 Birthday Kool Rock, Damon Wimbley, rapper, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1966 Birthday Frank Hannon, rock guitarist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1966 Birthday Nuno Bettencourt, Azores, rock guitarist, Extreme-More Than Words 1966 Birthday Shirley Manson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actress, musician, keyboardist, lead singer, Garbage rock band, also performed with Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie 1966 Event Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles 1966 Event "I Am A Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel peaks at #3 1966 Birthday Sean Kinney, U.S. rock drummer, Alice in Chains-We Die Young 1966 Birthday Mike Inez, U.S. rock bassist, Alice in Chains-Facelift 1966 Birthday Johnny Colt, Cherry Point, North Carolina, rock bassist, Black Crowes 1966 Birthday Jerry Cantrell, U.S. rock guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt 1966 Event Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms 1966 Birthday Stevie Rachelle, rock vocalist, Tuff-What Comes Around Goes Around 1966 Birthday Prince Markie D, Mark Morale, rocker, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock 1966 Birthday Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now 1966 Birthday Chris Rock, comedian, SNL, CB4, Boomerang 1966 Birthday Rick Astley, rock vocalist, Never Gonna Give You Up 1966 Birthday Tracii Guns, rock guitarist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1965 Birthday Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Birthday Zak Starsky, rock drummer, son of Beatle Ringo 1965 Event Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen 1965 Birthday Vaden Todd Lewis, born in Fort Worth, Texas, guitarist, vocalist, hard rock, post-grunge genre, co-founded Burden Brother band, toured with Toadies band 1965 Birthday Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, rock drummer, Black Crowes 1965 Birthday Kyle Kyle, Kensington, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1965 Event Rock group "Animals" 1st time on British charts 1965 Birthday Robin Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, guitarist, member, Gin Blossoms, alternative rock band, known for hit albums, 'New Miserable Experience', 'Congratulations I'm Sorry' 1965 Event Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms 1965 Birthday Mark Knight, California, rock guitarist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1965 Birthday Remco Prins, Dutch rock guitarist and vocalist, Burma Shave-Stash 1965 Event Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain" 1964 Birthday Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist/bassist, Del Amitri 1964 Death Sam Cooke, rock vocalist, shot to death at 29 1964 Birthday Joe LeSte, born in San Diego, California, rock vocalist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1964 Birthday Neneh Cherry, Stockholm Sweden, rock vocalist 1964 Birthday Trey Anastasio, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, multi-instrumentalist, member of Phish rock band, ranked 73rd on 'Rolling Stone' 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 1964 Death Mary Howe, composer, pianist, studied with Nadia Boulanger, famous works include 'Chain Gang Song', 'Sand, Stars, Rock', dies at 82 1964 Birthday MCA, Adam Yauch, rock vocalist, Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight 1964 Birthday Stedman Pearson, born in Essex, rock vocalist, Five Star-Silk and Steel 1964 Birthday Joey Allen, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1964 Birthday Mike Edwards, British rock vocalist, Jesus Jones-Devil you Know 1964 Birthday Scotti Hill, Manhasset, New York, rock guitarist, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1964 Birthday Erik Turner, born in Omaha, Nebraska, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1964 Birthday Rockwell, Kennedy Gordy, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Someone Watching Me 1964 Birthday Tony Terry, rock producer, Tony Terry 1964 Birthday Reniet Vrieze, rock singer and guitarist, Pilgrims-White Men 1964 Birthday John Norum, born in Vardo, Norway, musician, hard rock guitarist, co-founder of Swedish band Europe 1964 Birthday French Stewart, New Mexico, actor, Harry Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun 1964 Birthday Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1964 Birthday Roddy Frame, rock vocalist and guitarist, Aztec Camera-Stray 1964 Birthday Migi, Miguel Drummond, rock, Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Your Distance 1964 Death Marc Blitzstein, U.S. composer (Cradle Will Rock), dies at 58 1963 Birthday Rick Allen, rock drummer, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1963 Birthday Angela Rock, Lakewood California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-1992 1963 Event Britains rock TV show, Ready Steady Go, premieres 1963 Birthday Bobby Rock, born in Houston, Texas, rock drummer, Nelson-Love and Affection 1963 Birthday Roddy Bottum, born in Los Angeles, California, rock keyboardist, Faith No More-Real Thing 1963 Birthday George Michael [Panos], British rock vocalist, Wham-I Want Your Sex 1963 Event Barbara Romack wins LPGA Rock City Ladies Golf Open 1963 Birthday Mike Joyce, rock drummer, Smiths-Ask, Panic, London 1963 Birthday Billy Gould, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist, Faith No More 1963 Birthday Paul Mirkovich, rock keyboardist, Nelson-Love and Affection 1963 Birthday Frans Koenn, Dutch rock bassist, Lois Lane-Precious 1963 Birthday Robert James Affuso, born in Newburgh, New York, rock drummer, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1963 Birthday Ian Brown, English rock vocalist, Stone Roses-Made of Stone 1963 Event Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me" 1963 Birthday Andrew Ridgeley, England, rock guitarist, Wham-Wake Me Up 1962 Birthday Charlie Benante, born in Bronx, New York, rock drummer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous 1962 Birthday Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer, Faith No More 1962 Birthday Josh Silver, born in America, keyboardist, producer for band Type O Negative, viewed as a gothic metal band, played with Peter Steele, founding member of rock group Fallout 1962 Birthday Brian Wheat, rock bassist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1962 Birthday Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1962 Death Patrick Corry, developed self-rotating rock drill, dies in the Bronx 1962 Birthday Tracey Thorn, rock vocalist, Everything But The Girl 1962 Birthday Joanne Catherall, Sheffield England, rock vocalist, Human League 1962 Birthday James Debarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Debarge 1962 Birthday Paul Williams, rock guitarist, Flock of Seagulls 1962 Birthday Richard Coles, rock keyboardist, Communards 1962 Birthday Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 1962 Birthday Iain Harvie, Scottish rock guitarist, Nothing Ever Happens 1962 Birthday Ian Astbury, Merseyside, rock vocalist, Cult-Fire Woman 1962 Birthday Dave Gahan, Essex, rock vocalist, Depeche Mode-Dreaming of Me 1962 Birthday Michael Damian, born in San Diego, singer, Rock on, actor, Young and Restless 1962 Birthday Roxy Petrucci, born in Rochester, Minnesota, rock drummer, Vixen-Rev It Up 1962 Birthday Terrence Trent D'Arby, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Wishing Well 1962 Birthday David Bryan, rock keyboardist, Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name 1962 Birthday Tommy Skeoch, rock vocalist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1962 Birthday Tom Keifer, rock guitarist and vocalist, Cinderella-Heartbreak Station 1962 Birthday Phil Lewis, born in London, England, rock vocalist, LA Guns-It's Over Now 1961 Birthday Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Birthday Martin Kemp, London, rock bassist, Spandau Ballet 1961 Birthday Pal Waaktaar, born in Oslo, Norway, rock guitarist and vocalist, A-ha 1961 Birthday Mark "Bedders" Bedfored, London, rock bassist, Madness 1961 Birthday Debbi Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Bangles-Eternal Flame 1961 Birthday Roland Orzabal, rock vocalist, Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels 1961 Birthday Jon Farriss, Australian rock vocalist and drummer, INXS-Kiss the Dirt 1961 Birthday The Edge, Dave Evans, London, rock guitarist, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Birthday Lee Rocker, Leon Drucker, rock bassist, Stray Cats-Gonna Ball 1961 Birthday Pete de Freitas, Trinidad, rock drummer, Echo and the Bunnyman 1961 Birthday David Huff, born in America, David Lyndon Huff, drummer, songwriter, producer, session musician, founder, Giant, 1980's hard rock band, member of White Heart, a Christian rock band 1961 Birthday Scott E Parazynski, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, MD/astronaut, STS-66, 86, sk:95 1961 Birthday Terri Nunn, rock vocalist, Berlin-Takes My Breath Away 1961 Birthday Jim Martin, born in Oakland California, rock guitarist, Faith No More-Real Thing 1961 Birthday Graham Jones, rock guitarist, Haircut 100 1961 Birthday Vince Clarke, born in Basildon, Essex, rock keyboardist, Erasure 1961 Birthday Curt Smith, born in Bath, England, rock bassist/vocalist, Tears For Fears 1961 Birthday Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1961 Birthday [Genevieve] Alison Moyet, Essex England, rock vocalist, Yaz, Alf 1961 Birthday Teri Nunn, California, rock vocalist, Berlin-You Take my Breathe Away 1961 Birthday Melissa Etheridge, rock guitarist and vocalist, Come to My Window 1961 Birthday Keren Jane Woodward, born in Bristol, England, rock vocalist, Bananarama-Venus 1961 Birthday Mark White, rock guitarist, ABC-All of My Heart 1961 Birthday Slim MacDonnell, Jim Phantom rock percussionist, Stray Cats 1961 Birthday Slim Jim Phantom, Jim Mcdonnell, rock drummer, Stray Cats 1961 Birthday Bruce Watson, born in Ontario, Canada, rock guitarist, Big Country-Wonderland 1961 Birthday Persijn "Dakota" Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer, Pilgrims-Red 1961 Birthday Ranking Roger, rock vocalist, English Beat-Drowning 1961 Birthday Andy Taylor, England, rock guitarist, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf 1961 Event "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC 1961 Birthday Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Sussex, rock vocalist, Madness-Our House 1960 Birthday Les Nemes, rock bassist, Haircut 100 1960 Birthday Rick Savage, bass player, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1960 Birthday Amy Grant, Augusta Georgia, gospel/rock singer, 'Glory of Love', 'Baby Baby' 1960 Birthday Kim Wilde, Smith, England, rock vocalist, 'You Keep Me Hanging On' 1960 Birthday James Prime, British rock keyboardist, Deacon Blue-Pay Day 1960 Birthday Eric Martin, born in Long Island, New York, singer, hard rock genre, played with Mr. Big, rock band that produced hit song, 'To Be With You' 1960 Birthday Joan Jett, Philadelphia, singer, Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll 1960 Birthday David Steele, Birmingham, rock keyboardist, Fine Young Cannibals 1960 Birthday Robbin Crosby, heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals, Ratt-Round and Round 1960 Birthday Rob de Weerd, Dutch rock guitarist, Trockener Kecks 1960 Birthday John Taylor, born in England, rock bassist, Duran Duran-Girls on Film 1960 Birthday Tony Hadley, rock vocalist, Spandau Ballet-True 1960 Birthday John Cowsill, rock vocalist, Cowsills-Hair 1960 Birthday Susan Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1960 Birthday Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign 1960 Birthday Larry Steinbachek, rock synthesizer, Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy 1960 Birthday Roger Taylor, rock drummer, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf 1960 Birthday Steve Clark, born in Hillsborough, England, rock guitarist, Def Leppard 1960 Birthday Simon Climie, rock vocalist and keyboardist, Climie Fisher-Love Changes 1960 Birthday Steve Norman, born in London, rock sax, Spandau Ballet-True 1960 Birthday Laurie Sargent, rock vocalist, Face To Face 1960 Birthday Adam Clayton, born in Oxfordshire, rock bassist, U2-I Will Follow 1960 Birthday Paul Humphreys, rock synthesizer, OMD-Crush, Pacific Age 1960 Birthday Holly Johnson, England, rock vocalist, Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1960 Birthday Mikey Craig, rock bassist, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me 1960 Birthday Michael Craig, rock bassist, Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me 1960 Birthday Steve Bronski, rock synthesizer, Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy 1960 Birthday Michael Hutchence, Australia, rock vocalist/actor, INXS-Dogs in Space 1960 Event Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning 1960 Birthday Michael Stipe, U.S. rock vocalist, REM-Losing My Religion, Stand 1959 Birthday Steven Irvine, rock drummer, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions 1959 Birthday Frank Maudsley, rock bassist/vocalist, Flock Of Seagulls 1959 Birthday Gary Kemp, London, rock guitarist, Spandau Ballet-True 1959 Birthday Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist, Pet Shop Boys-It's a Sin 1959 Birthday Troy Luccketta, rock drummer, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1959 Birthday Joe Elliot, heavy metal vocalist, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1959 Birthday John Sykes, Irish hard rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy-Blue Murder 1959 Birthday Suzanne Vega, rock vocalist, My Name is Luka, Tom's Diner 1959 Birthday Jim Kerr, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock vocalist, Simple Minds 1959 Birthday John Keeble, London, rock drummer, Spandau Ballet-True 1959 Birthday Mark DeBarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist, DeBarge-Who's Johnny 1959 Birthday Alan "Wild"er, English rock vocalist/music, Depeche Mode-Wild! 1959 Birthday Mel Gaynor, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock drummer, Simple Minds-Water Front 1959 Birthday Leon "The Bop" Klaasse, rock drummer/singer, The Pilgrims-Red 1959 Birthday Morrissey, British rock vocalist, Everyday is Like Sunday 1959 Birthday Patrick Bruel, Algerian/French actor/rock vocalist, Coup of Sirocco 1959 Birthday Ian McCulloch, rock vocalist, Echo and Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1959 Birthday David Ball, Blackpool, rock keyboardist, Soft Cell 1959 Birthday Paul Smith, rock saxophonist, Haircut 100 1959 Birthday Marco Pirroni, born in London, rock guitarist, Adam and The Ants 1959 Birthday Robert Smith, born in Sussex, rock guitarist and vocalist, Cure-Hell's Kitchen 1959 Birthday Brian Setzer, born in Massapequa Park, New York, rock guitarist and vocalist, Stray Cats 1959 Birthday Angus Young, born in Glascow, Scotland, rock guitarist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1959 Birthday Mike Lindup, British rock keyboardist/singer, Level 42-Hot Water 1959 Birthday Andrew Farriss, born in Australia, rock keyboardist, Inxs-Kiss the Dirt 1959 Birthday Brian Travers, rock saxophonist, UB40-Red Wine 1959 Death Richie Valens, rock vocalist (Donna), killed in plane crash at 17 1959 Birthday Dave Sharp, rock guitarist, Alarm-In the Summertime 1959 Birthday Carl Chas Smash Smyth, rock bassist, Madness-Our House 1958 Event Alan Freed's Christmas Rock and Roll Spectacular opens 1958 Birthday Spider Stacy, English rock vocalist, The Pogues 1958 Birthday Dana Strum, Washington D.C., rock bassist, Slaughter-Stick it Live 1958 Birthday Nicki Sixx, born in San Jose, California, rock guitarist, Motley Crue-Girls Girls 1958 Birthday Nikki Sixx, born in San Jose, California, musician, songwriter, member, Motley Crue, plays hard rock, heavy metal genres, wrote, most successful album 'Dr. Feelgood' 1958 Birthday Terry Lee Miall, England, rock drummer, Adam and The Ants 1958 Birthday Simon Le Bon, rock vocalist, Duran, Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf 1958 Birthday Mathilde Santing, Dutch rock singer, Breast and Brow 1958 Birthday Bobby Blotzner, rock drummer, Ratt-Round and Round 1958 Birthday Antoine Trousers, rock drummer/singer, Dike-Bleeding Heart 1958 Birthday Thomas Dolby, born in Cairo, Egypt, rock vocalist, She Blinded Me With Science 1958 Birthday Jeff Keith, rock vocalist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1958 Birthday Marty Stuart, Philadelphia, country singer, Hillbilly Rock 1958 Birthday Med Lucart, rock musician, Wall of Voodoo 1958 Event U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate 1958 Birthday Mick Talbot, rock keyboardist, Style Council-You're the Best Thing 1958 Birthday Marlene Janssen, born in Rock Island, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1982 1958 Birthday Chris Foreman, rock guitarist, Madness 1958 Birthday Randy DeBarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/bassist, Debarge 1958 Birthday Mick Karn, born in Nicosia, Cypress, rocker, instrumentalist, musician, songwriter, bassist for art rock band Japan 1958 Birthday Nigel Twist, born in Manchester, rock drummer, Alarm-In the Summertime 1958 Event Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain 1958 Event Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock 1958 Birthday Brian David Willis, rock drummer, Quarterflash 1958 Event Ernest Green and 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS 1958 Birthday Mike Barson, rock keyboardist, Madness 1958 Birthday Glenn Gregory, rock vocalist, Heeaven 17-Electric Dreams 1958 Event President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central High School, Little Rock 1958 Birthday Lee Pattinson, rock bassist, Echo and Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1958 Birthday Matt Reid, rock keyboardist, Berlin-Takes Your Breathe Away 1958 Birthday Tony James, rock bassist, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1958 Birthday Will Sergeant, rock guitarist, Echo and Bunnymen-Killing Moon 1958 Birthday Stuart Adamson, rock vocalist and guitarist, Big Country-Wonderland 1958 Birthday William Stuart Adamson, born in Manchester, rock guitarist, Big Country 1958 Birthday Pat McGlynn, born in Edinburgh, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers 1958 Birthday Martin Fry, rock vocalist, ABC-All of My Heart 1958 Birthday Rob van Zandvoort, Dutch rock vocalist/keyboardist, Jack of Hearts 1958 Birthday Gary Brian Tibbs, London, rock bassist, Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music 1958 Birthday Vicki Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Bangles 1957 Birthday Shane McGowan, rock vocalist, Pogues-Red Roses For Me 1957 Birthday Ian Burden, S Yorks England, rock bassist, Human League-Only Human 1957 Birthday Ricky Ross, British rock vocalist, Deacon Blue-Raintown 1957 Birthday Doug Johnson, rock keyboardist, Loverboy-Get Lucky 1957 Birthday Cy Curnin, Londo, England, rock vocalist, Fixx-Sign of Fire 1957 Birthday Sheila Escovedo, born in San Francisco, California, disco drummer, Krushgrove, Holly Rock 1957 Event Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration 1957 Birthday Chris Hayes, California, rock guitarist, Huey Lewis and The News 1957 Birthday Chris Joyce, born in Manchester, England, drummer, played with Simply Red, new wave, punk rock, alternative rock genres 1957 Birthday David Moyse, Adelaide Australia, rock vocalist, Air Supply 1957 Birthday Robbie Macintosh, rock guitarist and vocalist, Pretenders 1957 Event Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley opens 1957 Birthday Steve Lukather, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Toto-Africa 1957 Birthday Blair Cunningham, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Haircut 100 1957 Birthday Jon Moss, rock drummer, Culture Club 1957 Birthday Alannah Currie, Auckland New Zealand, rock xylophone/vocalist, Thompson Twins 1957 Event Eisenhower orders U.S. troops to desegregate Little Rock schools 1957 Event White mob forces 9 black students who had entered a Little Rock high school in Arkansas to withdraw 1957 Birthday Jon Moss, rock drummerer, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me 1957 Event Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering a Little Rock high school 1957 Birthday Steve Porcaro, rock keyboards/vocalist, Toto-Roseanna, Africa 1957 Birthday Glenn Tilbrook, London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Squeeze-Tempted 1957 Birthday Pim Kops, rock musician, Dike, Bloedend Heart 1957 Birthday Budgie, rock drummer, Slits, Siouxsie and the Banshees-Wild Thing 1957 Birthday Ron Strykert, Australia, rock guitarist, Men At Work-Who Can it Be 1957 Birthday Richie Ramone, Richie Beau, rock drummer, Ramones-Pet Semtary 1957 Birthday Rat Scabies, Chris Miller, Surrey England, rock drummer, Damned 1957 Birthday Robbie Grey, rocker, English rock band Modern English, most famous song, "I Melt With You" 1957 Birthday Bruce Crump, rock drummer, Molly Hatchet 1957 Birthday Peter Murphy, born in Northampton, England, vocalist, goth rock genre, member of rock group, Bauhaus, released solo albums Deep, Love Hysteria, nicknamed, 'The Godfather of Goth' 1957 Event John Lennon (16) and Paul McCartney (15) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group The Quarry Men perform at a church dinner 1957 Birthday Jack Poels, Dutch rock vocalist/gitarist, Rowwen Heze-In the Wei 1957 Birthday Patty Smyth, New York City, rock vocalist, Scandal-Warrior 1957 Birthday Astro, Terrence Wilson, England, rock vocalist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 Birthday John Ryder, rock bassist, Face To Face 1957 Birthday Mark Brzezicki, rock drummer, Big Country-Wonderland 1957 Birthday Brad Gillis, rock guitarist and vocalist, Night Ranger 1957 Event Alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" 1st prime-time network rock show 1957 Birthday Steve Farris, rock guitarist, Mr. Mister 1957 Birthday Richie C. Robertson, rock bassist/vocalist, Fabulous Poodles 1957 Birthday Billy MacKenzie, rock vocalist, The Associates-Affectionate Punch 1957 Birthday Steve Harris, born in London, hard rock bassist, Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss 1957 Birthday Mark E. Smith, English rock vocalist, Fall-Fall in a Hole 1957 Birthday Cindy Wilson, Athens Georgia, rock vocalist, B-52's-Love Shack 1957 Birthday Phil Gould, rock percussionist, Level 42-Hot Water 1957 Birthday Falco, John Hoelcel, rock vocalist, Rock Me Amadeus 1957 Birthday Johann Hoelzel Falco, born in Vienna, Austria, musician, singer, songwriter, hip pop, new wave, electro pop genres, hits include 'Der Kommissar', 'Rock Me Amadeus' 1957 Birthday Eddie Van Halen, Nijmegan, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Van Halen-Jump, 1984 1957 Birthday Mickael Virtue, rock keyboardist, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 Birthday Tom Bailey, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Thompson Twins-Doctor Doctor 1956 Birthday Warren Cuccurullo, rock guitarist, Missing Persons 1956 Birthday Stuart Kimball, rock guitarist, Face To Face 1956 Birthday Dan Powers, rock guitarist, Michael Stanley Band 1956 Birthday Mike Score, Liverpool England, rock guitarist, Flock Of Seagulls 1956 Birthday Rob Fisher, Bath England, rock keyboardist, Naked Eyes 1956 Birthday James Honeyman-Scott, rock guitarist and vocalist, Pretenders 1956 Birthday Jeff Watson, rock guitarist, Night Ranger 1956 Birthday Matthias Jabs, rock guitarist, Scorpions-Wind of Change 1956 Birthday Freddie Jackson, U.S. R&B singer and songwriter, Rock Me Tonight 1956 Birthday Charles Fearing, rock guitarist, Raydio 1956 Birthday Brian Robertson, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy 1956 Birthday Glen Matlock, rock bassist, Sex Pistols 1956 Birthday Rick Olsen, rock guitarist, Berlin-Take My Breath Away 1956 Birthday Mick Pointer, rock drummer, Marillion 1956 Birthday Paul Cook, London, rock drummer, Sex Pistols 1956 Birthday Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist, Joy Division-Transmission 1956 Birthday Mark Mendoza, born in Long Island, New York, born Mark Glickman, known as Mark 'The Animal' Mendoza, bassist, songwriter, musician, member of band, Twisted Sister, also performed with The Dictators, Blackfoot, genres include hard rock, shank rock 1956 Birthday Jeffrey Cooper, rock guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1956 Birthday Adrian Wright, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human League-Only Human 1956 Birthday Chris Isaak, born in Stockton, California, rock singer and songwriter, Wicked Game 1956 Birthday Green [Gartside], rock vocalist, Scritti Politti-Flesh and Blood 1956 Birthday Danny Wilde, born in Maine, United States, musician, rock, pop rock, alternative rock genres, founding member, The Rembrandts and power-pop band, The Quick 1956 Birthday Dick Kemper, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock vocalist/bassist, Vandenberg 1956 Birthday Will Rigby, rock percussionist, Amy Rigby Diary of a Mad Housewife 1956 Birthday John Cowsill, born in Newport, Rhode Island, rock drummer, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1956 Birthday Mark Evans, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC 1956 Birthday Dave Wakeling, rock singer/guitarist 1956 Birthday Peter Hook, English rock bassist, New Order-Round and Round, Run 1956 Birthday Andy Cox, rock guitarist, Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy 1956 Birthday Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Every Time You Go Away 1956 Birthday Malcolm Foster, rock bassist, Pretenders-Mystery Achievement 1956 Birthday Shawn Colvin, born in Vermillion, South Dakota, singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, contemporary folk genres, influenced by Joni Mitchell 1956 Birthday Barney Sumner, rock guitarist and vocalist, New Order-Blue Monday 1955 Birthday Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer, Doe Maar-Bomb 1955 Birthday Rick Buckler, Paul Richard Buckler, rock drummer, Jam 1955 Event KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Clement Burke, rock drummer, Blondie 1955 Birthday Leslie McKeown, rock vocalist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night 1955 Birthday Eric Faulkner, Edinburgh Scotland, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers 1955 Birthday Pat Dinizio, rock vocalist, Smithereens 1955 Birthday David Lee Roth, Bloomington, rock singer, Van Halen-Jump 1955 Birthday Philip Oakey, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human Leauge-Only Human 1955 Birthday Howard Hewett, born in Akron, Ohio, rock vocalist, Shalamar 1955 Birthday Rebecca Balding, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Carla-Lou Grant, Soap 1955 Birthday Pat Mastelotto, rock drummer, Mr Mister 1955 Birthday Steve Jones, London, rock guitarist, Sex Pistols 1955 Birthday Jeffrey Daniel, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Shalamar 1955 Birthday Rob Wiedijk, Dutch rock vocalist, Bob Color 1955 Birthday Ali Score, rock drummer, Flock Of Seagulls 1955 Event "Rock Around Clock" hits #1 on Top 100 chart 1955 Event Bill Haley and Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart 1955 Birthday Michael Gismondi, rock saxophonist, Michael Stanley Band 1955 Birthday Neil Clar, rock guitarist, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions 1955 Event Bill Haley and Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1 1955 Birthday Mike Porcaro, rock bassist, Toto-Roseanna, Africa 1955 Birthday Iva Davies, rock guitarist and vocalist, Icehouse 1955 Birthday John Glavin, rock keyboardist, Molly Hatchet 1955 Birthday Stan Lynch, Gainesville, Florida, rock drummer, Tommy Petty and Heartbreakers 1955 Birthday Steve George, rock keyboardist, Mr Mister 1955 Birthday Alex Van Halen, Nijmegen, born in Netherlands, rock drummer, Van Halen-1984, Jump 1955 Birthday Eddie Jobson, rock violinist, Zappa, UK, Roxy Music-For Your Pleasure 1955 Birthday Arthur Baker, rock producer, Afrika Banbaataa-Planet Rock 1955 Birthday Louis Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist/vocalist, Brothers Johnson 1955 Birthday Boon Gould, rock guitarist, Level 42-Hot Water 1955 Birthday Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist, Things Can Only Get Better 1955 Birthday Scott Smith, rock bassist, Loverboy-Get Lucky 1955 Birthday Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist, Loverboy 1954 Birthday Roger Voudouris, Sacramento California, rock vocalist 1954 Birthday George McArdle, rock bassist, Little River Band Melbourne 1954 Birthday Bruce Hornsby, Williamsburg, Virginia, rock vocalist 1954 Birthday Tom Scheckel, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, Buckinghams 1954 Birthday Ab Bryant, rock bassist/vocalist, Chilliwack 1954 Birthday Mario Cipollina, California, rock bassist, Huey Lewis and The News 1954 Birthday Dennis Stratton, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Iron Maiden 1954 Birthday Patrice Rushen, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist 1954 Birthday George Lynch, rock guitarist, Lynch Mob-Wicked Sensations 1954 Birthday Craig Chaquico, rock guitarist, Jefferson Starship 1954 Birthday Philthy Animal, Philip Taylor, rock drummer, Motorhead 1954 Birthday Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1954 Birthday Benmont Tench, born in Gainesville, Florida, rock keyboardist, Heartbreakers 1954 Event WINS New York City begins playing rock n roll with Alan Freed Show 1954 Birthday Patrick O'Hearn, rock bassist, Missing Persons 1954 Birthday Elvis Costello, Declan Patrick McManus, Lon, rock vocalist, Allison 1954 Birthday Steve Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Journey 1954 Birthday Ken Greer, rock guitarist, Red Rider 1954 Birthday Jos Zoomer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock drummer, Vandenberg 1954 Birthday Bryn B Burrows, rock drummer, Fabulous Poodles 1954 Birthday David Paich, rock keyboardist, Toto-Africa 1954 Birthday Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1954 Birthday William Beard, rock drummer, Face To Face 1954 Birthday Bo [Robert] Donaldson, rock vocalist, Billy Don't Be a Hero 1954 Event Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," is originally released 1954 Birthday Michael "Nicko" McBain, English hard rock drummer, Iron Maiden-Powerslave 1954 Birthday Angelo Kimball, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Face To Face 1954 Birthday Ray Parker, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, rock guitarist and vocalist, Ghostbusters 1954 Birthday Captain Sensible, born in Balham, London, rocker, musician, songwriter, bassist, member of Johnny Moped band, Oasis, co-founded punk rock band The Damned, wore signature red beret 1954 Birthday Jack Blades, rock bassist, Damn Yankees-Coming of Age, Night Ranger 1954 Event KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Jimmy Destri, rock keyboardist, Blondie-Heart of Glass, Rapture 1954 Event Bill Haley and Comets records "Rock Around Clock" 1954 Birthday Pat Travers, rock guitarist, Puttin' it Straight 1954 Birthday Tony Brock, born in England, rock drummer, Babys-Missing You 1954 Birthday Wally Stocker, born in London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Babys-Missing You 1954 Birthday Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist, Heart-Never, What about Love 1954 Birthday Cheryl Baker, rock vocalist, Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies 1954 Birthday Matt Frenette, rock drummer, Loverboy 1954 Birthday Merrick, Chris Hughes, rock drummer, Adam and The Ants 1954 Birthday Neal Schon, rock guitarist, Journey-Open Arms, Bad English 1954 Event Michigan rep Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock and roll) records 1954 Birthday Jon Brant, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1954 Birthday Adrian Vandenberg, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Whitesnake 1954 Birthday Richard Manitoba, born in The Bronx, New York, born Richard Blum, nicknamed 'Handsome Dick', musician, punk rock genre, vocalist, radio personality, lead singer for The Dictators, MC5 1954 Birthday Shawn Murray, rock drummer, Mink Deville 1954 Birthday Richard Finch, rock bassist, KC and Sunshine-That's the Way I Like It 1954 Birthday Trevor Rabin, born in South Africa, musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of Yes, a progressive British rock band, film composer 1954 Birthday F. R. David, born in Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia, singer, band member of French rock band, Les Variations, hit 'Words', 1982, sold eight million records worldwide 1953 Event KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday Elliot Easton, Elliot Shapiro, born in Brooklyn, New York, rock guitarist, Cars 1953 Birthday John McFee, rock guitarist, Doobie Brothers, Clover 1953 Birthday Andy Partridge, English rock vocalist and guitarist, XTC-Oranges and Lemons 1953 Birthday Charlotte Caffey, rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist, Go-Go's 1953 Birthday Tico Torres, rock drummer, Bon Jovi-Always 1953 Birthday Russell Mael, Dwight Russel Day, California, rock vocalist, Sparks 1953 Birthday Greg Ham, Australia, rock saxophonist/flutist, Men At Work 1953 Birthday Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist, Red Rider 1953 Birthday Paulie Carmen, born in Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist 1953 Birthday Alex Lifeson, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Rush 1953 Birthday Willy "Mink" Deville, Borsay, U.S. blues/rock singer, Hey! Joe 1953 Birthday Kevin Rowlands, rock vocalist, Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen 1953 Birthday Jimmy McCulloch, born in Glasgow, Scotland, guitarist, hard rock genre, played lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977, member of band One in a Million 1953 Birthday Rik "The Rocket" Emmett, Toronto, rock vocalist, Triumph 1953 Birthday Colin Hay, born in Scotland, rock vocalist, Men At Work 1953 Birthday Rocky Burnette, born in Memphis, rock vocalist, Towing the Line 1953 Birthday Tom Cochrane, born in Toronto, Canada, rock vocalist and guitarist, Red Rider 1953 Birthday Billy Burnette, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac 1953 Birthday Bruce Hall, Champaign, Illinois, rock bassist, Reo Speedwagon 1953 Birthday Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer, Stampei-The Dike 1953 Birthday Sean Hopper, born in California, rock keyboardist, Huey Lewis and The News 1953 Birthday Shotgun Johnson, rock drummer, KC and the Sunshine Boys-Give it Up 1953 Birthday Ricky Wilson, born in Athens, Georgia, rock guitarist, B-52's-Love Shack 1953 Birthday Michael Bolton, Connecticut, rock vocalist, That's What Love Is All About 1953 Birthday Derek Pellicci, rock drummer, Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way 1953 Birthday Nico Arzbach, rock guitarist/singer, Stampei, Dike 1953 Birthday Bert Heerink, Amsterdam, rock vocalist 1953 Birthday Lucinda Williams, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, wrote Grammy-Award-winning song, 'Passionate Kisses', recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, successful album, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road', combined country, blues, rock, Americana genres 1952 Birthday Karla Bonoff, rock singer, New World, Restless Nights 1952 Birthday Mickey Jones, Washington D.C., rock bassist 1952 Birthday Don Barnes, rock guitarist, 38 Special 1952 Birthday Duane Roland, rock guitarist, Molly Hatchet 1952 Birthday Michael McDonald, St. Louis, rock keyboardist/vocals, Doobie Brothers 1952 Birthday Paul Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock keyboardist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1952 Birthday Arnell Carmichael, rock keyboardist, Raydio 1952 Birthday Tommy Dobeck, rock drummer, Michael Stanley Band 1952 Birthday Brent Mydland, Munich Germany, rock keyboardist/vocalist, Grass Roots 1952 Birthday Jody Stephens, rock drummer, Big Star 1952 Birthday Bob Curiano, rock bassist, Mink Deville 1952 Birthday Nile Rodgers, born in Bronx, New York, rock guitarist, Honeydrippers 1952 Birthday Ron Blair, born in Macon, Georgia, rock bassist, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 1952 Birthday Kelly Keagy, rock vocalist, Night Ranger 1952 Birthday Gerry Beckley, rock vocalist and guitarist, America-Daisy Jane 1952 Birthday Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush 1952 Birthday David Stewart, rock guitarist, Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again 1952 Birthday Rudolf Schenker, German rock guitarist, Scorpions-Virgin Killer 1952 Birthday Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist, Franc Boeijen Group 1952 Birthday Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch rock keyboardist, Earth and Fire 1952 Birthday Alan Collins, rock guitarist, Lynyrd Skynyrd 1952 Birthday Nicolette Larson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rock vocalist, Twins, Lotta Love 1952 Birthday Jeff Carlisi, rock guitarist, 38 Special 1952 Birthday Chris Cross, born in Tottenham, England, musician, bass guitarist, new wave, glam rock, synthpop, rock genres, member of band Ultavox 1952 Birthday Liz Mitchell, born in Jamaica, rock vocalist, Boney M 1952 Birthday Wayne Haner, rock bassist, Axe 1952 Birthday Brian MacLeod, rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist, Chilliwack 1952 Birthday Jimmy Lea, England, rock bassist, Slade 1952 Birthday Donnie Van Zant, rock vocalist, .38 Special 1952 Birthday Russell Hitchcock, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock vocalist, Air Supply 1952 Birthday Warren Cann, Victoria Canada, rock drummer, Ultravox 1952 Birthday Joey Ramone, Jeffrey Hyman, rock drummer, Ramones - Baby I Love You 1952 Birthday David Byrne, Dumbarton Scotland, rock guitarist/singer, Talking Heads 1952 Birthday Louis Cortelezzi, rock saxophonist, Mink DeVille 1952 Birthday Cory Day, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist 1952 Birthday Adam Woods, rock drummer and pianist, Fixx 1952 Birthday Dave Hill, born in England, rock guitarist, Slade-Coz I Love You 1952 Birthday Gary Moore, Irish rock guitarist, Skid Row-Oh Pretty Woman 1952 Birthday Peter Haycock, rock guitarist, All Along the Watchtower 1952 Birthday Billy Currie, rock keyboardist and violinist, Ultravox-We Came to Dance 1952 Event Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever 1952 Birthday Derek Longmuir, born in Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer, Bay City Rollers 1952 Birthday Kevin Raleigh, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Michael Stanley Band 1952 Birthday Brad Whitford, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Jamie Got a Gun 1952 Birthday Jean-Jacques Brunel, rock bassist, Stranglers-Dreamtime 1952 Birthday Ed Gagliardi, New York City, rock bassist, Foreigner-Cold As Ice 1952 Birthday Jerry Shirley, rock drummer, Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It 1952 Birthday Tommy Ramone, Erdelyi, Hungary, rock drummer/bassist [Ramones 1952 Birthday Paul Stanley, rock guitarist, KISS-Beth 1952 Birthday Dewey Bunell, born in Yorkshire, England, rock guitarist, America-Daisy Jane 1951 Birthday Tom Hamilton, Colorado Springs Co, rock bassist, Aerosmith-Dream On 1951 Birthday Ken Knox, rock vocalist, Chairmen of the Board 1951 Birthday Frank Beard, U.S. country rock drummer, ZZ Topp 1951 Birthday Eric Bloom, rock vocalist and guitarist, Blue Oyster Cult 1951 Birthday Barry Doudreau, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Boston 1951 Birthday Barry Brandt, Washington D.C., rock drummer, Angel 1951 Birthday Bill Gibson, California, rock drummer, Huey Lewis and The News 1951 Birthday Ronald Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rock sax, Kool and The Gang 1951 Birthday Rick Bordia, rock guitarist, Mink Deville 1951 Birthday K K Downing, rock guitarist, Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law 1951 Birthday Frank Dimino, Washington D.C., rock vocalist, Angel 1951 Birthday Marcia Barrett, St. Catherine's Jamaica, rock vocalist, Boney M 1951 Birthday John Mellencamp, born in Seymour, Indiana, singer, songwriter, sold over 40 million albums worldwide, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, hits include, 'Jack & Diane' 1951 Birthday Kevin Cronin, Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist, REO Speedwagon 1951 Birthday Jack Grondin, rock drummer, .38 Special 1951 Birthday Sting, Gordon Sumner, rock vocalist, Police-Roxanne, actor, Dune 1951 Birthday Brian Greenway, Montreal, rock guitarist and vocalist, April Wine 1951 Birthday Dee Dee Ramone, Virg, Douglas Colvin, rock bassist, Ramones 1951 Birthday Martin Chambers, rock drummer, Pretenders 1951 Birthday Dave Hlubek, rock guitarist, Molly Hatchet 1951 Birthday Jimmy Farrar, born in Jacksonville, Florida, rock vocalist, Molly Hatchet 1951 Birthday Jimi Jamison, born in Mississippi, songwriter, vocalist, member and lead singer for rock band, Survivor, 1984 - 1989 and 2000 - 2006 1951 Birthday Phil Lynott, Dublin Ireland, rock bassist, Thin Lizzy 1951 Birthday Lane Evans, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 2007 1951 Birthday Jon Graham, rock guitarist and vocalist, Earth Wind and Fire-Celebrate 1951 Birthday Greg Gluffria, born in Washington D.C., rock keyboardist, House of Lords-Sahara 1951 Birthday Greg T. 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"Johnny" Johanson, U.S. rock drummer, Allman Brothers 1944 Birthday Warren Entner, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist and guitarist, Grass Roots 1944 Birthday Robbie Robertson, Jamie, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Band 1944 Birthday Glenn Shorrock, born in Sydney, Australia, rock vocalist, Little River Band 1944 Birthday Chris Spedding, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, born Peter Robinson, rocker, jazz guitarist, rock and roll, considered the most versatile session guitarist in the U.K. 1944 Birthday Rick Price, born in Birmingham, England, bassist, rock music, bass player, played with Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, The Move 1944 Birthday Charlie Whitney, rock guitarist, Family 1944 Birthday Michael Clarke, born in New York City, rock drummer, Byrds-Turn! 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Turn! 1944 Birthday Joe Cocker, Sheffield Eng, rock vocalist, Little Help From My Friends 1944 Birthday Gene Cornish, Ottawa, rock bassist/vocalist, Fotomaker, Rascals 1944 Birthday Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist, Buffalo Springfield, Poco 1944 Birthday Gary Glitter, Paul Gadd, England, rocker, Rock and Roll Part II 1944 Birthday [Bernard] St. Clair Lee [Calhoun], U.S. singer, Rock the Boat 1944 Birthday Jack Casady, born in Washington D.C., rock bassist, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane 1944 Birthday John Kay, Joachim F Krauledat, Germany, rock vocalist, Steppenwolf 1944 Birthday Gene Parsons, rock drummer, Byrds, Gene Clark Group 1944 Birthday Roger Chapman, rock vocalist, Family-Family Entertainment 1944 Birthday Barry Pritchard, rock guitarist, Fortunes 1944 Birthday Rod Allen, B Rodney Bainbridge, rock bassist/vocalist, Fortunes 1944 Birthday Pat McCauley, N Ireland, rock drummer, Them 1944 Birthday Ralph MacDonald, rock percussionist, Graceland 1944 Birthday Mike D'Abo, rock vocalist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1944 Birthday Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist, Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Quicksilver 1944 Birthday Mick Avory, rock drummer, Kinks-Lola 1944 Birthday Al Kooper, rock keyboards/vocalist, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die 1944 Birthday Brian Keenan, New York City, rock drummer, Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today 1944 Birthday Kevin Coyne, born in Derby, England, musician, composer, singer, songwriter, poet, gained notoriety with mainstream rock with Virgin release Marjory Razorblade 1944 Birthday Jimmy Page, born in London, rock guitarist, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1943 Birthday Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist, Kinks-Long Tall Sally 1943 Birthday Keith Richards, born in England, rock guitarist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1943 Birthday Dave Dee, born in Wiltshire, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of the chart-topping British pop/rock band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1943 Birthday Anthony Hicks, rock guitarist, Hollies 1943 Birthday Frank Allen, rock vocalist, Searchers-Needles and Pins 1943 Birthday Dave Munden, rock drummer, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes 1943 Birthday Chad Stuart, rock vocalist and guitarist, Chad and Jeremy 1943 Birthday David Munden, born in England, played for the Tremeloes, a 50 year old band, Europe's longest playing rock and roll band 1943 Birthday Leo Lyons, Standbridge Beds, rock bassist, Ten Years After 1943 Birthday Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer, Three Dog Night-Joy to the World 1943 Birthday Fred Lipsius, New York City, rock pianist/sax, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1943 Birthday John Maus, New York City, rock vocalist, Walker Brothers 1943 Birthday Lee Graziano, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, American Breed 1943 Birthday Randy Newman, rock vocalitst, Short People 1943 Birthday Roy Lynes, England, rock organist, Status Quo 1943 Birthday Russ Giguere, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Association 1943 Birthday C Fred Turner, rock bassist/vocalist, Bachman-Turner Overdrive 1943 Birthday Nick St. Nicholas, Hamburg Germany, rock bassist, Steppenwolf 1943 Birthday Steve Boone, North Carolina, rock vocalist/bassist, Lovin' Spoonful 1943 Birthday Gary Alexander, Tennessee, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1943 Birthday John Locke, rock keyboardist, Spirit-I Got A Line on You 1943 Birthday Walter Scott, rock vocalist, Whispers 1943 Birthday Ray Elliott, rock pianist/saxophonist, Them 1943 Birthday Rosalind Ashford, Detroit, rock vocalist, Martha Reeve and Vandellas 1943 Birthday Richard Halligan, Troy, New York, rock vocalist, Blood Sweat and Tears 1943 Birthday John Cipollina, San Francisco Cal, rock guitarist, Quicksilver Messenger Service 1943 Birthday Billy J Kramer, Liverpool, rock vocalist, The Dakotas-Bad to Me 1943 Birthday Sarah Dash, Trenton, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Patti LaBelle and Bluebirds 1943 Birthday Carl Wayne, born in Birmingham, England, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group 1943 Birthday Denny Payton, saxophonist, harmonica player, guitarist, singer, performed with the Dave Clark Five, English pop rock group 1943 Birthday David Carr, rock keyboardist, Fortunes Leyton, London 1943 Birthday Mick Jagger, Eng, rock vocalist, Rolling Stone 1943 Birthday Jim McCarty, born in Liverpool, rock drummer, Yardbirds-For Your Love 1943 Birthday Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre 1943 Birthday Robin McDonald, Scotland, rock guitarist, Billy J Kramer and Dakotas 1943 Birthday Christine McVie, rock vocalist, Fleetwood Mac-Got A Hold on Me 1943 Birthday Jerry Miller, born in Tacoma, Washington, rock guitarist, Moby Grape 1943 Birthday Al "Blind Owl" Wilson, rock guitarist and vocalist, Canned Heat 1943 Birthday Bobby Harrison, born in England, rock drummer, Procol Harum-Conquistador 1943 Birthday Georgie Fame, rock vocalist, Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde 1943 Birthday Reg[inald] Presley, Ball, rock vocalist, Troggs-Wild Thing 1943 Birthday Tony Mansfield, Anthony Bookbinder, rock drummer, Billy J Kramer 1943 Birthday Cilla Black, Liverpool England, rock vocalist, You're My World 1943 Birthday Hilton Valentine, rock guitarist, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1943 Birthday David Walker, rock keyboardist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-Diamond Ring 1943 Birthday Nickolas Ashford, South Carolina, singer, Ashford and Simpson-Solid as a Rock 1943 Birthday Terry Knight, rock vocalist, Gloria, Terry Knight and the Pack 1943 Birthday Mick Abrahams, rock guitarist, Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick 1943 Birthday Spencer Dryden, born in New York City, rock drummer, Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice 1943 Birthday Glen Dale, Richard Garforth, rock vocalist, Fortunes Deal 1943 Birthday Chris White, rock bassist, Zombies-Never Even Thought 1943 Birthday Piet Veerman, Dutch rock vocalist and guitarist, Cats-Sailin' Home 1943 Birthday Creed Bratton, California, rock guitarist, Grass Roots-Sooner or Later 1943 Birthday Larry Tamblyn, rock guitarist, Standells-Dirty Water 1943 Birthday Dick Taylor, rock vocalist, Pretty Thing-Cry on Me 1943 Birthday Gil Gerard, Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Buck Rogers in 25th Century 1943 Birthday Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas, bluesy rock singer, Down on Me 1943 Birthday Chris Montez, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, guitarist, rhythm and blues, Latino rock, recording Let's Dance with Monogram Records was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the U.S. 1943 Birthday Ray Manzarek, rock keyboardist, Doors-People are Strange 1943 Birthday Marcus Hutson, rock vocalist, Whispers 1942 Birthday Andy Summers, born in Blackpool, England, rock guitarist, Police-Roxanne 1942 Birthday Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 Birthday Dave Clark, born in London, England, rock drummer, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Birthday Bobby Elliot, rock drummer, Hollies 1942 Birthday Harry Chapin, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Taxi, Cat's in the Craddle 1942 Birthday Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley California, rock bassist, Moby Grape 1942 Birthday Ted Bluechel, San Pedro California, rock vocalist and drummer, Association 1942 Birthday Jimi Hendrix, born in Seattle, Washington rock guitarist, Purple Haze 1942 Birthday Greg Ridley, born in Cumberland, England, rock, bass guitarist, played for Humble Pie and Spooky Tooth, popular double album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore 1942 Birthday Elvin Bishop, Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock guitarist, Fooled Around and Fell in Love 1942 Birthday Don Stevenson, born in Seattle, Washington rock drummer, Moby Grape 1942 Birthday Billy Harrison, Belfast Ireland, rock guitarist, Them 1942 Birthday Dewey Martin, born in Canada, rock vocalist and drummer, Buffalo Springfield 1942 Birthday Gerry Marsden, rock vocalist, Gerry and Pacemakers-Ferry crossed Mersey 1942 Birthday Bernie Calvert, rock bassist, Hollies 1942 Birthday Danny Hutton, Ireland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1942 Birthday Brian Cole, born in Tacoma, Washington, rock vocalist/bassist, Association 1942 Birthday Walter Williams, U.S., rock vocalist, O'Jays-Use to Be My Girl 1942 Birthday Joe Chambers, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Chambers Brothers 1942 Birthday Peter York, rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group 1942 Birthday Heinz Burt, Hargin Germany, rock bassist, Tornados 1942 Birthday Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter 1942 Birthday Chuck Negron, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Birthday Mick Fleetwood, born in London, rock drummer, Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way 1942 Birthday John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres 1942 Birthday Curtis Mayfield, born in Chicago, rock vocalist, Freddie's Dead, Superfly 1942 Birthday Lenny Davidson, London, rock guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Birthday Calvin Simon, U.S. rock vocalist, Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove 1942 Birthday Klaus Voorman, rock bassist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1942 Birthday Bobby Rydell, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock singer, Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie 1942 Birthday Alan Price, Eng, rock keyboardist, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1942 Birthday Allan Clarke, rock vocalist, Hollies-Air That I Breathe 1942 Birthday Phil Margo, born in Brooklyn, rock vocalist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1942 Birthday Graeme Edge, born in England, rock drummer, Moody Blues-Your Wildest Dreams 1942 Birthday Hughie Flint, born in London, England, rock drummer, Bonzo Dog Band 1942 Birthday Paul Kantner, born in San Francisco, California, rock singer/guitarist, Jefferson Airplane 1942 Birthday John Cale, born in Wales, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Velvet Underground 1942 Birthday Mark Lindsay, born in Eugene, Oregon, rock vocalist/sax, Paul Revers and Raiders 1942 Birthday Tommy F. Robinson, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1985 - 1991 1942 Birthday Lou Reed, Firbank, Freeport, New York, rock vocalist in the Velvet Underground 1942 Birthday Brian Jones, rock guitarist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1942 Birthday Frank Bonner, Little Rock AR, actor, WKRP, Hoax, You Can't Hurry Love 1942 Birthday Charlie Gillett, Lancashire, rock broadcaster, Sound of the City 1942 Birthday Tony Colton, rock producer, On the Boards 1942 Birthday Jimmy Merchant, rock vocalist, Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools 1942 Birthday Clarence Clemons, rock saxophonist, Bruce Springsteen's E St. Band 1942 Birthday Jim Croce, Philadelphia, rock vocalist, Time in a Bottle 1942 Birthday Paul Revere, rock keyoardist, Good Thing 1942 Birthday John McLaughlin, rock guitarist, Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy 1942 Birthday Country Joe McDonald, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, & the Fish 1941 Birthday Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin 1941 Birthday Terry Kirkman, Salina, Kansas, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Association 1941 Birthday Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1941 Birthday Gene Clark, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist and guitarist, Byrds 1941 Birthday Helen Reddy, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock vocalist, I Am Woman 1941 Birthday Alan Howard, rock bassist, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes 1941 Birthday Chubby Checker, Ernest Evans, Philadelphia, rock vocalist, Twist 1941 Birthday Joe Bauer, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Youngbloods 1941 Birthday "Mama" Cass Elliot, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rock vocalist, Mamas and The Papas 1941 Birthday Otis Redding, Dawson, Georgia, rock bassist, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 1941 Birthday John McNally, Liverpool, rock guitarist and vocalist, Searchers 1941 Birthday Chris Curtis, Chris Crummy, rock drummer/vocalist, Deep Purple 1941 Birthday Ernest Wright, Jr., U.S. rock vocalist, Imperials-So Much 1941 Birthday Doris Coley, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, lead singer of The Shirelles, married names are Doris Coley Kenner and Doris Kenner Jackson, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1941 Birthday Harry Muskee, Dutch rock vocalist, Cuby and Blizzards 1941 Birthday Imants Kalnins, born in Riga, Latvia, composer, wrote six symphonies, first composer of intellectual rock music, Latvia's most important composer 1941 Birthday Eric Burdon, England, rock vocalist, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1941 Birthday Pete Birrell, rock bassist, Freddie and The Dreamers 1941 Birthday Mike Vickers, rock guitarist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn 1941 Birthday Jan Berry, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Jan and Dean-Deadman's Curve 1941 Birthday Mike Love, born in California, rock saxophonist and vocalist, Beachboys 1941 Birthday Marty Sanders, rock vocalist 1941 Birthday Tom Rush, born in New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Circle Game, Urge For Going 1941 Birthday John Steel, rock drummer, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1941 Birthday Chuck Tharp, rock vocalist, Fireballs 1941 Birthday Grady Thomas, U.S. rock vocalist, Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain 1940 Birthday Jorma Kaukonen, Washington D.C., rock guitarist, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna 1940 Birthday Larry Willis, rock keyboardist, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1940 Birthday Bruce Channel, born in Jacksonville, Bruce McMeans, Texas, singer, rocker, known for hit song, 'Hey! Baby', rock and roll, pop music, recorded with Smash Records, Mercury Records 1940 Birthday Freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer, Gerry and The Pacemakers 1940 Birthday Cliff Richards, Harry Webb, Lucknow India, rock voclist, Suddenly 1940 Birthday Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Birthday Dino Valenti, rock guitarist and vocalist, Quicksilver Messenger Service 1940 Birthday Barbara Allbut, Orange, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Angels 1940 Birthday Bernie Dwyer, rock drummer, Freddie and The Dreamers 1940 Birthday Joe Negroni, rock vocalist, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers 1940 Birthday Jimmy Clanton, Baton Rogue, Louisiana, rock vocalist, Just a Dream 1940 Birthday Tony Secunda, rock band manager 1940 Birthday Gary Stites, rock vocalist, Lonely For You 1940 Birthday Tony Jackson, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Searchers 1940 Birthday Sherman Garnes, rock vocalist, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers 1940 Birthday Ricky Nelson, New Jersey, rock star, Hello Mary Lou, It's Late, Garden Party 1940 Birthday Eric Burdon, rock singer, House of Rising Sun-Animals, War 1940 Birthday Raymond Davis, U.S. rock vocalist, Funkadelic-Knee Deep 1940 Birthday Phil Lesh, Chapman, born in California, rock bassist, Grass Roots, Grateful Dead 1940 Birthday Brian Bennett, London, rock drummer, Shadows 1940 Birthday Alan "Tea" Caddy, rock guitarist, Tornados-Globetrotter 1939 Birthday Cindy Birdsong, Camden, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Labelle-Rainbow, Supremes 1939 Birthday David Gates, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock vocalist, Bread-Baby I'm A Want You 1939 Birthday Jerry Butler, Sunflower Mississippi, rock vocalist, Never Give You Up 1939 Birthday Jim Yester, born in Birmingham, Alabama, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1939 Birthday Grace Slick, Chicago, rock vocalist, Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit 1939 Birthday Ellie Greenwich, born in Brooklyn, New York, record producer, singer, songwriter, rock and roll, pop music genres, co-wrote 'Da Doo Ron Ron' 1939 Birthday Ray Jones, rock bassist, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas 1939 Birthday Jay Siegel, Brooklyn, rock bassist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1939 Birthday Lamonte McLemore, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock vocalist, 5th Dimension 1939 Birthday Sam Gooden, Chattanooga Tennessee, rock vocalist, Impressions-Gypsy Woman 1939 Birthday Jerry Allison, Hillsboro, Texas, rock drummer, Buddy Holly and Crickets 1939 Birthday Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1939 Birthday Luther Allison, Mayflower, Arkansas, rock guitarist, Bad News is Coming 1939 Birthday Frankie Ford, Frank Guzzo, Gretna, Louisiana, rock vocalist, Sea Cruise 1939 Birthday John R West, rock guitarist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring 1939 Birthday Jet Harris, born in London, rock bassist, Drifters 1939 Birthday Charles Miller, rock flutist/saxophonist, War 1939 Birthday Jerry Mercer, rock drummer, April Wine Montreal Montreal 1939 Birthday Johnny Maestro, New York rock vocalist, Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge 1939 Birthday Jerry Mercer, born in Montreal, Canada, rock drummer, April Wine 1939 Birthday Jerry Naylor, born in Stephenville, Texas, rock vocalist, Crickets 1939 Birthday Ron Nagle, rock producer, Riding with the King 1939 Birthday Gerry Goffin, Queens, New York, rock lyricist, married Carole King 1938 Birthday Charles Neville, U.S. rock vocalist/saxophonist, Neville Brothers 1938 Birthday John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist, After Midnight 1938 Birthday Roger Laver, Jackson, rock keyboardist, Tornados 1938 Birthday Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist and guitarist, C'Mon Everybody 1938 Birthday David Freiberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Quicksilver Messenger 1938 Birthday Jeff Barry, born in Brooklyn, New York, rock writer, Tell Laura I Love Her 1937 Birthday Tommy Sands, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actor, Teenage Rock, Dream With Me 1937 Birthday Garth Hudson, born in Windsor, Ontario, organist, keyboardist, musician, instrumentalist, member of The Band, Canadian-American rock group 1937 Birthday Dave Prater, Ocilla, Georgia, rock vocalist, Sam and Dave 1937 Birthday Don Wilson, rock guitarist, Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme 1937 Birthday Bob Bogle, Portland, rock bassist/guitarist, Ventures-Batman Theme 1936 Birthday Buddy Guy, born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, rock guitarist, singer, American blues five-time Grammy-Award winner, inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan 1936 Birthday Billy Guy, born in Attasca, Texas, rock baritone, Coasters-Young Blood 1936 Birthday April Stevens, born in Niagara Falls, New York, rock vocalist, Deep Purple 1935 Birthday Abdul "Duke" Fakir, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Four Tops 1935 Birthday Sam Moore, born in Miami, Florida, rock vocalist, Sam and Dave-Soul Sister 1935 Birthday Tommy Devito, born in Montclair, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Four Seasons-Sherry 1935 Birthday Larry Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie 1935 Birthday Peter Grant, rock band manager 1935 Birthday Gene Vincent, born in Norfolk, Virginia, rock guitarist and vocalist, Be-Bop-A-Lula 1935 Birthday Johnny "Guitar" Watson, rock guitarist 1935 Birthday Nino Tempo, Niagara Falls, New York, rock vocalist, Deep Purple 1934 Birthday Brian Epstein, rock manager, Beatles 1934 Birthday Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas 1934 Birthday Don Kirshner, rock and roll producer, invented bubblegum music 1934 Birthday John D. Loudermilk, rock drummer/vocalist, Language of Love, Norman 1933 Birthday Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist, Mr Easy 1933 Birthday Bobby Helms, rock vocalist, Jingle Bell Rock 1933 Birthday Buddy Knox, born in Happy, Texas, rock vocalist, Party Doll, Lovey Dovey 1933 Birthday Ron Townson, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock vocalist, 5th Dimension-Up Up and Away 1932 Birthday Petula Clark, Surrey England, rock vocalist, Downtown, My Love 1932 Birthday Bobby Day, Robert Byrd, Fort Worth, Texas, rock vocalist, Rockin' Robin 1931 Birthday George Chambers, MS, rock bassist/vocalist, Chambers Brothers 1931 Birthday Phil Phillips [Baptiste], rock vocalist, Sea Of Love 1931 Birthday Bill Graham, Germany, rock promoter, Fillmore 1929 Birthday Harvey Fuqua, rock vocalist, Moonglows-Sincerely 1929 Birthday Paul Burlison, born in Brownsville, Tennessee, guitarist, rockabilly, founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio, performed with Johnny and Dorsey Burnette 1928 Birthday Bo Diddley, born in Mississippi, acclaimed as a founder of American rock and roll, singer, guitarist, songwriter 1928 Birthday Carl Gardner, born in Tyler, Texas, rock vocalist, Coasters-Searchin 1928 Birthday Chuck Willis, rock vocalist, C C Rider 1927 Birthday Susan Cabot, Boston, actress, Carnival Rock 1927 Birthday Anne Gillis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Adv of Tom Sawyer, Little Men 1926 Birthday Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Birthday Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1926 Birthday Arthur Rock, American Businessman 1926 Birthday June Haver, Rock Island, actress, Dolly Sisters, Girl Next Door 1925 Birthday Rock Hudson, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms 1925 Birthday Gail Davis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Annie Oakley 1925 Birthday Billy Pinkney, Sumter, South Carolina, rock bassist/vocalist, Drifters 1925 Birthday Felice Bryant, Milwaukee, rock writer, Bye Bye Love 1925 Birthday Doc Pomus, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name Jerome Solon Felder, blues singer, songwriter, inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame 1925 Birthday Bill Haley, Highland Park, Michigan, rock vocalist, Rock Around the Clock 1925 Birthday Rock Hudson, born in Winnetka, Illinois, actor, McMillian and Wife 1924 Birthday Gogi Grant, rock vocalist 1924 Birthday Louis Bellson, Rock Falls, Illinois, orchestra leader, Pearl Bailey Show 1922 Birthday Kay Starr, born in Dougherty, Oklahoma, singer, Rock and Roll Waltz, Club Oasis 1922 Birthday Tommy Edwards, rock vocalist, It's All in the Game 1921 Event Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history 1920 Birthday Bryant Boudleaux, Shellman, Georgia, rock writer, Bye Bye Love 1917 Birthday Jerry Wexler, born in New York, music journalist, music producer, in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1916 Event 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22 1914 Birthday Rosalyn Tureck, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Bach and Rock 1914 Birthday Barbara Mullen, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners 1914 Birthday Sydney Thompson, rock climber 1911 Birthday William Tannen, New York City, actor, Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull 1910 Birthday John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1909 Birthday "Col Tom" Parker, Dries Van Kruijk, born in Netherlands, rock manager, Elvis Presley 1909 Birthday Moon Mullican, hillbilly pianist, 7 Nights of Rock 1908 Birthday Eddie Albert, born in Rock Island, Illinois, actor, Oliver-Green Acres 1905 Birthday Marc Blitzstein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Cradle Will Rock 1904 Birthday [Henry] Graham Greene, England, prolific novelist, Brighton Rock 1904 Birthday Wallace "Scotty" Scott, rock vocalist, Whispers 1902 Birthday Morgan Beatty, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, news anchor, Du Mont Evening News 1901 Event Arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitro 1901 Event 55 die as Rock Island train derailed near Marshalltown Iowa 1900 Event Date of events in movie "Picnic at Hanging Rock" 1898 Birthday Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay 1896 Birthday Blossom Rock, actress, Grandmamma-Addams Family 1894 Birthday Ed Healey, NFL tackle, Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears 1892 Birthday Joe Guyon, NFL halfback, Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc 1888 Birthday Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist, Rock Island Line 1882 Birthday Mary Howe, born in Richmond, Virginia, composer, pianist, studied with Nadia Boulanger, famous works include 'Chain Gang Song', 'Sand, Stars, Rock' 1882 Birthday Gilbert M. Anderson, Max Aronson, Little Rock AR 1880 Birthday Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock, Arkansas, general, WW II, he did return! 1871 Event Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay blown up 1871 Birthday Joseph McGinnity, born in Rock Island, Illinois, baseball pitcher for the New York Giants 1868 Event Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock 1867 Event 90 kegs of powder used to get rock from Telegraph Hill for seawall 1865 Event J. S. Rock, 1st black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar 1863 Event Battle of Little Rock AK and Start of Chattanooga campaign 1855 Event 1st train crosses Mississippi River's 1st bridge, Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport Iowa 1854 Event Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in U.S., incorporated in New York City 1849 Event Joseph Couch patents steam-powered percussion rock drill 1821 Birthday Clement Hoffman "Rock" Stevens, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1814 Birthday Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1778 Death Augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies 1620 Event Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock 1620 Event 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
