Boston's Brad Delp was born on this day in 1951 in Peabody Mass.  Delp not only did all of the lead vocals on the group's monumentally successful 1976 debut album, he did all of the background vocals as well.  Brad, Barry Goudreau and Fran Sheehan were also together in the group RTZ in the early 90's. Sadly, Delp took his own life in his New Hampshire home in March of 2007, leaving behind a note in French that read simply, "I am a lonely soul'.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on June 12 include...

 

1941 Roy Harper born.

1949 King Crimson and Asia's John Wetton born.

1951 Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos (Brad Carlson) born.

1952 Pretenders founding bassist Pete Farndon born.   

1953 Rocky Burnette born.

1964 Beatles play to 250,000 in Adelaide, Australia.

1966 Steven Tyler busted in an undercover cop sting at his high school.

1968 Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan born. 

1969 Mick Taylor introduced as the replacement for Brian Jones by the Rolling Stones.

1970 Mick Fleetwood marries Jenny Boyd

1976 John Lennon releases Somewhere In New York City. 

1977 Kenny Wayne Shepherd born.   

1982 Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and Gary U.S. Bonds perform at No Nukes Concert in New York's Central Park for a crowd estimated to be from 750,000 - 1 million.

1990 Bad Company releases Holy Water.

2002 Billy Joel crashes his car on Long Island, enters rehab soon after.

2003 Queen, Phil Collins. Van Morrison and Little Richard inducted by the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

2005 Pink Foyd announces they will reunite for the Live 8 Concert in July.

2007 Bon Jovi releases Lost Highway.

2007 Rolling Stones release A Bigger Bang 4 DVD set. 

2007 Neil Young’s wife Pegi releases her debut album.   

2011 E Street Band sax man Clarence Clemons suffers a stroke at his south Florida home.

2021 Triumph releases Allied Forces 40th anniversary expanded edition...