Today in Rock History is a music orientated segment where we would like to encourage readers to share their thoughts and tastes in music and discus the various aspects of any music topic. This post is not limited to rock music. You are encouraged to bring anything music related along that you would like to share, either by typing the name of a song and artist into the comments section or by sharing a youtube, vimeo, spotify or soundcloud link. If you are unsure how to add a link, simply write the name of the song and the composer and someone may very well do it for you.
Music is a huge part of peoples lives even if we aren’t all music enthusiasts. Music is all around us in advertising, background noise in shops and on the streets. It’s inescapable when you have teenagers but for most of us it is a huge part (if not a ritual) of our lives that we feel close to.
So kick back and enjoy Nechtan’s Today in Rock History playlist and see what new gems you discover.
Today in Rock History:
Born today in 1937, Sky “Sunlight” Saxon (Richard Marsh) singer, songwriter and bassist with The Seeds.
Born today in 1941, Dave Brock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, founding and the only constant member of Hawkwind.
Born today in 1942, singer and songwriter Isaac Hayes.
Born today in 1944, John Povey songwriter and keyboardist with The Pretty Things.
Born today in 1944, “Uncle John” Turner drummer with Johnny Winter.
Born today in 1948, Robert Plant songwriter and singer with Led Zeppelin and solo.
Born today in 1949, Phil Lynott singer, songwriter and bassist with Thin Lizzy.
Born today in 1952, Doug Fieger songwriter, guitarist and singer with The Knack.
Today in 1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival went to number 1 on the US album chart with “Cosmo’s Factory”.
Today in 1973, The Rolling Stones released “Angie” as a single.
Today in 1988, Steve Winwood went to number 1 on the US album chart with “Roll With It”.
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