Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

North Central Florida Media Group

MARCH 8 |  

ON THIS DAY IN 1974, VOCALIST PAUL RODGERS & DRUMMER SIMON KIRKE OF ‘FREE’ ALONG WITH ‘MOTT THE HOOPLE’ GUITARIST MICK RALPHS, PLAY THEIR FIRST LIVE GIG AS THEIR NEWLY FORMED BAND ‘BAD COMPANY’.  

TODAY IN 1969, STEVE MARRIOTT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS QUITTING THE SMALL FACES. HE WOULD GO ON TO FORM HUMBLE PIE WITH PETER FRAMPTON, WHILE THE REMAINING MEMBERS, JOINED FORCES WITH TWO FORMER MEMBERS OF THE JEFF BECK GROUP, SINGER ROD STEWART AND GUITARIST RONNIE WOOD TO CONTINUE AS FACES.  

AND CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY TODAY, FOUNDING BASSIST FOR POCO AND THE EAGLES, RANDY MEISNER WHO TURNS 77. 

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