April 5
Grunge's brightest flame extinguished today in 1994 when Kurt Cobain took his own life at 27 by shotgun in his Seattle home, ending the career of the Nirvana frontman whose suicide note quoted Neil Young's "it's better to burn out than to fade away," leaving a generation devastated… Canned Heat lost its massive frontman today in 1981 when Bob "The Bear" Hite died at 36 from a heart attack backstage before a show, ending the life of the 300-pound blues enthusiast whose encyclopedic record collection and booming vocals had made the band Woodstock favorites… Rock and roll lost its loudest architect today in 2012 when Jim Marshall died at 88 in London, ending the life of the man who invented the Marshall amplifier, the stack that gave Hendrix, Clapton, and countless others the sound that defined electric guitar… We remember Led Zeppelin's legendary manager Peter Grant on his birthday today in 1935, the 6'5" former wrestler whos...
