This Day In Rock History: August 17th
1944 Folk rocker John Seiter (of Spanky and Our Gang) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.
1947 Rock/soul musician Gary Talley (of The Box Tops and Big Star) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.
1949 Sib Hashian (drummer for Boston) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1965 Steve Gorman (drummer for The Black Crowes) is born in Muskegon, Michigan.
1980 At the Toledo Speedway Jam II in Toledo, Ohio, ZZ Top headline the show with AC/DC, Sammy Hagar and Humble Pie on the undercard. (Also advertised on the poster: 800 kegs of beer, drinking age 18 in Ohio!) It is the last time AC/DC is a support act until 2003, when they open for The Rolling Stones.
source: calendarsongfacts
1944 Folk rocker John Seiter (of Spanky and Our Gang) is born in St. Louis, Missouri.
1947 Rock/soul musician Gary Talley (of The Box Tops and Big Star) is born in Memphis, Tennessee.
1949 Sib Hashian (drummer for Boston) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1965 Steve Gorman (drummer for The Black Crowes) is born in Muskegon, Michigan.
1980 At the Toledo Speedway Jam II in Toledo, Ohio, ZZ Top headline the show with AC/DC, Sammy Hagar and Humble Pie on the undercard. (Also advertised on the poster: 800 kegs of beer, drinking age 18 in Ohio!) It is the last time AC/DC is a support act until 2003, when they open for The Rolling Stones.
source: calendarsongfacts