Crank it up to 11 today to salute one of the legendary front men in Rock, AC/DC's Bon Scott, born Ronald Belford Scott on this date in Forfar, Scotland.

 

Other Noteworthty Classic Rock events on July 9 include...

 

1947 Jimi Hendrix Experience's Mitch Mitchell born.

1959 Simple Mind's Jim Kerr born.   

1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience did its last set opening for the Monkees.

1971 Jim Morrison buried in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.   

1971 Grand Funk Railroad sells out Shea Stadium.

1972 Paul McCartney & Wings debut in France. It is Paul's first concert appearance since 1966.   

1974 Crosby, Stills and Nash open a reunion tour in Seattle.

1981 Def Leppard releases High & Dry.   

1986 Billy Joel releases The Bridge.   

1995 Grateful Dead do last concert with Jerry Garcia, Chicago.     

1998 Authorities issue arrest warrant for Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots after failure to appear in LA on drug charge. 

2001 Metallica's James Hetfield enters rehab.

2001 George Harrison reveals he is undergoing radiation treatment for a brain tumor.

2004 David Bowie's European tour is cancelled due to heart surgery. 

2009 Jimmy Buffet rides in Lance Armstrong team car during Tour De France leg near Barcelona, Spain.

2010 Carlos Santana proposes marriage to drummer during his Chicago concert. 

2015 AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd draws an 8 months of house detention sentence for drug possession and threatening to kill a man and his daughter.  

2017 Stevie Nicks joins Tom Petty on Stop Draggin' My Heart Around during Heartbreakers Hyde Park concert.

2021 Rolling Stones release DVD of A Bigger Bang tour Copacabana Beach concert...