July 23

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 23
David Essex is 63; Blair Thornton of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 60; Slash is 45; Nick Menza formerly with Megadeth is 42; Chad Gracey of Live is 39; Stevo Jocz of Sum 41 is 30;

ON THIS DATE
1977 John Bonham of Led Zeppelin and their manager, Peter Grant, beat up a couple of employees of Bill Graham's over a dispute about payment before a concert in Oakland. Later they plead guilty and settle out of court for $2 million
1980 Keith Godchaux of the Grateful Dead dies in Marion County, California from injuries he received in a car accident two days earlier at the age of 32
1993 Kurt Cobain OD's in a hotel bathroom in New York and is rushed to the hospital and survives
1999 Woodstock '99 opened in Rome, New York

IN THE NEWS
U2 Reworking Old Songs With Dave Hollister
U2's Spider-Man Musical Gets Back on Track
Bret Michaels is 'Custom Built'

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