October 21

On this day in 1995, Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon died of a drug overdose at age 28

 

Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born on this date in 1917

 

Today in 1995, Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong was busted after mooning at the audience during a gig in Milwaukee

 

Manfred Mann is 80 today

 

Steve Cropper is 79 today

 

Elvin Bishop was born on this day in 1942

 

Remembering the birthday of Brent Mydland, today in 1952

 

Meatloaf’s “Bat out of Hell” was released today in 1977