July 28

 

Rock history witnessed its largest gathering on this date in 1973 when the Watkins Glen Summer Jam drew over 600,000 fans to upstate New York, surpassing even Woodstock as The Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, and The Band created magic together…

 

We remember guitar virtuoso Mike Bloomfield on his birthday today in 1944, the Chicago blues master who electrified Bob Dylan's sessions and founded Electric Flag before his tragic death from a drug overdose in 1981…

 

Pink Floyd's atmospheric architect Rick Wright was born today in 1943, the keyboardist whose haunting textures and compositions helped create masterpieces like "The Dark Side of the Moon" before his death in 2008…

 

ZZ Top's legendary beard and bass lost its anchor on this day in 2021 when Dusty Hill died, ending the 50-year run of one of rock's most distinctive founding members and leaving behind an irreplaceable legacy…

 

The rhythmic backbone of British rock Simon Kirke celebrates his 76th birthday today, the drummer who powered both Free's "All Right Now" and Bad Company's arena anthems across two legendary bands…

 

Folk-rock storyteller Jonathan Edwards was born on this day in Aitkin, Minnesota in 1946, the singer-songwriter who captured hearts with the gentle charm of "Sunshine (Go Away Today)."…

 

Guitar wizard Steve Morse was born today in 1954, the technical master who evolved from Dixie Dregs' jazz-fusion complexity to become Deep Purple's longtime axeman, bridging musical worlds with stunning virtuosity.