ANNIVERSARIES
1962-The Beatles performed at The Cavern Club in Liverpool as part of a special night presented by the Beatles' fan club.
1980-R.E.M. played their first ever gig when they appeared at St Mary's Episcopal Church, Athens, Georgia.
1981-Canned Heat singer Bob "The Bear" Hite died .
1994-Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his home in Seattle.
1998-drummer Cozy Powell (Colin Flooks) was killed when his car smashed into crash barriers.
2002-singer Layne Staley of Alice in Chains was found dead.
2007-Former Kiss guitarist Mark St. John died.
2012-Jim Marshall, who made rock ’n’ roll rawer and noisier by inventing the Marshall amplifier died at a hospice in London, aged 88.
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