Celebrating 25 October
Birthdays
1944 – Jon Anderson, vocalist, Yes
1944 – Taffy Nivert, singer, Starland Vocal Band
1946 – John Hall, drummer, The Equals
1947 – Glenn Tipton, guitarist, Judas Priest
1950 – Chris Norman, vocalist, Smokie
1951 – Richard Lloyd, guitarist, Television
1955 – Matthias Jabs, guitarist, The Scorpions
1961 – Chad Smith, drummer, Red Hot Chili Peppers
1963 – John Levén, bassist, Europe
1964 – Nick Thorp, bassist, Curiosity Killed The Cat
1968 – Speech (Todd Thomas), rapper, Arrested Development
1970 – Ed Robertson, guitarist, Barenaked Ladies
1984 – Katy Perry, singer-songwriter
1985 – Ciara (Ciara Princess Wilson), US singer-songwriter
Died on this day
1985 – Gary Holton, vocalist, Heavy Metal Kids (born 1953)
1991 – Bill Graham, promoter (born 1931)
1992 – Roger Miller, King of the Road (born 1936)
2000 – William Bennett, drummer, The Pharaohs (born 1944)
2002 – Richard Harris, Irish actor and singer (born 1930)
2004 – John Peel, DJ (born 1939)
2014 – Jack Bruce, bassist, Cream (born 1943)
2015 – Marlo Henderson, US session musician (born 1948)
And on this day in...
1958 – Cliff Richard made his British radio debut, on BBC's Saturday Club
1964 – The Rolling Stones made their US TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show
1968 – Led Zeppelin made their live debut as Led Zeppelin (rather than as The New Yardbirds) at Surrey University
1968 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience released Electric Ladyland