September 27

Jefferson Airplane co-founder Marty Balin passed away on this date in 2018 at age 76

 Today in 1979, Scottish guitarist Jimmy McCullough of Wings died from a heroin overdose

Marvin Lee Aday a.k.a. Meat Loaf is 72 today

Randy Bachman, (Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive) is 76 today

Today in 1997, Bob Dylan plays "Knocking On Heaven's Door" and "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" for Pope John Paul II

Legendary session drummer Russ Kunkel was born today in 1948

The great Bud Powell was born on this day in 1924

Robbie Shakespeare was born on this day in 1953

Avril Lavigne celebrates her 35^th birthday today