JUNE 12
IN 1971 THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE THE SINGLE “WILD HORSES”. THE SONG WAS CO-WRITTEN BY GRAM PARSONS AND ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON ‘THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS’ ALBUM PRIOR TO THE STONES’ RELEASING IT ON THEIR ‘STICKY FINGERS’ ALBUM.
ON THIS DAY IN 2005 PINK FLOYD ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD REUNITE WITH FORMER BASSIST ROGER WATERS, WHO LEFT THE BAND IN 1985, ON JULY 2 FOR THE LIVE 8 LONDON CONCERT. THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME THE BAND HAD PLAYED TOGETHER SINCE THE WALL TOUR IN 1981.
AND, TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS INCLUDE THE LATE BRAD DELP, FOUNDING VOCALIST FOR BOSTON BORN IN 1951, AND FORMER CHEAP TRICK DRUMMER BUN E CARLOS, WHO WAS BORN IN 1950