TRIVIA
Today’s Question: Drummer Jason Bonham, son of the late John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, turns 49 years old today (July 15th).
What was the first concert Jason played in public with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones?
a) Live Aid
b) The Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Concert
c) The Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert
d) Led Zeppelin’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
scroll down for today’s answer
ANNIVERSARIES
2010-Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry suffers minor injuries when his motorcycle is rear-ended near his Massachusetts home. The 2009 Ducati Monster 696 is struck by a car driven by 62-year-old Linda O’Brien. Perry is taken to the hospital with minor injuries and released. O’Brien is ticketed for following too closely.
2009-Paul McCartney performs atop the marquee outside the New York theater where The Late Show with David Letterman is taped.
2005-The 10th Ozzfest kicks off in Mansfield, Massachusetts. It’s headlined by Black Sabbath and features Iron Maiden, Mudvayne, Rob Zombie and Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society.
2004-U-2 reveal that a disc containing finished songs for a forthcoming album (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb) vanished from a photo shoot in Nice, France.
2000-Ex-Mike and the Mechanics and Sad Cafe singer Paul Young dies of a heart attack at 53.
1999-Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band begin their U-S reunion tour with the first of 15 nights at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
1999-Former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir and Natascha Muenter marry at their Mill Valley, California home. Former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir and Natascha Muenter marry at their Mill Valley, California home.
1998-“Come With Me” by Puff Daddy (f/ Jimmy Page) is certified gold.
1994-Bruce Springsteen performs with Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ.
1978-Over 200-thousand fans gather at Blackbush Airport in Britain to see Bob Dylan and his band off after the completion of his U-K tour.
1978-The Rolling Stones’ Some Girls album, featuring “Miss You,” hits number-one.
1974-Elton John, fresh off the huge success of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, signs a then-record contract with M-C-A. It pays the bespectacled superstar eight-million dollars for five albums.
1973-Onstage at a concert in England, Ray Davies announces he’s leaving The Kinks. His decision is brought on by exhaustion and the stress of marital problems. He returns to the group within the week.
1966-Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead begin a three-night engagement together at the Fillmore in San Francisco.
1958-John Lennon’s mother Julia dies after being hit by a car (driven by an intoxicated off-duty policeman) in Liverpool.
BIRTHDAYS
Jason Bonham-49 years old
The son of late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham drummed behind his dad’s three bandmates at 1988’s Atlantic Records’ 40th Anniversary Concert and at 2007’s Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert. He now leads Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience and California Breed. He’s also played in Foreigner, Motherland, Bonham and Virginia Wolf. Born in 1966.
Ian Curtis-Died in 1980
The Joy Division (“Love Will Tear Us Apart Again”) singer hung himself on May 18th, 1980, shortly before the Manchester (England) band was to begin its first American tour. He was 23. The 2008 movie Control depicts his life, loves and struggle with epilepsy. Born in 1956.
Joe Satriani-59 years old
Solo/Chickenfoot guitarist. Born in 1956.
Marky Ramone (Marc Bell)-59 years old
Solo/ex-Ramones/ex-Voidoids/ex-Dust drummer. Born in 1956.
Jeff Carlisi-63 years old
The former .38 Special guitarist now runs a music camp for kids. Born in 1952.
Johnny Thunders (Genzale)-Died in 1991
The New York Dolls/Heartbreakers/solo singer-guitarist, who was a junkie for many years, died under mysterious drug-related circumstances in New Orleans on April 23rd, 1991. He was 38. Born in 1952.
Artimus Pyle-67 years old
Ex-Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer. Born in 1948.
Peter Banks (Brockbanks)-Died in 2013
The guitarist in the original lineup of Yes suggested the band’s name. He left in 1970 and was replaced by Steve Howe. He later released albums with his groups Flash and Empire, as well as a handful of solo recordings. He died of heart failure March 8th, 2013 at 65. Born in 1947.
Linda Ronstadt-69 years old
After fronting The Stone Poneys on 1968’s “Different Drum,” the Tucson, Arizona native hit big with country-rock renditions of Betty Everett’s “You’re No Good,” the Everly Brothers’ “When Will I Be Loved” and Martha and the Vandellas’ “Heat Wave.” She then turned her attention to Broadway theater in The Pirates of Penzance and crooned ’40s standards with arranger-conductor Nelson Riddle. She returned to the pop mainstream in ’87, teaming with James Ingram for “Somewhere Out There” (from An American Tale). It reached number-two, as did the Grammy-winning duet “Don’t Know Much” with Aaron Neville. Born in 1946.
TRIVIA ANSWER
b) The Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Concert