September 29

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 29
Jerry Lee Lewis is 75; Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad is 62; Mike Pinera, who briefly was a member of Iron Butterfly from 1969-1971 is 62; John Payne of Asia is 52; Brad Smith of Blind Melon is 42; Josh Farro, formerly with Paramore, is 23;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead
1976 At his 41st birthday celebration Jerry Lee Lewis shoots his bass players Norman Owens in the chest. Lewis is charged with discharging a firearm within city limits. Owens later sues Lewis after he recovers
2003 David Lee Roth injures himself on stage, forcing the cancellation of his tour