Rock and Metal history, a day like today July 20
1943: John Lodge (bass guitarist for The Moody Blues) in Erdington, Birmingham, England.
1947: Carlos Santana (of Santana) is born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico.
1952: Jay Jay French, guitarist of Twisted Sister, was born in New York City.
1956: Paul Cook (drummer for The Sex Pistols) is born in Hammersmith, London.
1964: Christopher John Cornell was an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, and for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions. Cornell was also the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood.
1965: Bob Dylan releases "Like A Rolling Stone."
1966: Stone Gossard (rhythm guitarist for Pearl Jam) is born in Seattle, Washington.
1974: Drummer Joey Ramone became the lead singer for the Ramones.
1975: The Rolling Stones were in concert at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado, where Elton John joined them onstage.
1976: Wolfmother lead singer Andrew Stockdale is born in Brisbane, Australia.
1991: Van Halen remained at #1 on the Album chart with For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
2010: IRON MAIDEN performed at Jiffy Lube Live, in Bristow, Virginia, USA.
2016: IRON MAIDEN‘s sixteenth studio album The Book Of Souls is ranked at #25, on the iTunes Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums Chart.
