15 июля
Сегодня родились:
1945, Peter Lewis, гитара и вокал, Moby Grape, (1967 US No.124 album 'Moby Grape').
1946, Linda Ronstadt (фото), американская певица и автор песен, (1975 US No.1 single 'You're No Good', 1989 UK No.2 single with Aaron Neville, 'Don't Know Much' plus over 15 other US Top 40 hits).
1947, Peter Banks, гитарист, Yes, (1968-70), and Flash. After playing with bassist Chris Squire in the Syn, Banks and Squire helped form Yes in 1968. Banks died aged 65 on 7th March 2013.
1948, Artimus Pyle, ударные, Lynyrd Skynyrd, (1974 US Hit single, 'Sweet Home Alabama', 1982 UK Hit single 'Freebird').
1949, Trevor Horne, Buggles, (1979 UK No.1 single 'Video Killed The Radio Star'), Yes, (1980-81), produced three UK No.1's for Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 'Relax', 'Two Tribes', & 'The Power Of Love').
1950, Ian Campbell, гитарист, Middle Of The Road, (1971 UK No.1 single 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep').
1952, Jeff Carlisli, гитариcт, 38 Special, (1982 US Hit single 'Caught Up In You').
1952, Johnny Thunders, (John Genzale), гитара, вокал, The New York Dolls, 1973 album 'New York Dolls'. Died of a drug overdose on 23rd April 1991.
1956, Ian Curtis, гитара и вокал, Warsaw, Joy Division, (1980 UK No.13 single 'Love Will Tear Us Apart').
1956, Joe Satriani, гитарист. He is a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over 10 million albums, making him the biggest-selling instrumental rock guitarist of all time.
1966, Jason Bonham, ударные. Сын ударника Led Zeppelin Джона Бонэма. Играл с Led Zeppelin, (at Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert and the 02 concert), Jason работал с Jimmy Page (on his Outrider album), UFO, Foreigner, Steel Dragon, Damnocracy, Airrace, Virginia Wolf, Black Country Communion и Paul Rodgers.
1973, John Dolmayan, ударные, System of a Down. (2001 US No.1 & UK No.13 album ‘Toxicity’, 2005 US No.1 & UK No.2 album 'Mezmerize’).
1977, Ray Toro, гитарист, My Chemical Romance, (2006 UK No.1 single ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’, 2006 US No.2 album ‘The Black Parade’).
1990, Olly Alexander, актёр и вокалист Years & Years, who scored the 2015 UK No.1 single 'King'
Ушли из жизни:
1967 : John Coltrane
1979 : Rick Garberson (Bizarros)
1982 : Bill Justis
1990 : Bobby Day
1991 : Bert Convy (The Cheers)