... Back in the day, Mar. 19th: 1953, Born on this day, Billy Sheehan, bass guitarist, Mr. Big, (1992 US No.1 & UK No.3 single To Be With You). Also worked with Steve Vai and David Lee Roth. 1962, Bob Dylan’s debut album Bob Dylan was released in the Untied States. Initially poor sales led the record to be known around Columbia Records as ‘Hammonds Folly’ (John Hammond was producer of Dylan’s early recordings and the man responsible for signing Dylan). The album was praised by the New York City weekly newspaper Village Voice as an ‘explosive country blues debut’, but featured only two Dylan original compositions, Talkin New York and Song To Woody, the rest being old folk standards. 1971, T Rex were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Hot Love. The groups first of four UK No.1s spent six weeks at the top of the charts. 1971, Jethro Tull release their fourth album Aqualung recorded at Island studios under Chrysalis label. 1976, Paul Kossof guitarist with Free and Back Street Crawler died aged 25, of heart failure during a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Kossof had a long history of drug abuse. Free had the 1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single All Right Now. His first band was Black Cat Bones alongside drummer Simon Kirke, (later of Free), formed Back Street Crawler after leaving Free. 1982, Ozzy Osbournes rhythm guitarist and former Quiet Riot member Randy Rhoads was killed when the plane he was riding in crashed. After driving much of the night, the band had stopped near a small airstrip. The tour bus driver, Andrew Aycock, talked the bands keyboardist, Don Airey, into taking a test flight in a 55 Beechcraft Bonanza, the joyride ended, and the plane landed safely. Then Aycock took Rhoads and Rachel Youngblood on another flight and attempts were made to buzz the tour bus. The left wing clipped the bus, which sent the plane spiralling into a nearby house and bursting into flames. All three bodies were burned beyond recognition, and were identified by dental records.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 05:20:00 +0000
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