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Noteworthy Then

6/11/1949 ZZ Top's Frank Beard born

 

Happy birthday to the member of ZZ Top member that doesn't need a beard because he IS a Beard... drummer Frank Beard.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on June 11 include...

 

1947 Supertramp founding guitarist/songwriter Richard Palmer born.

1952 .38 Special lead singer guitarist Donnie Van Zant born.

1962 Pete Best plays drums with the Beatles for the final time on the BBC TV show Here We Go.

1964 The Rolling Stones stage a press conference in the middle of Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

1965 Rolling Stones release Got It Live If You Want It.

1968 Fire breaks out at Olympic Studios while the Rolling Stones are recording Beggar's Banquet.

1969 David Bowie's Space Oddity 45 released.

1971 Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys badly injures hand when it breaks a window.

1976 AC/DC opens the Lock Up Your Daughters tour in Glasgow, Scotland.

1979 Paul McCartney releases Back To The Egg.   

1979 Chuck Berry draws a four month sentence on tax evasion charges.

1982 Eddie Money releases No Control.

1983 Alex Van Halen marries Valerie Kendall in LA.

1988 Dire Straits plays at Nelson Mandela tribute at Wembley Stadium.

2002 Paul McCartney marries Heather Mills.

2005 Jimmy Page awarded Officer of the British Empire and Brian May Commander status by the Queen.

2007 Genesis opens Turn It On Again tour in Finland.

2010 Ozzy Osbourne makes Longest Scream world record attempt at Dodgers game.

2010 U2 does an invitation only concert at the Apollo Theater in New York City.

2011 Dark Side of the Moon achieves another milestone; 1,000 weeks on the Billboard Albums Chart.

2021 Wolfgang Van Halen releases Mammoth...