This Day In Rock History: June 16th
1949 Peppy Castro (guitarist, vocalist for Blues Magoos) is born.
1954 Garry Roberts (lead guitarist for The Boomtown Rats) is born in Dublin, Ireland.
1972 David Bowie unveils his landmark album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. His breakthrough LP, it sells over 7 million copies and is hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time.
1997 John Wolters (drummer for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) dies of cancer at age 52.
2010 Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax play on the same bill, marking the first time the "Big Four" of thrash metal do a show together.
source: calendarsongfacts
1949 Peppy Castro (guitarist, vocalist for Blues Magoos) is born.
1954 Garry Roberts (lead guitarist for The Boomtown Rats) is born in Dublin, Ireland.
1972 David Bowie unveils his landmark album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. His breakthrough LP, it sells over 7 million copies and is hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time.
1997 John Wolters (drummer for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show) dies of cancer at age 52.
2010 Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax play on the same bill, marking the first time the "Big Four" of thrash metal do a show together.
source: calendarsongfacts