Happy Birthday to Nuno Bettencourt – Born on September 19th, 1966
https://youtu.be/vQui_NIT9ag Extreme in New York City - 1989 photo by Mark Weiss https://rockscenemagazine.com/today/nuno-bettencourt-of-extreme/
Happy Birthday to Lita Ford – Born on September 19, 1958
https://youtu.be/SgcDMmKEul8 As a young child, Lita was more drawn to the guitar rather than her Barbie dolls, which she soon rejected after receiving her first guitar. It was an acoustic guitar and she couldn’t get the sounds she wanted out of the acoustic that was right for playing Jimi Hendrix and Black Sabbath Songs. She started taking lessons and was taught the chords to Creedence Clearwater Revival songs, but really wanted to learn riffs that were meant for the electric…
PMRC HEARINGS -September 19, 1985
Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and John Denver testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee against the Parents Music Resource Center’s plans on demanding warning labels on albums. Frank Zappa says that, “The PMRC proposal is an ill-conceived piece of nonsense which fails to deliver any real benefits to children, infringes the civil liberties of people who are not children, and promises to keep the courts busy for years dealing with the interpretation and enforcement problems inherent in the proposal’s design.” John Denver…
Ric Ocasek – Rest In Peace September 15, 2019
The singer and guitarist of the Cars has died today September 15, 2019 in New York City at the age of 75. Artists share their thoughts and Memories on social media.. "So sad. Such a great writer, singer, player, producer. My thoughts are with his family. Rest in peace" Peter Frampton "Sorry 2 hear about #ricocasek RIP loved his work with the band #Suicide"Billy Idol "RIP Ric Ocasek. Great songwriter and singer for the Cars" Bryan Adams https://youtu.be/ZPU5mLHgfec
EDDIE MONEY – Rest in Peace – September 13, 2019
Eddie was a one of a kind guy. I first started photographing Eddie in 1979, he was on top after his self titled 1977 debut album Eddie Money with his classic hits "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On". I was only 19 working for the promoter doing trade photos. Eddie grabbed me after his performance at and asked me to take a photo of his good buddies Flo and Eddie who were also performing. I then asked if…
Happy Birthday to Joe Perry – Born on September 10, 1950
https://youtu.be/8nHTs0F2LN0 Joe Perry talks about his ROCK SCENE Joe Perry backstage before performing with Aerosmith in Atlantic City, 2015 Joe Perry performs with Aerosmith in Atlantic City, 2015 Joe Perry performs with Aerosmith in Atlantic City, 2015
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GENE SIMMONS BORN ON AUGUST 25, 1949
https://youtu.be/uy9B3vRlGr0 Gene Simmons talks about coming to America when he just turned nine years old. Although he didn’t speak any English, hearing Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Sam Cook, Otis Redding and James Brown on the radio made perfect sense to him. The music moved him and he moved to it! At that young age, he couldn’t quite figure out what it was that excited him so. One thing he knew for certain, he was smitten by the music. Gene reflects on the first time he saw the…
BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET released on August 18, 1986 – The story behind the album cover’s
On August 18, 1986 BON JOVI released their third album would be the album that made them a household name selling over 28 million records worldwide. That January, Bon Jovi went to Little Mountain Studios in Vancouver to start work on their third record. Photographer Mark "WEISSGUY" Weiss was asked to brainstorm ideas for the album cover. The name they gave me to work with was Wanted Dead or Alive. Weiss eplains "I loved Westerns. I came up with what…