1936 – He was born Bill Wymanan English musician best known as a bass player and one of the founders of a rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. Wyman started playing the bass guitar at an early age and joined The Rolling Stones in 1962, recording over 20 studio albums with them that have sold over 200 million records worldwide, and is known for his unique bass sound, which is often contrasted with the guitarist’s sound Keitha Richardsa.
1946 – A Canadian musician was born, best known as the drummer of a rock and roll group Steppenwolf, Jerry Edmonton. He started playing drums at an early age and joined a band The Sparrows 1964, recording two albums before joining Steppenwolf in 1967, with whom he recorded five studio releases, including the commercially successful “Born to Be Wild“ i „Magic Carpet Ride“. Edmonton was known for his powerful and energetic drumming, which contributed to Steppenwolf’s unique sound, leaving an inestimable influence on the band and rock and roll music in general.
1972 – The song was published „Superstition“one of the most famous and successful songs of the American singer and songwriter Stevie Wonderaas the first single from his fifteenth studio album “Talking Book“. Wonder is in the song “Superstition” described some of the most famous superstitions, such as the fear of black cats, Friday the 13th and walking under ladders, criticizing their negative effects of paranoia, belief in things that are not true and diverting attention from the real problems in people’s lives.
1994 – It is published „Red Right Hand“a song by an Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seedswhose title comes from the epic poem “Paradise Lost” by John Milton, referring to the avenging hand of God. It became one of the most famous songs Nick Caveperformed at most of his concerts and has since gained fame for its use in the first three films of the trilogy “Scream” and later as the title track of the British crime drama “Peaky Blinders“, which is why it was reissued in 2014, and it was covered by numerous musicians, such as Arctic Monkeys, PJ Harvey, Iggy Pop, Jarvis Cocker i Snoop Dogg.
1995 – American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins have published “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness“his third studio album known for its ambition and experimentation with different genres, is also considered one of the best albums of all time and one of the most important albums of alt-rock. With 28 songs, produced by the frontman Billy Corgan on Floodom i Alanom Moulderomreleased as a double CD and triple LP, features a range of styles as well as a larger vocal contribution from the bassist D’arcy Wretzky and another guitarist James Ihe.
2000 – It is published „Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea“the fifth studio album by the English alternative rock musician PJ Harvey. The album deals with the themes of PJ Harvey’s love and affection for the city of New York and became the second major commercial success of her career, receiving positive reviews from most music critics and several accolades and awards.
2006 – American rock band My Chemical Romance released his third studio album „The Black Parade“whose story follows a person dying of cancer, known as “The Patient“. With hits like “Welcome to the Black Parade„, „Teenagers„, „Famous Last Words“ I „I Don’t Love You“, was considered one of the best rock albums of the 2000s and one of the most important albums of the emo genre, and was praised for its uniqueness, freshness and raising the bar for rock opera.
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