On This Day:
In 1965 Eric Clapton joined John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.
In 1976 The Rolling Stones released the album “Black and Blue” along with the single “Fool To Cry,” backed with “Crazy Mama.”
In 1987 “Tribute,” a double live album by Ozzy Osbourne featuring his late guitarist Randy Rhoads, was released.
In 1991 Small Faces and Humble Pie singer-guitarist Steve Marriott died in a house fire.
In 2003 Paul McCartney told a German newspaper that he never planned to retire, and once he could no longer perform in stadiums and arenas he’d play in small town taverns and clubs.
In 2004 Starship’s 1985 hit “We Built This City” topped “Blender” magazine’s list of the “The 50 Worst Songs Ever.”
Former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan made his solo concert debut with a performance at the Metro in Chicago.
In 2011 Judas Priest announced that guitarist K.K. Downing had retired from the group, and that the band had tapped 31-year-old Richie Faulkner as his replacement.
In 2012 Men At Work’s Greg Ham was found dead at his Melbourne, Australia home. Ham was 58.
In 2013 Neil Diamond led the crowd at Boston’s Fenway Park in singing “Sweet Carolina” during the Red Sox’s first home game since the Boston Marathon bombing earlier that week.
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