July 26

 

Happy birthday to Michael Philip ‘Mick’ Jagger, 79 years old today

 

Today in 1977, Led Zeppelin cut short their North American tour after Robert Plant's five-year-old-son Karac died unexpectedly

 

Today in 1990, The Grateful Dead lost yet another keyboard player when Brent Mydland was found dead from a drug overdose

 

In 1969, less than a month after his death, Brian Jones was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine

 

Today in 2013, JJ Cale died of a heart attack at the age of 74

 

On this day in 1992, The First Lady of Motown, Mary Wells, died aged 49 of laryngeal cancer

 

The late Dobie Gray was born on this day in 1942

 

Roger Taylor (Queen) is celebrating a birthday today. He is 72

 

Grateful Dead tape archivist Dick Latvala was born on this day in 1943 in Berkeley California