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• 1948-02-07 Marc Blitzstein's play with music "The Cradle Will Rock", directed by Orson Welles, closes at Mansfield Theater, NYC, after 34 performances

• 1954-06-12 Bill Haley & His Comets release the hit single "Rock Around the Clock"
• 1954-09-08 WINS radio station in NYC begins playing rock and roll music with Alan Freed's "Rock-n-Roll Party" program
• 1955-07-09 Bill Haley & His Comets "Rock Around the Clock" tops the billboards chart, one of the best-selling singles ever

• 1957-05-04 Alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" 1st prime-time network rock show, cancelled after 4 episodes
• 1957-05-27 Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format

• 1963-01-16 Los Angeles night club and music venue The Whiskey A-Go-Go opens (inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006)
• 1963-02-16 Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me"
• 1963-09-01 Cliff Richard and the Shadows 1st British rock group to perform in Israel
• 1964-11-24 British rock band "The Who" begins a 22-week Tuesday night residency at the influential Marquee Club in London, England
• 1965-06-17 British rock band The Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour
• 1965-07-06 Psychedelic rock band "Jefferson Airplane" forms in San Francisco, California
• 1965-07-24 Rock group "The Animals" 1st time in British charts

• 1965-09-04 Rock group The Who's van is vandalized with $10,000 worth of equipment stolen; group was inside the Battersea Dogs Home, buying a guard dog at the time
• 1965-12-05 Brunswick Records releases "My Generation", the debut album of British rock group The Who, in the UK and Australia

• 1966-06-11 "I Am A Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at #3
• 1966-08-14 Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert: The Beatles headline; fans break through barriers and rush stage causing a 30-minute delay while order is restored
• 1966-10-13 Jimi Hendrix Experience rock trio debuts with American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, British bassist Noel Redding and British drummer Mitch Mitchell in Évreux, Normandy, France
• 1967-07-16 American pop-rock group "The Monkees" perform at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York, with psychedelic rock Jimi Hendrix Experience as opening act;
• 1967-07-16 British rock band "The Who" begin 1st full US tour, appearing at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California, and then going coast-to-coast opening for Herman's Hermits

• 1967-12-09 Jim Morrison arrested on stage for disturbing the peace at the New Haven Arena, Connecticut, making him the 1st rock star to be taken into custody during a performance
• 1967-12-20 Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick form rock group "Jethro Tull" in Blackpool, England

• 1968-02-29 Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" wins Grammy Award for Album of the Year, the first rock LP to do so
• 1968-04-20 British rock band billed as "Roundabout" debuts in Kastrup, Denmark; after a brief tour of Scandinavia, they change their name to "Deep Purple"
• 1968-06-01 Simon & Garfunkel's single "Mrs Robinson" from "The Graduate" hits #1 (first rock song to win Grammy for Record of the Year)
• 1968-07-07 Rock group "Yardbirds" disband
• 1968-07-09 BBC-TV broadcasts "Farewell", folk-rock band The Seekers final performance, draws 10 million viewers
• 1968-09-06 American rock band "The Doors" open their first European tour with four sold-out shows over two days at London's 2.500 seat Roundhouse

• 1968-11-26 Rock band Cream gives "final" concert at Royal Albert Hall, London, England - but re-unites briefly for a short tour in 2005
• 1968-12-12 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock and Roll Circus"- guest performers include The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono; the program never airs aired
• 1969-02-07 British rock band The Who record their song "Pinball Wizard" at Morgan Studio's, London
• 1969-04-28 British progressive rock band King Crimson with Robert Fripp, Greg Lake & Ian McDonald debuts
• 1969-05-23 The Who release rock opera "Tommy"
• 1969-07-02 American guitarist Leslie West and producer, bassist Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain

• 1969-09-13 Plastic Ono Band's 1st live performance, featuring John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Eric Clapton, at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival
• 1969-10-10 British progressive rock band King Crimson releases their debut album "In The Court Of The Crimson King"

• 1970-05-23 Grateful Dead's 1st performance outside US, as part of 'The Hollywood Rock Music Festival', in Newcastle under Lyme, England
• 1970-06-07 British rock band The Who's perform their rock opera "Tommy" at the Metropolitan Opera House at NYC's Lincoln Center [1]
• 1970-06-17 British rock band Led Zeppelin begin their last European tour

• 1970-09-11 American rock guitar legend Jimi Hendrix gives what becomes his final interview with NME's Keith Allston, in England

• 1971-01-12 Joseph Kookoolis and Scott Fagan's rock opera musical "Soon" opens at Ritz Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances
• 1971-01-13 Joseph Kookoolis and Scott Fagan's rock opera musical "Soon" closes at Ritz Theater, NYC, after 3 performances

• 1971-05-23 American rock group Iron Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida") disbands

• 1972-04-01 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
• 1972-05-18 American pop rock band Looking Glass release their single "Brandy"
• 1972-10-16 Rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival break up
• 1972-11-28 Galt MacDermot and Christopher Gore's futuristic rock musical "Via Galactica" opens at Uris Theater, NYC; runs for 7 performances
• 1972-12-02 Galt MacDermot and Christopher Gore's futuristic rock musical "Via Galactica" closes at Uris Theater, NYC, after 7 performances
• 1973-01-30 Rock band Kiss plays their 1st show at the Coventry Club in Queens, NY

• 1973-07-01 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar", starring Jeff Fenholt and Ben Vereen closes at Mark Hellinger, NYC, after 711 performances
• 1973-07-28 600,000 attend the "Summer Jam" rock festival featuring The Grateful Dead, The Band, and The Allman Brothers Band, at Watkins Glen, New York; at the time the largest ever audience at a pop festival

• 1973-08-28 "Smoke on the Water" single by British rock band Deep Purple goes gold
• 1973-08-30 Drummer Danny Seiwell quits rock band Wings, which he co-founded with Paul McCartney

• 1974-03-28 Rock group Raspberries breakup
• 1974-04-06 200,000 attend rock concert "California Jam" at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California; line-up includes Earth, Wind & Fire; Black Sabbath; Deep Purple; and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• 1974-06-08 Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes" (for the first time)
• 1974-08-05 Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways in England

• 1974-09-28 "Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim peaks at #1
• 1974-09-28 British rock guitarist Mick Ronson joins Mott the Hoople
• 1974-11-18 "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" album by English progressive rock band Genesis is released, their last to feature original frontman Peter Gabriel
• 1975-02-17 A&M Records releases John Lennon's sixth studio album, "Rock 'n' Roll" album, cover songs of early rock numbers
• 1975-03-09 Musical rock opera "The Lieutenant" opens at the Lyceum Theatre, NYC; runs for 9 performances
• 1975-03-16 Musical rock opera "The Lieutenant" closes at the Lyceum Theater, NYC, after 9 performances

• 1975-04-19 British rock band Queen begins concert tour of Japan

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• 1740-11-04 Augustus Montague Toplady, English hymn writer (Rock of Ages), born in Farnham, Surrey, England (d. 1778)

• 1900-04-14 Salvatore Baccaloni, Italian opera singer and actor (Merry Andrew; Rock-a-Bye Baby), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1969)
• 1904-03-14 Voltaire "Volly" De Faut; American jazz reed player (New Orleans Rhythm Kings; Jean Goldkette), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1973)
• 1905-03-02 Marc Blitzstein, American opera and theater composer, librettist (The Cradle Will Rock), and translator (Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill works), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)
• 1905-12-29 Lawrence "Snub" Mosley, American jazz trombonist (Alphonso Trent Orchestra; Louis Armstrong), bandleader, and promoter of the slide saxophone ("The Man With The Funny Little Horn"), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1981) [1]
• 1909-03-29 Aubrey "Moon" Mullican, American hillbilly pianist, songwriter, and singer ("Seven Nights To Rock"), born in Polk County, Texas (d. 1967)
• 1910-02-21 Al Sears, American jazz and R&B saxophonist (Duke Elllington Orchestra; Johnny Hodges - "Castle Rock"), born in Macomb, Illinois (d. 1990)
• 1914-03-14 Lee Hays, American folk singer (The Weavers), songwriter ("Wasn't That a Time?"; "If I Had a Hammer"; "Kisses Sweeter than Wine"), and civil rights activist, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1981)
• 1914-12-14 Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist (Bach & Rock), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
• 1917-09-05 Art Rupe [Goldberg], American gospel, R&B, and early rock record producer and label executive (Specialty Records - Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
• 1918-06-13 "Wild Bill" Moore, American R&B and jazz tenor saxophone player ("We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll": Marvin Gaye's "Mercy, Mercy Me"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1983)
• 1918-12-24 Dave Bartholomew, American R&B, rock, and jazz musician, composer, producer, and songwriter ("I Hear You Knocking"; "Ain't That A Shame"; "Walkin' To New Orleans"), born in Edgard, Louisiana (d. 2019)
• 1920-02-12 Bill Pitman, American touring and session jazz and rock guitarist (Peggy Lee; The Wrecking Crew, "Be My Baby"), and ukulele player ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"), born in Belleville, New Jersey (d. 2022)
• 1920-02-27 Bob Talley, American jazz and blues pianist and composer (Blues Alley All-Star Band), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1995)
• 1920-06-20 Donato "Danny" Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (The Esquires; Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around The Clock"), born in Jamesville, New York (d. 1954)
• 1922-09-18 David Gahr, American photographer noted for his work with folk, jazz and rock musicians (Time Magazine; Folkways albums), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2008)
• 1922-12-15 (Albert) "Alan" Freed, American disc jockey and concert promoter who popularized the term "rock-n-roll", and payola scandal figure, born in Windber, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
• 1923-12-12 Bob Dorough, American jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, songwriter, arranger, and producer (Schoolhouse Rock!; Too Much Coffee Man), born in Cherry Hill, Arkansas (d. 2018)
• 1924-05-30 Armando Peraza, Cuban jazz, Latin jazz, and rock percussionist (George Shearing; Cal Tjader; Santana, 1972-90), born in Lawton Batista, Havana, Cuba (d. 2014) [birth year disputed]
• 1924-07-06 Louie Bellson, American jazz drummer and orchestra leader (Pearl Bailey Show), born in Rock Falls, Illinois (d. 2009)
• 1924-07-08 Johnnie Johnson, American blues, jazz, and rock piano player (Chuck Berry's band), born in Fairmount, West Virginia (d. 2005)
• 1924-10-25 Earl Palmer, American session drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (The Wrecking Crew), born in New Orleans (d. 2008)
• 1925-02-02 Elaine Stritch, American actress (30 Rock; Two's Company), singer and member of the American Theater Hall of Fame, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2014)
• 1925-02-09 Bobby Lewis, American rock and roll singer (Tossin' and Turnin'), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2020)

• 1926-01-03 Danny Overbea, American rock singer and guitarist ("40 Cups of Coffee"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
• 1926-09-17 Bill Black, American rock bassist (Elvis Presley, 1954-57), and bandleader (Bill Black Combo), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1965)
• 1926-10-14 Bill Justis, American rock and roll musician (Raunchy), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1982)

• 1928-01-31 Chuck Willis, American rock vocalist ("C.C. Rider"), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1958)

• 1928-04-29 Carl Gardner, American pop-rock vocalist (The Coasters - "Yakety Yak"), born in Tyler, Texas (d. 2011)
• 1928-07-12 Barbara Cowsill, American singer and rock band mother (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "We Can Fly"), born in Cranston, Rhode Island (d. 1985)
• 1928-07-13 Al Rex [Piccirilli], American rock upright bass player (Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around The Clock"), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)

• 1929-02-04 Paul Burlison, American rockabilly musician (The Rock N Roll Trio), born in Brownsville, Tennessee (d. 2003)
• 1929-02-05 Hal Blaine [Harold Belsky], American pop and rock session drummer (The Wrecking Crew), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
• 1929-05-02 (Fred Lincoln) "Link" Wray, Native American rock guitarist ("Rumble"), born in Dunn, North Carolina (d. 2005)
• 1929-07-11 Chuck Rio [Daniel Flores], American rock singer, saxophonist, and songwriter (The Champs - "Tequila"), born in Santa Paula, California (d. 2006)
• 1929-07-18 (Jalacy) "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins, American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("I Put a Spell On You"), and actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2000)
• 1929-08-06 Mike Elliott, British-Jamaican ska-pop-rock saxophonist (The Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"), born in Jamaica, British West Indies
• 1930-04-15 Richard Davis, American jazz double bassist described as "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album" (Van Morrison's Astral Weeks), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
• 1930-11-11 (Walter) "Hank" Garland, American Nashville-based country, rock and jazz session guitar virtuoso ("Sugarfoot Rag"; "(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame"; "Jingle Bell Rock"), born in Cowpens, South Carolina (d. 2004)
• 1931-01-08 Bill Graham [Wulf Grajonca], German-American impresario and rock concert promoter (Fillmore; Winterland Ballroom; Live-Aid), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1991)
• 1931-04-29 (Anthony) "Lonnie" Donegan, British-Scottish singer-songwriter ("Rock Island Line"; "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)"), known as "the King of Skiffle", born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2002)
• 1931-09-26 George Chambers, American rock bassist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers - "Time Has Come Today"), born in Carthage, Mississippi (d. 2019)
• 1931-11-30 (Beryl) "Jack" Sheldon, American jazz trumpeter (Merv Griffin), singer (Schoolhouse Rock), and actor (Run Buddy Run), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2019)
• 1931-12-18 Allen Klein, American rock and roll business manager - ABKCO (Sam Cooke; Rolling Stones, Beatles), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2009)
• 1932-01-29 Beverly Kenney American jazz singer ("I Hate Rock n' Roll"; "Born To Be Blue"), born in Harrison, New Jersey (d. 1960)
• 1932-02-28 Rocky Dijon [Kwasi Dzidzornu] Ghanaian rock and R&B percussionist (The Rolling Stones, Taj Mahal, Stevie Wonder), born in British Gold Coast colony, Africa (d. 1993)
• 1932-04-10 Adrian Henri, British poet and founder of poetry-rock group (Liverpool Scene), born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England (d. 2000)
• 1932-05-06 Leon Hughes, American pop-rock singer (The Coasters - "Young Blood"), born in Dallas, Texas
• 1932-07-01 Bobby Day [Robert Byrd], American rock vocalist ("Rockin' Robin"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1990)
• 1932-09-21 Don Preston, American rock and jazz keyboard player (Mothers Of Invention/Frank Zappa, 1966-74), born in Flint, Michigan

• 1933-01-29 Ron Townson, American rock vocalist (The 5th Dimension - "Up, Up And Away"), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2001)
• 1933-02-10 Don Wilson, American rock guitarist (The Ventures - "Hawaii 5-0 Theme"; "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2022)
• 1933-03-13 Mike Stoller, American composer (Lieber & Stoller - Hound Dog; Charlie Brown; Jailhouse Rock; Ben E. King - Stand By Me), born in Belle Harbor, Queens, New York
• 1933-03-25 (Charles William) "Wee Willie" Harris, English singer known as "Britain's wild man of rock 'n' roll", born in Bermondsey, England (d. 2023)
• 1933-04-25 Jerry Leiber, American songwriter (Leiber & Stoller - "Hound Dog"; "Jailhouse Rock"; "Is That All There Is?"), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2011)
• 1933-07-20 Buddy Knox, American rock vocalist ("Party Doll"; "Lovey Dovey"), born in Happy, Texas (d. 1999)
• 1933-08-15 Bobby Helms, American country music singer (Jingle Bell Rock), born in Bloomington, Indiana (d. 1997)
• 1933-09-01 Marshall Lytle, American Hall of Fame rock bassist (Comets), born in Old Fort, North Carolina (d. 2013)
• 1933-09-11 Baby Face Willette [Roosevelt Willet], American hard bop and soul-jazz Hammond organ player, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1971)
• 1933-09-24 Mel Taylor, American rock drummer (The Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
• 1933-12-16 Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American jazz and bop organist (Wild Horses Rock Steady), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1997)
• 1934-02-07 "King" Curtis [Ousley], American Grammy Award-winning R&B, rock, jazz, and session saxophonist bandleader ("Memphis Soul Stew"; Aretha Franklin; John Lennon), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1971)
• 1934-04-06 Guy Peellaert, Belgian graphic artist, photographer (Rock Dreams), movie poster and album cover designer (David Bowie - "Diamond Dogs'; Rolling Stones - "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2008)
• 1934-04-17 Don Kirshner, American rock & roll producer known as "The Man With the Golden Ear" (invented bubblegum music), born in Bronx, New York (d. 2011)
• 1934-05-05 John "Ace" Cannon, American pop, rock and country music saxophonist (Tuff Sax), born in Grenada, Mississippi (d. 2018)
• 1934-08-20 "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, American country-rock musician (Flying Burrito Brothers), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2007)
• 1934-12-30 Del Shannon [Charles Westover], American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter ("Runaway"), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1990)

• 1935-01-10 Ronnie Hawkins, American-Canadian rock musician, born in Huntsville, Arkansas (d. 2022)
• 1935-02-05 Alex Harvey, Scottish rock and blues singer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1982)
• 1935-02-11 Gene Vincent [Vincent Eugene Craddock], American rock guitarist and vocalist ("Be-Bop-A-Lula"), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1971)
• 1935-04-02 Warner Mark [McPherson], American country music singer-songwriter ("Sittin' on a Rock (Cryin' in a Creek)"'; "Talkin' to the Wall"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2022)
• 1935-04-05 Peter Grant, English rock band manager (Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin), born in South Norwood, England (d. 1995)
• 1935-05-09 Nole "Nokie" Edwards, American surf-rock guitarist (The Ventures) and actor (Deadwood), born in Lahoma, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
• 1935-06-19 Tommy Devito, American rock baritone vocalist and guitarist (Four Seasons - "Sherry"), born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 2020)
• 1935-07-05 Dave Shriver, American rock bassist (Eddie Cochran, Trini Lopez), and music director, born in Elkhart, Indiana (d. 2012)

• 1935-10-12 Paul Humphrey, American jazz, R&B, and rock session and touring drummer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2014)
• 1935-12-23 Johnny Kidd [Frederick Heath], British rock singer-songwriter (Johnny Kidd & Pirates - "Shakin' All Over"), born in Willesden, North London, England (d. 1966)
• 1935-12-26 Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American rock vocalist (Four Tops), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1935-12-30 Wolfgang Dauner, German jazz-fusion pianist and composer (United Jazz + Rock Ensemble), born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 2020)
• 1936-01-09 Peter Fletcher, British orchestral and choral conductor, music educator and author (Roll Over Rock), born in the UK (d. 1999)
• 1936-01-24 Jack Scott, Canadian rock and roll singer-songwriter (My True Love), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 2019)
• 1936-03-04 Eric Allandale [Dubuisson], West Indian-British rock and soul trombonist, and songwriter (The Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"), born in Dominica, West Indies (d. 2001)

• 1936-05-14 Charlie Gracie [Graci], American rock pioneer, rhythm and blues singer, and guitarist ("Butterfly"; "Fabulous"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]

• 1936-10-26 Al Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy; The Wrecking Crew), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2006)
• 1936-10-28 Charlie Daniels, American country-rock guitarist, fiddler, and singer ("Devil Went Down to Georgia"), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2020)
• 1936-12-17 Tommy Steele [Thomas Hicks], English pop singer, 1st British Rock and Roll star, born in London
• 1937-01-16 Bob Bogle, American surf rock bassist and guitarist (Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run"), born in Wagoner, Oklahoma (d. 2009)
• 1937-02-01 (Isaac) Don Everly, American rock and roll singer-guitarist (The Everly Brothers - "Bye, Bye Love"; "Wake Up Little Susie"; "When WIll I Be Loved"), born in Brownie, Kentucky (d. 2021)

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• 1952-11-18 "Rock Around The Clock" rock 'n' roll pioneer Bill Haley (27) weds second wife Barbara Cupchak

• 1967-06-23 British bassist John Entwistle (22) of rock group Who weds Alison Wise

• 1979-07-08 British rock singer Marianne Faithfull (32) weds second husband British punk rocker Ben Briefly; divorce in 1986

• 1986-05-16 "King Crimson" founder and guitarist Robert Fripp (40) weds British actress and rock singer Toyah Wilcox (27) at Church of St. Mary, St. Cuthurga and All Saints in Witchampton, England

• 1991-06-09 American rock star Bruce Springsteen (41) weds his backup singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa (34), at their Los Angeles home

• 1992-06-06 British rock star David Bowie (45) weds Somali supermodel Iman (37), this time in a formal ceremony at St. James Episcopal Church in Florence, Italy

• 1996-05-27 "Crosby, Stills & Nash" Rock and Roll Hall of Famer guitarist Stephen Stills (51) weds recording-studio manager Kristen Hathaway (30) at the Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach, Florida
• 1997-07-10 American rock musician Chrissie Hynde (45) marries Colombian artist Lucho Brieva; divorced in 2002
• 2002-06-08 American teen rock star Taylor Hanson (19) weds Natalie Bryant (18) at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia
• 2002-08-10 American Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage (38) weds "Princess of Rock and Roll" Lisa Marie Presley (34) at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii; divorce in 2004

• 2006-01-22 Princess of Rock and Roll Lisa Marie Presley (37) weds American guitarist and producer Michael Lockwood (44) at Kyoto, Japan; divorce in 2021

• 2008-05-17 American singer-songwriter and actress Ashlee Simpson (23) weds American rock band Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz (28) in Encino, California; divorce in 2011

• 2009-09-12 Platinum-selling rock band "3 Doors Down" lead singer Brad Arnold weds horseback rider Jennifer Sanderford in Escatawpa, Mississippi
• 2009-09-18 Grammy-winning rock-folk singer Lucinda Williams (56) weds manager Tom Overby at First Avenue in Minneapolis
• 2010-02-26 American reggae-rock singer Cisco Adler (32) weds American fashion model Barbara Stoyanoff (30) at Wayfarers Chapel in Palos Verdes, California

• 2011-08-27 American Oscar winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola (41) weds vocalist of French indie rock band "Phoenix" Thomas Mars (34) at her family's villa, Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda, Italy

• 2013-08-10 American dancer and rapper Kevin Federline (35) weds second wife, Victoria Prince (30) at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada

• 2015-12-23 American soft rock singer-songwriter Richard Marx (53) weds American model and TV host Daisy Fuentes (50) in Aspen, Colorado

• 1996-01-18 Princess of Rock Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from King of Pop Michael Jackson in NYC

• 2010-12-08 "Heart" rock singer Nancy Wilson (56) divorces "Almost Famous" and "Elizabethtown" director Cameron Crowe (53) due to irreconcilable differences after 24 years of marriage

Deaths 1 - 100 of 711

• 1778-08-11 Augustus Montague Toplady, British hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies at 37

• 1954-06-17 Donato "Danny" Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (The Esquires; Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around The Clock"), died of broken neck suffered falling down a staircase at 33
• 1955-06-06 Vernon Isley, American rock singer (The Isley Brothers), dies from injuries sustained when he is struck by a car while riding his bicycle at 13

• 1959-02-03 Ritchie Valens [Valenzuela], American rock singer ("Donna"; "La Bamba"), dies in plane crash at 17
• 1960-02-06 Jesse Belvin, American pop singer, piano player (Mr. Easy), and songwriter (Earth Angel), dies in a car crash after a concert in Little Rock, Arkansas at 27
• 1960-04-13 Beverly Kenney American jazz singer ("I Hate Rock n' Roll"; "Born To Be Blue"), takes her on life at 28
• 1960-04-17 Eddie Cochran, American rock vocalist and guitarist ("Summertime Blues"; "C'Mon Everybody"), dies in a English taxi-car crash at 21
• 1962-04-10 Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish visual artist and rock bassist (The Beatles, 1960-61), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 21
• 1964-01-22 Marc Blitzstein, American opera and theater composer, librettist (The Cradle Will Rock), and translator (Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill works), killed by a sailor at 58
• 1965-01-20 (Albert) "Alan" Freed, American disc jockey and concert promoter who popularized the term "rock-n-roll", and payola scandal figure, dies of from uremia and cirrhosis at 43
• 1966-07-18 Bobby Fuller, American rock singer and guitarist ("I Fought The Law"), found dead in his car at 23
• 1966-10-07 Johnny Kidd [Frederick Heath], British rock singer-songwriter (Johnny Kidd & Pirates - "Shakin' All Over"), dies in a car crash at 30
• 1967-01-01 (Aubrey) "Moon" Mullican, American hillbilly pianist, songwriter, and singer ("Seven Nights To Rock"), dies of a heart attack at 58
• 1969-05-12 Martin Lamble, British folk-rock drummer (Fairport Convention, 1966-69), killed in a vehicle crash at 19

• 1969-12-31 Salvatore Baccaloni, Italian operatic bass buffo singer (Metropolitan Opera, 1940-62), and actor (Merry Andrew; Rock-a-Bye Baby), dies at 69
• 1970-09-03 Alan Wilson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Canned Heat), dies at 27

• 1970-10-28 Baby Huey [James Ramey], American rock and soul singer (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies of a drug-related heart attack at 26
• 1971-08-13 King Curtis [Ousley], American Grammy Award-winning R&B, rock, jazz, and session saxophonist bandleader ("Memphis Soul Stew"; Aretha Franklin; John Lennon), murdered during an argument with a vagrant outside of his NYC home at 37
• 1971-10-12 Gene Vincent [Vincent Eugene Craddock], American rock guitarist and vocalist ("Be-Bop-A-Lula"), dies of bleeding ulcers at 36
• 1971-10-29 Duane Allman, American rock guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), dies in a motorcycle accident at 24
• 1972-05-03 Les Harvey, Scottish rock guitarist (Stone The Crows), dies from accidental on-stage electrocution at 27
• 1972-08-02 Brian Cole, American rock vocalist and bassist (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), dies of a drug overdose at 29
• 1972-09-28 Rory Storm [Alan Caldwell], Brirish rock singer (Rory Storm & the Hurricanes), commits suicide with sleeping pills at 34
• 1972-11-18 Danny Whitten, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Crazy Horse; Rod Stewart - "I Don't Want To Talk About It"), dies of a methaqualone overdose at 29
• 1973-03-08 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American rock singer, harmonica player, and occasional keyboardist (Grateful Dead, 1965-72), dies of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at 27
• 1973-07-15 Clarence White, American session and country-rock guitarist (The Byrds, 1968-73 - "Ballad of Easy Rider"), struck and killed by a drunk driver at 29
• 1973-09-19 Gram Parsons [Cecil Ingram Connor III], American country-rock singer-songwriter (Byrds - Sweethearts of the Rodeo; Flying Burrito Brothers; "Grievous Angel"), dies of a drug overdose at 26
• 1973-11-26 John Rostill, British rock bassist (The Shadows, 1963-70 - "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt"), and songwriter ("If You Love Me, Let Me Know"), dies of barbiturate poisioning at 31
• 1974-04-17 Vinnie Taylor, American rock guitarist (Sha Na Na), dies of a drug overdose at 25
• 1974-08-09 Bill Chase, American jazz-rock trumpet player and bandleader (Chase), dies in a plane crash at 39
• 1975-02-10 Dave Alexander, American rock bassist (The Stooges, 1967-70), dies of pneumonia exacerbated by alcoholism at 27
• 1975-04-24 Pete Ham, Welsh rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Badfinger - "Without You"; "No Matter What"; Day After Day"), takes his own life at 27
• 1976-03-19 Paul Kossoff, British rock guitarist (Free - "All Right Now"), dies on flight from Los Angeles to New York of a pulmonary embolism at 25
• 1976-05-14 Keith Relf, British blues-rock singer and harmonica player (The Yardbirds - "For Your Love"; Renaissance, 1969-71), electrocuted while playing an improperly earthed electric guitar at 33
• 1976-12-04 Tommy Bolin, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Deep Purple), dies of heroin and other substances overdose at 25
• 1977-02-26 Sherman Garnes, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers), dies of a heart attack at 36
• 1977-06-26 Lou Reizner, American rock vocalist and producer (Rod Stewart; Tommy), dies of cancer at 43

• 1977-09-16 Marc Bolan, English rock vocalist and guitarist (T-Rex - "Bang a Gong (Get It On)"), dies in a car crash at 29
• 1977-10-20 Cassie Gaines, American rock singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28
• 1977-10-20 Ronnie Van Zant, American rock musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 29
• 1977-10-20 Steve Gaines, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28
• 1978-01-23 Terry Kath, American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (Chicago - "Make Me Smile"), accidentally shoots himself in head at 31
• 1978-09-05 Joe Negroni, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 37

• 1978-12-27 Chris Bell, American rock guitarist (Big Star - "In The Street"), dies in a car crash at 27
• 1979-04-23 Doug Rauch, American rock and jazz-fusion bassist (Santana, 1972-74), dies of a heroin overdose at 28
• 1979-06-29 Lowell George, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Mothers of Invention; Little Feat), dies at 34
• 1979-08-19 Dorsey Burnette, American rockabilly singer (The Rock and Roll Trio), and songwriter ("It's Late"), dies of a heart attack at 46
• 1979-11-17 John Glascock, British bass guitarist and singer (Carmen, 1972-75; Jethro Tull, 1976-79 - "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young To Die"), dies of congenital heart valve defect at 28
• 1980-02-19 (Ronald) "Bon" Scott, Australian rock musician, singer, and lyricist (AC/DC -"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"), dies of acute alcohol poisoning at 33
• 1980-04-28 Tommy Caldwell, American rock bass player (Marshall Tucker Band), dies in a jeep crash at 30
• 1980-05-18 Ian Curtis, English rock singer-songwriter (Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"). commits suicide at 23
• 1980-06-04 Charles Miller, American rock-funk flutist, saxophonist, and singer (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"), stabbed to death during a mugging in Los Angeles at 41

• 1981-04-28 Steve Currie, British rock bassist (T. Rex; Marc Bolan), dies in a car crash in Portugal at 33
• 1981-07-16 Harry Chapin, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Taxi"; "Cat's In The Cradle"), dies in car crash at 38
• 1982-02-04 Alex Harvey, Scottish rock and blues singer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), dies of a heart attack at 46
• 1982-06-16 James Honeyman-Scott, English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket"), overdoses on drugs at 25
• 1983-01-28 Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley], British rock singer ("When Will You Say I Love You"; "Halfway To Paradise") and actor (That'll Be The Day), dies of heart failure at 42

• 1983-04-17 Felix Pappalardi, American rock music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist (Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"), shot and killed by his wife, Gail, at 43
• 1983-07-12 Chris Wood, British rock saxophone and flute player (Traffic; Ginger Baker's Air Force, Jimi Hendrix), dies of pneumonia at 39
• 1983-08-01 "Wild Bill" Moore, American R&B and jazz tenor saxophone player ("We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll": Marvin Gaye's "Mercy, Mercy Me"), dies at 65
• 1983-11-19 Tom Evans, British rock guitarist, bass player, and singer-songwriter (Badfinger - "Come and Get It"; "Without You": "Maybe Tomorrow"), commits suicide at 36
• 1984-07-21 Michael Osborne, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Axe), dies at 34
• 1984-08-11 Pat McCauley, Northern Irish rock keyboardist and drummer (Them. 1964-65 - "Here Comes The Night"; The Other Them, 1965-67), dies at 40
• 1985-01-31 Barbara Cowsill, American singer and rock band mother (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "We Can Fly"), dies of emphysema at 56
• 1985-10-05 Brian Keenan, American rock drummer (The Chamber Brothers), dies of a heart attack at 42
• 1985-10-12 Ricky Wilson, American rock guitarist (B-52's - "Love Shack"), dies of AIDS at 32
• 1985-11-27 Allan Ramsey, American rock bassist (Gary Lewis & the Playboys,1964-65 - "This Diamond Ring"), dies in a plane crash at 42
• 1985-12-22 (Dennes) D. Boon, American punk rock singer and guitarist (The Minutemen), dies in a van accident at 27
• 1985-12-23 James Vance (20) and Raymond Belknap (18) attempt suicide (Belknap dies). Their families later sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages in song "Better By You, Better Than Me".

• 1986-01-04 Phil Lynott, Irish rock musician (Thin Lizzy), dies of an overdose at 36 [1]
• 1986-03-04 Richard Manuel, Canadian rock vocalist and pianist (The Band - "The Shape I'm In"; "Tears Of Rage"), commits suicide at 42
• 1986-03-31 O'Kelly Isley, American rock singer (Isley Brothers. 1954-86 - "Shout"; "Twist and Shout"; "It's Your Thing"), dies of a heart attack at 48
• 1986-05-17 Jack Waldman, American jazz and rock keyboardist and avant garde composer dies of HIV related illness at 33
• 1986-09-27 Cliff Burton, American rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24
• 1986-10-22 Jane Dornacker, American stand-up comic, songwriter, rock vocalist (The Tubes), and ill-fated traffic reporter, dies in a helicopter crash at 39
• 1988-02-13 John Curulewski, American rock guitarist and singer (Styx), dies of a brain aneurysm at 37

• 1989-02-14 Vincent Crane [Cheesman], British rock Hammond organist, and songwriter (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire"), dies of deliberate painkiller overdose at 45
• 1989-05-29 John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies from a longterm lung disease at 45
• 1989-08-21 Raul Seixas, Brazilian rock singer-songwriter ("Mosca na Sopa" - "Fly In The Soup"), dies of pancreatitis at 44
• 1989-10-19 Alan Murphy, British rock session guitarist (Kate Bush), dies of pneumonia at 36
• 1990-01-23 (Larken) Allen Collins, American southern rock guitarist, and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"; "Gimme Three Steps"; Rossington-Collins Band - "Don't Misunderstand Me"), dies from chronic pneumonia, a complication of the paralysis suffered in a drunk driving accident, at 37
• 1990-01-23 [Piet] "Peter" Sweval, American rock bassist (Looking Glass - "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" ; Starz - "Cherry Baby"), dies of AIDS at 42
• 1990-02-08 Del Shannon [Charles Westover], American rock musician and songwriter ("Runaway"), commits suicide at 55
• 1990-03-23 Al Sears, American jazz and R&B saxophonist (Duke Elllington Orchestra; Johnny Hodges - "Castle Rock"), dies at 80
• 1990-06-03 Stiv Bators [Steven Bator], American punk rock singer and guitarist (The Dead Boys; The Lords of the New Church), dies from brain injury after being struck by a car in Paris, at 40
• 1990-06-19 Antonio Martinez, Spanish rock guitarist (Los Bravos - "Black Is Black", dies in a motorcycle accident at 44
• 1990-07-18 Gerry Boulet, French Canadian rock singer (Offenbach; Rendez-vous doux), dies of colon cancer at 44
• 1990-07-26 Brent Mydland, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Grateful Dead - "Hell In A Bucket"; "I Will Take You Home"), dies of a cocaine and morphine "speedball" overdose at 38

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