Celebrating 5 April
Birthdays
1942 – Allan Clarke, singer, The Hollies
1950 – Agnetha Fältskog, singer, ABBA
1954 – Stan Ridgway, guitarist, Wall of Voodoo
1961 – Jacob Slichter, drummer, Semisonic
1966 – Mike McCready, guitarist, Pearl Jam
1968 – Paula Cole, singer/songwriter
1973 – Pharrell Williams, rapper, R&B singer/songwriter
1975 – Juicy J (Jordan Michael Houston), rapper
1981 – Mariqueen Maandig, vocalist, How To Destroy Angels
Died on this day
1981 – Bob "The Bear" Hite, vocalist, Canned Heat (born 1943)
1983 – Danny Rapp, singer, Danny & the Juniors (born 1941)
1994 – Kurt Cobain, guitarist, Nirvana (born 1967)
1998 – Cozy Powell, drummer (born 1947)
2002 – Layne Staley, vocalist, Alice in Chains (born 1967)
2006 – Gene Pitney, singer/songwriter (born 1951)
2007 – Mark St. John, guitarist, Kiss (born 1956)
2012 – Jim Marshall, amplification pioneer (born 1923)
And on this day in...
1979 – Duran Duran played their first live gig, at Birmingham Poly
1980 – R.E.M. played their first live gig, in Athens, Georgia