April 6

 

Composer Igor Stravinsky died on this day in 1971 at age 88...

 

Today in 1979, Rod Stewart married Alana Hamilton in Beverly Hills, California...

 

On this day in 1998, Wendy O. Williams former singer of The Plasmatics died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds...

 

Influential blues harmonica player Big Walter Horton was born on this day in 1921...

 

Today in 1998, Tammy Wynette died at age 55...

 

Session musician extraordinaire Danny Kortchmar was born on this day in 1946...

 

The late Merle Haggard was born today in 1937