Rock and Metal history , a day like today July 3
1966: The Grateful Dead played the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.
1967: A private party was held at the Speakeasy Club in London, England forThe Monkees. Guests included: John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield, Eric Clapton, Lulu and all the members from Manfred Mann, The Whoand Procol Harum.
1969: Brian Jones drowned while under the influence of drugs and alcohol after taking a midnight swim in his pool, aged 27. His body was found at the bottom of the pool by his Swedish girlfriend Anna Wohlin. The coroner's report stated "Death by misadventure", and noted his liver and heart were heavily enlarged by drug and alcohol abuse. Jones was one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones and in the early 60’s used the name "Elmo Lewis."
- For the first and only time, rock performers appear at Newport Jazz Festival, with Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Jethro Tull and others
1971: American singer, songwriter and poet, Jim Morrison of The Doors was found dead , at the age of 27, in a bathtub in Paris, France, the cause of death was given as a heart attack. He co-wrote some of the group's biggest hits, including ‘Light My Fire’, ‘Love Me Two Times’, and ‘Love Her Madly.’ On the 25th anniversary of his death an estimated 15,000 fans gathered at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France to pay their respects.
-Doors hit US chart with Riders on the Storm.
1982: Nobody quite knew what to make of him when he started out, but now, everyone pretty much loves him. Billy Idol first hit the chart on this date when one of the most Underrated Songs of the Rock Era*, "Hot In The City" debuted.
1983: Red Hot Chili Pepperstake the stage at the Kit Kat Club in Hollywood wearing nothing but socks - not on their feet.
1984: Scorpions performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. This tour had the Scorpions promoting their ninth studio album: Love At First Sting
1985: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the first of three sold out shows at Wembley Stadium, London, England.
1986: U2 crew member Greg Carroll was killed in a motorcycle accident in Dublin while running an errand for Bono. The song 'One Tree Hill' on the bands Joshua Tree album is dedicated to Carroll.
1996: AC/DC played the second of two nights at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain on their Ballbreaker world tour.
2003: Incubus, Jane's Addiction and Audioslave performed at the Ionia County Fairgrounds in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Born on this day
1952: Andy Fraser, bass player with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Joined Free when he was aged 16. (1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single ‘All Right Now'). Ted Nugent, Robert Palmer and Joe Cocker have all covered songs written by Fraser. He died on 16 March 2015 at his home in California.
1960: Vince Clarke, keyboards, Depeche Mode, (1981 UK No.8 single 'Just Can't Get Enough',) Yazoo, (1982 UK No.2 single 'Only You'), Erasure, (1992 UK No.1 single 'Abba-Esque EP', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).
