April 19, 1980,
32 year-old,
#BrianJohnson
was officially named Lead Singer of
@acdc
just two months after the death of founding front man,
#BonScott
. As it turned out, it was Scott who had pointed
#AngusYoung
and
#MalcolmYoung
in the direction of Johnson years earlier. During…
8/27/53
#ALexLifeson
#HappyBirthday
to Alex Lifeson, he turns 70 today.
Aleksandar Živojinović, known professionally as Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band Rush. In 1968, Lifeson co-founded a band that would later become Rush, with…
7/29/53
#GeddyLee
#HappyBirthday
to Geddy Lee, he turns 70 today.
Geddy Lee (Gary Lee (Gershon Eliezer) Weinrib) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the rock group Rush. Lee joined the band in September 1968, at the request of…
Febuary 23, 1976 -
@ACDC
#ACDC
shot the video clip for "It's A Long Way To The Top, (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" for the
#Australian
#music
#television
program
#Countdown
. It featured the band's then-current lineup, along with members of the Rats of Tobruk Pipe Band, on the…
9/27/86
Metallica bass player Cliff Burton was crushed to death after the band's tour bus crashed between Stockholm and Copenhagen. During a European tour members from the band drew cards for the most comfortable bunk on the tour bus, Burton had won the game with an Ace of Spades…
February 4, 2009
@ledzeppelin
#RobertPlant
said he felt
#LedZeppelin
couldn't reunite for a full tour because the band feels incomplete without drummer
#JohnBonham
. In an interview on Absolute Radio Plant stated, 'The reason that it stopped was because we were incomplete, and…
March 25, 2022,
Fans around the globe were stunned to learn of the sudden death of
@taylorhawkins
, the
@FooFighters
’s charismatic drummer. The 50-year-old musician, who had complained of chest pains, was in Bogotá, Colombia for the Estéreo Picnic festival, where he and his…
1/26/55
#EddieVanHalen
#HappyBirthday
to the late Eddie Van Halen, he would have been 69 today.
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was an American musician. He was the guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Van Halen, which he founded with his…
8/31/48
#RudolphSchenker
#HappyBirthday
to Rudolph Schenker, he turns 75 today.
Rudolf Schenker is a German guitarist, founder and leader of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and longest-serving original member of the band. He is also…
9/22/58
#JoanJett
#HappyBirthday
to Joan Jett, she turns 65 today.
Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin) is an American singer, guitarist, record producer, and actress. Jett is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and for earlier…
1/14/69
#DaveGrohl
#HappyBirthday
to Dave Grohl, he turns 55 today.
David Eric Grohl is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, for which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Before forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of…
1/9/44
#JimmyPage
#HappyBirthday
to Jimmy Page, he turns 80 today.
James Patrick Page is an English musician who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Prolific in creating guitar riffs, Page’s style involves various…
8/7/58
#BruceDickinson
#HappyBirthday
to Bruce Dickinson, he turns 65 today.
Paul Bruce Dickinson is a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson has performed in the band across two stints, from 1981 to 1993 and from 1999 to…