Heart's Ann Wilson born on this day in 1950.  The older of the two sisters in Heart, Ann became the lead singer and wrote most of the songs for the band she formed that eventually included her younger sister, Nancy. Daughters of a career Marine Corps major, the Wilson sisters spent their younger years on military bases in central America and the far east before relocating to the Pacific Northwest when theWilson sisters were teenagers.  Ann joined the group that would eventually become Heart in the early 70's, with Nancy following in 1973.  Dreamboat Annie, the group's debut after changing their name to Heart, was released in 1976.

 

Other Noteworthy events in Classic Rock on June 19 include...

 

1963 AC/DC's Simon Wright born.

1967 Paul McCartney admits to having taken LSD on the BBC.

1973 Rocky Horror Picture Show opens in London with Tim Curry and Meat Loaf.

1977 Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols roughed up by six guys near a London subway station.

1978 Trooper releases Thick as Thieves.

1984 Bruce Springsteen sells out 6 Meadowlands Arena shows in 24 hours.

1984 Glenn Frey releases The Allnighter.

1987 Guns N' Roses make UK debut in London.

1987 Sammy Hagar releases (I Never Said Goodbye).

1988 Van Halen headlines Monsters of Rock concert at Rich Stadium in Buffalo, New York.

1988 Jimmy Page releases Outrider.

1990 John Hiatt releases Stolen Moments.

1993 Jeff Beck releases Crazy Legs.

2007 Jon Bon Jovi releases Lost Highway.

2007 Sammy Hagar releases Livin' It Up In St. Louis live DVD.

2009 Stage rigging collapse causes cancellation of Alice Cooper concert at Spartak Stadium in Novosibirsk, Russia.

2020 Bob Dylan releases Rough and Rowdy Ways.

2020 Neil Young releases Homegrown.

2020 Blackberry Smoke release Live From Capricorn Studios...