June 21

 

Today in 2001, blues legend John Lee Hooker, died in his sleep at age 83...

 

On this day in 1975, Ritchie Blackmore quit Deep Purple to form his own group...

 

Ray Davies (The Kinks) turns 79 today...

 

Guitarist Nils Lofgren is 70 today...

 

Happy birthday to Marcy Levy. She turns 71 today...

 

Music manager and record executive Elliot Roberts died on this day in 2019 at age 76...

 

Brandon Flowers, lead singer for The Killers, was born today in 1981...

 

Today in 1970, Art Garfunkel made his acting debut in the film Catch-22