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Month: July 1993

1993 – Saxophonist Don Myrick of Earth, Wind & Fire dies. Read more

1993 – Saxophonist Don Myrick of Earth, Wind & Fire dies.

1993 – Saxophonist Don Myrick of Earth, Wind & Fire dies.

Stu Sweatman No Comments 12:53 am
1993 – Saxophonist Don Myrick of Earth, Wind & Fire dies. Read more

1993 – Saxophonist Don Myrick of Earth, Wind & Fire dies.

1993 – Saxophonist Don Myrick of Earth, Wind & Fire dies.

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1993 – Ed Guzman, percussionist for Rare Earth (“Get Ready” Read more

1993 – Ed Guzman, percussionist for Rare Earth (“Get Ready”

1993 – Ed Guzman, percussionist for Rare Earth (“Get Ready” – 1970), passed away on July 29th.

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1993 – Roger Waters marries Priscilla Phillips at the Romsey Registry Office Read more

1993 – Roger Waters marries Priscilla Phillips at the Romsey Registry Office

1993 – Roger Waters marries Priscilla Phillips at the Romsey Registry Office in England this day in rock history!

Stu Sweatman No Comments 1:12 am
1993 – U2 started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Zooropa’ Read more

1993 – U2 started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Zooropa’

1993 – U2 started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Zooropa’ the Irish bands fourth US No.1. Zooropa won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1994. “Subtle” has rarely been a word used to describe U2. But on July 5th, 1993, the band released Zooropa, a surprise […]

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1993 – Reggae group UB40 scores its second No. 1 s… Read more

1993 – Reggae group UB40 scores its second No. 1 s…

1993 – Reggae group UB40 scores its second No. 1 single, a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” from the film “Sliver.” It marks the first time that someone has covered one of Presley’s top 10 hits and bettered the peak position of the original song. Presley took the song to No. […]

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1993 – Phil Solem, a singer/songwriter with the gr… Read more

1993 – Phil Solem, a singer/songwriter with the gr…

1993 – Phil Solem, a singer/songwriter with the group the Rembrandts, and his wife, Mia, have a son in Minneapolis. They name the child Nicholas Philip.

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1993 – Nirvana plays a surprise show at the New Mu… Read more

1993 – Nirvana plays a surprise show at the New Mu…

1993 – Nirvana plays a surprise show at the New Music Seminar at Roseland in New York City. The band showcases songs from its yet to be released album, “In Utero.”

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1993 – A gunman fires into New York night club Dan… Read more

1993 – A gunman fires into New York night club Dan…

1993 – A gunman fires into New York night club Danceteria, injuring Eric Tallman, the lead singer of the rock band Erotic Exotic. A bullet grazes Tallman’s skull and he is taken to Bellevue Hospital.

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1993 – Bob Dylan films the video for “Blood in My Eyes” in North London. Read more

1993 – Bob Dylan films the video for “Blood in My Eyes” in North London.

1993 – Bob Dylan films the video for “Blood in My Eyes” in North London.

Stu Sweatman No Comments 12:55 am
1993 – Tireless “Weird Al” Yankovic records “Bohemian Polka… Read more

1993 – Tireless “Weird Al” Yankovic records “Bohemian Polka…

1993 – Tireless “Weird Al” Yankovic records “Bohemian Polka” and “Harvey the Wonder Hamster” for his album Alapalooza.

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1993 – “Weird Al” Yankovic cracks another sweat today as he records… Read more

1993 – “Weird Al” Yankovic cracks another sweat today as he records…

1993 – “Weird Al” Yankovic cracks another sweat today as he records the tracks “Jurassic Park,” “Achy Breaky Song,” “Bedrock Anthem,” and “Talk Soup.”

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Rock Drummers of note

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Rock Guitarists of Note!

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  • Brian May
  • Carlos Santana
  • Doug Doppler
  • Eric Clapton
  • George Harrison
  • Jeff Beck
  • Jimi Hendrix
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Rock Keyboardists of note

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  • Elton John
  • Gregg Rolie
  • Jon Lord
  • Jonathan Cain
  • Keith Emerson
  • Nicky Hopkins
  • Ray Manzarek
  • Rick Wakeman

Rock Singers of Note

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  • Chris Cornell
  • David Bowie
  • David Lee Roth
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