December 6

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 6
Peter Buck of R.E.M. is 53;

ON THIS DATE
1956 Randy Rhoads, guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and once a member of Quiet Riot, is born in Santa Monica, California. Rhoads died in 1982
1966 Rubber Soul by the Beatles is released in the U.S.
1969 A free concert by the Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway in Alameda County, California was marred by the deaths of four people, including one who was stabbed by a Hell's Angel
1988 Roy Orbison dies of a heart attack in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Orbison is 52
1994 Vitology by Pearl Jam is released
1995 The Grateful Dead officially announce they have disbanded due to the death of Jerry Garcia
2005 See You On The Other Side by KoRn is released
2007 Stephen Benton of Drowning Pool is hospitalized in Eau Claire, Wisconsin after experiencing paralysis and is diagnosed with the neurological malady Bell's palsy, a condition that usually is temporary. The group is forced to cancel the remaining shows on their tour