Sadly, we’ve lost Dusty Hill, ZZ Tops bassist since 1969, died at age 72 last night, but not before insisting that bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard continue without him. Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Stanley, Slash, David Coverdale, Flea and Billy Corgan are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the passing of ZZ TOP bassist Dusty Hill.
Billy Gibbons has confirmed that the group will carry on.
Jon Bon Jovi will have a rest area on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway dedicated to him. It's part of a showcase of local N.J. talent harnessed by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in conjunction with the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
The Bon Jovi vocalist will join other big Jersey-related music names, such as the late singers Whitney Houston and Frank Sinatra, in having a parkway service stop rechristened in their honor. Icons such as Connie Chung and James Gandolfini will also receive the rest area treatment.
Twisted Sister's Dee Snider has revealed that he has tested positive for Covid-19, despite being fully vaccinated. The singer believes he contracted the virus from his grandkids who were taken to Disneyland with his wife.
In the History of Rock: In 1963 – With the US charts full of Hot Rod songs, Capitol Records sent disc jockeys a list of car terms and phrases to help promote The Beach Boys latest release ‘Little Deuce Coupe’. The song first appeared as the B-side to The Beach Boys’ 1963 single ‘Surfer Girl’. The car referred to is the 1932 Ford Model 18 (deuce being for the year).
In 1965 – The Beatles’ second film – “Help!” – premieres in London. Queen Elizabeth is in attendance.
In 1967 – The Doors score their first #1 hit, “Light My Fire” is a chart topper. The Doors were out on the East Coast, still plugging away as an opening act (for Simon and Garfunkel) and as sometime-headliners (in a Greenwich, Connecticut high-school auditorium). When the group topped the charts in late July, Jim Morrison celebrated by buying his now-famous skintight black-leather suit.
1987 – Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream introduces their Cherry Garcia flavor, named after the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia.