Birthdays
1946 Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
1953 Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
1964 Mark O’Toole (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
1986 Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
Anniversaries
1968 Gibson patents their “Flying V” electric guitar.
1975 Pink Floyd begin recording their album Wish You Were Here.
1993 Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman leaves the group after 30 years.
2009 Ron Asheton, guitarist and founding member of The Stooges, dies of natural causes at the age of 60. In 2003 he was named 29th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.