Rock and Metal History, a day like today April 13
- Rock Lab Radio
- Apr 12, 2020
- 2 min read
1944 - Jack Casady (of Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Hot Tuna) is born John William Casady in Washington, DC.
1951 - Drummer Max Weinberg (of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) is born in Newark, New Jersey.
1954 - Jimmy Destri (keyboardist for Blondie) is born James Mollica in Brooklyn, New York.
1962 - Hillel Slovak, guitar, Red Hot Chili Peppers. Slovak recorded two albums with the band, Freaky Styley (1985) and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987). He died from a heroin overdose 27th June 1988.
1965 - The Beatles record "Help!"
1966 - Blues-rock guitarist Marc Ford
(of The Black Crowes) is born in Long Beach, California.
1971 - The Rolling Stones released 'Brown Sugar' taken from their latest album Sticky Fingers, the first record on their own label, Rolling Stones Records, which introduced the infamous licking- tongue and lips logo.
1972 - Staind frontman Aaron Lewis
is born in Rutland City, Vermont, raised in Massachusetts.
1973 - David Bowie released his sixth studio album Aladdin Sane, the name of the album is a pun on 'A Lad Insane"' Two hit singles included on the album preceded its release, 'The Jean Genie' and 'Drive-In Saturday'.
1979 - Thin lizzy released the alboum Black Rose.The album, which featured guitarist Gary Moore, contained the hits 'Do Anything You Want To', 'Waiting For An Alibi' and 'Sarah', which was written with Moore about Lynott's newborn daughter.
2004 - Crossfade release their self-titled debut album. The profanities on the album are censored, but the band are unable to release an explicit version due to lack of funds.
2008 - Producer and drummer Clifford Davies, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his home in Atlanta, aged 59. Davies had worked with Ted Nugent from 1979-1982. It was reported that Davies was "extremely distraught" over outstanding medical bills.
2019 - UFO keyboard player Paul Raymond dies of a heart attack at 73.
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