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Happy Birthday to Ace Frehley – Born on April 27, 1951

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Happy Birthday to John Corabi Born on April 26, 1959

John Corabi talks about his Rock Scene…

Happy Birthday to IGGY POP – Born on April 21, 1947.

“I stare at myself in the mirror and I think, ‘Wow, I’m really great-looking”–IGGY POP  

Steve Marriot was 44 when he died on April 20, 1991

“Thirty Days In the Hole” a Classic sharing the stage with his bandmate Peter Frampton in Humble Pie.  

Rest in Peace Jimmy Webb Sadly died today April 14,2020 “Rock and Roll is in my heart”

“My Rock Scene is in the streets of New York. I just live Rock & Roll..Rock and Roll is in my heart, it’s in my spirit it’s forever it always it was there probably since the day I was born…

Van Halen’s Lost Weekend – April 5+6, 1984

Photos and text by Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss   Kurt Jefferis with his buddy Tom Winnick in fromt of the MTV lear jet at Philadelphia airport On April 5th, 1984 I was picked up in the MTV limo between exit 11…

Happy Birthday to Sebastian Bach Born on April 3, 1968

Skid Row – Midnight/Tornado, Giants Stadium, NJ – 1989 Skid Row (full show) performs on June 11, 1989 at Giant Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (you may want to fast forward 3 minutes). 

Happy Birthday to Angus Young Born on March 31, 1955

AC/DC perform on November 17, 1983 at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan – Guns for Hire (from Plug Me In)

Happy Birthday to Jon Bon Jovi – Born on March 2, 1962

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…

Happy Birthday to Punky Meadows – Born on February 6, 1950

Punky Meadow the guitar player in Angel talks about his ROCK SCENE growing up.

Happy Birthday to Tom Keifer Born on January 26, 1961

    TOM KEIFER talks about NIGHT SONGS COVER SHOOT Tom Keifer of Cinderella  

Happy Birthday to Steven Adler – Born on January 22, 1965

Check out Steven Adler talking about his ROCK SCENE growing up, getting his first drum set, and the first record he bought, KISS ALIVE 1. He reminisces about how he met Slash in history class when he was 12 and…

Happy Birthday to Vini “Mad dog” Lopez – Born on January 22, 1949

played on Springsteen’s first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle. Lopez started out in a drum & bugle corps. as a bugel player until the 8th grade. He attended a…

Happy Birthday to Tracii Guns – Born January 20, 1966

In this exclusive interview with Rock Scene, Tracii Guns looks back on his early experiences with music. He remembers being a young boy and sitting in the back of his mother’s boyfriend’s car in 1971 and hearing Led Zeppelin’s “Whole…

Happy Birthday to Paul Stanley – Born on January 20, 1952

Check out the December 1978 issue of ROCK SCENE magazine

Happy Birthday to Zakk Wylde – Born on January 14, 1967

 Zakk Wylde and Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss perform “Born To Be Zakk Wylde” at Mark’s 60th birthday party in Rumson, New Jersey. Three decades ago Zakk was playing in a small club in New Jersey when Dave Feld aka “Face” approached the…

Happy Birthday to Mike Tramp – Born on January 14, 1961

Mike Tramp grew up in Denmark in a musical house—he recalls being a young boy and wrestling with his two brothers over who would get to play their mom’s acoustic guitar. He got his foot in the door in the…

Happy Birthday to Chris Stein – Born on January 5, 1950

Chris Stein talks about his ROCK SCENE   Check out this Classic Rock Scene magazine from January 1982 Blondie at the Count Bassie Theatre – June 22, 2019

Ted Poley of DANGER DANGER

Danger Danger singer Ted Poley actually got his start in music as a drummer. He would beat on pillows around his bedroom with drum sticks, and eventually he sold his baseball card collection and bought himself a drum set. The…

Happy Birthday to Jerry Gaskill – Born on December 27, 1957

Jerry Gaskill talks about his early days Jerry Gaskill – Kings X

Frank Zappa / Rest In Peace / December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993

Frank Zappa on sin, guilt & “dirty” words, 1969: CBC Archives | CBC

Happy Birthday to Camone Appice – Born on December 15, 1946

  Carmine Appice talks about his ROCK SCENE  

Happy Birthday to Ozzy Osbourne – Born on December 3, 1948

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Happy Birthday to Steven VanZandt – Born on November 22, 1950

Steven Van Zandt talks about his ROCK SCENE Steven Vanzandt  

Happy Birthday to David Ellefson – Born on November 12, 1964

  David Ellefson of Megadeth  talks about his Rock Scene growing up. David Ellefson talks about his new band SLEEPING GIANTS with his singer Thom Hazaert.    Thom Hazaert and David Ellefson checking out a couple of classic ROCK SCENE…

Happy Birthday to Glenn Tipton – Born on October 25, 1947

Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest talks about his ROCK SCENE

Happy Birthday to Ziggy Marley – Born on October 17, 1968

Ziggy Marley at the age of 16 at Tuff Gong Studios at his home in Jamaica in 1981 with his first car. Ziggy Marley looks back on the day his father died   Tuff Gong studios in Jamaica – 1981

AJ Pero – Rest In Peace – October 14, 1959 – March 20, 2015

  A.J. Pero A Tribute in Photographs by Mark Weiss   AJ Pero interview with drum solo from New Zealand – 1985 Adrenaline Mob – A Tribute to A.J. Pero  

Happy Birthday to Jeff Keith of Tesla – Born on October 12, 1958

Tesla Little Suzi music video Photo by Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss on the set if Little Suzi

Happy Birthday to Sammy Hagar – Born on October 13, 1947

Sammy Hagar, who has fronted bands including Van Halen, Montrose, and Chicken Foot, was introduced to music at a young age. When he was four years old he saw Elvis Presley on TV. He first saw a guitar at his…

Happy Birthday to David Lee Roth – Born October 10, 1954

David Lee Roth on the David Letterman show in 1985. 1978  interview with Van Halen on Australian TV show called Countdown Photography by Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss…

Rockit Academy pays tribute to John Lennon in memory of his life – Born on October 9, 1940

 Celebrating the birthday of John Lennon each year on Q104.3 FM Breakfast With The Beatles. The Rockit Academy was invited to perform live on air at The Cutting Room NYC  October 7, 2017. Hosts, Ken Dashow, Steven Van Zandt and…

Johnny Ramone / Rest In Peace / September 15, 2004 – September 15, 2004

Interview with Johnny Ramone from the “End of the Century” The Story of the Ramones” Home video Photography by Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss BUY NOW photographs. Use…

Happy Birthday to John Mellencamp – Born on September 7, 1951

Nina Blackwood interviews John Mellencamp aired on MTV in 1982  John Cougar Mellencamp — Jack and Diane music video   Photography by Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss BUY…

Happy Birthday To Brian Johnson – Born on October 5, 1947

Brian Johnson & Geordie – 1973 “All Because of You” Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss BUY NOW photographs. Use coupon code: RSMFLASHBACK50 at checkout (Two per customer, excludes auction listings)  …

Happy Birthday to Tommy Lee Born on October 3, 1962

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Tom Petty / Rest In Peace / October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017

Charlie Rose interviews Tom Petty in 1999 talking about his songs.    Photography by Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss BUY NOW photographs. Use coupon code: RSMFLASHBACK50 at checkout…

A Very Happy Birthday to Lou Pallo of the Les Paul Trio – Born on October 1, 1934

“Lou is one of those great guys.. an incredible guitar player. He’s known as a man of a million chords” — Keith Richards Keith Richards talks about working with Lou Pallo. Lou Pallo acceptance speech at the Rockit Live Foundation…

Happy Birthday to Meat Loaf- Born on September 27th, 1947

  Meat Loaf talks about his ROCKS SCENE in the early days Marvin Lee Aday later to be called “Meat Loaf” was born on September 27, 1947 was born in Dallas Texas. The first bands he had seen in the…

Happy Birthday to Bruce Springsteen – Born on September 23, 1949

In the end it doesn’t matter If you got music  if you got something thats it like if your gunna win your gunna win.. When asked about his background Bruce replies “Screw up, in like a small town, ran away…

Happy Birthday Joan Jett – Born on September 22, 1958

“I wanna certain  sort of fame, when they write the ultimate Rock & Roll history book . I want my name to be there standing for something like being one the first females to really play Rock & Roll and…

Happy Birthday to Marq Torien of the BulletBoys – Born on September 22, 1961

Marq Torien singer of the BulletBoys talks about his ROCK SCENE Photographs by Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss   Marq Torien – BulletBoys

Happy Birthday to Nuno Bettencourt – Born on September 19th, 1966

  Extreme in New York City  – 1989 photo by Mark Weiss Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme  

Happy Birthday to Lita Ford – Born on September 19, 1958

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…

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…

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.…

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”. …

Happy Birthday to Joe Perry – Born on September 10, 1950

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

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…

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…

30 year anniversary of the Moscow Peace Festival August 13, 1989

The Magic Bus”McGhee christened the chartered Boeing 757 he hired “The Magic Bus,” and planned to fly all the festival’s acts over together, with a stop in London to pick up Ozzy Osbourne and the Scorpions.  Stas Namin, co-organizer, Moscow…

Happy Birthday to Eddie Trunk born on August 8, 1964 Eddie Trunk

A “scholar of metal and all that rocks!”, Eddie Trunk got his first taste of “heavy music” around the age of ten. A band called the Raspberries was playing on A.M. radio.  Eddie was immediately hooked and had his parents…

TOM KEIFER talks about NIGHT SONGS COVER SHOOT

On August 2, 1986, CINDERELLA released NIGHT SONGS often praised as one of the best rock records of the 80s. “We shot the cover in the historic district of Philadelphia. But the most interesting thing that I remember is that the…

Happy Birthday to Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath born on July 17, 1949

Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath talks about his Rock Scene growing up. Check out more at Geezer Butler’s website

Johnny Thunders / RIP – July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991

Johnny Thunders Death 1952-1991 (MTV Report) Johnny Thunders – You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory (1978)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Marky Ramone of the Ramones BORN ON JULY 15, 1952

Marky Ramone talks about his Rock Scene growing up….

40 years ago – July 12, 1979- Disco Demolition Night

Disco Demolition was a promotional event held at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979. The Chicago White Sox were playing a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Radio Personality Steve Dahl asked his disco-hating listeners to bring records to the ballpark…

Happy Birthday to Warren Entner of the Grass Roots Born On July 7, 1944

“I had just become aware that a person  from my past was in the band The Grass Roots that formed in 1965, A band  who had countless hits including  three top 10 singles in the Billboard charts.”Sooner or Later”, “Midnight…

Happy Birthday to Stephen Pearcy of Ratt born on July 3, 1956

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Happy Birthday to Debbie Harry Born on July 1, 1945

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Wolfman Jack – R.I.P. January 21, 1938 -July 1, 1995 was an American disc jockey

Wolfman Jack Born on January 21, 1938  died at the age of 57 of a heart attack. An article on page 28 describes his involvement in the film, “Wolfman isn’t just a DJ, he’s involved with the pop media.”  Go to page…

Happy Birthday to Yngwie Malmsteen born on June 30, 1963

Yngwie Malmsteen talks about his Rock Scene

Happy Birthday Todd Rundgren – June 22, 1948

Go to RockSceneAuctions.com and bid on these classic Todd pics!                    Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss BUY NOW photographs. Use coupon code: RSMFLASHBACK50 at checkout   (Two per customer, excludes auction…

Skid Row -June 16, 1989 “18 and Life” was released

30 years ago this week Skid Row released 18 and Life the albums second single of there debut album “Skid Row” it hit # 4 on the top 100 Billboard hot 100 charts in the U.S. The song went gold…

LED ZEPPELIN 6 sold out shows MSG June 7,8,10,11,13 and 14, 1977

ON JUNE 6, 1977, LED ZEPPELIN PLAYED THE FIRST OF 6 SOLD-OUT NIGHTS AT NYC’S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. PHOTOGRAPHER MARK WEISS WAS THERE TO CAPTURE THOSE MAGIC PERFORMANCES.  Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss BUY…

Happy Birthday to Steve Vai Born on June 6, 1960

Upon discovering his aunt’s piano at the age of four, Steve Vai had what he describes as two epiphanies. The first one being that when he played notes to the right, he noticed they got higher. When he went to…

Wendy O. Williams R.I.P. MAY 28, 1949 – APRIL 6, 1998

Lemmy from Motorhead with Wendy O. Williams in 1984 backstage in NYC at a Motorhead concert. Jean Beauvoir talks about Wendy O. Williams and playing with the Plasmatics.

Happy Birthday to Alex Van Halen Born on May 8, 1953

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Mick Ronson R.I.P. May 26, 1946 – April 29, 1993

Mick Ronson appears on “Old Grey Whistle Test” and performs his song “Angel number 9″on November 4, 1975 from his second solo  album “Play Don’t Worry” released in 1975.      

Happy Easter Its the OZZY BUNNY

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Joey Ramone – May 15, 1951 – April 15, 2001 – R.I.P.

ROCK SCENE FLASHBACK Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss BUY NOW photographs. Use coupon code: RSMFLASHBACK50 at checkout  (Two per customer, excludes auction listings. )  This photo of Joey was shot in this video. Find Joey…

Happy Birthday to Pat Travers Born on April 12, 1954

  Canadian rock guitarist Pat Travers started playing guitar in his early teenage years. He grew up in Ottawa, and started playing in local clubs, covering popular rock music by the Beatles & Jimi Hendrix. He would often play five…

Sam Kinison – RIP- December 8, 1953 – April 10,1992

Sam Kinison at Giant Stadium in New Jersey on June 11, 1989 Bon Jovi w/ Skid Row, Billy Squier, Sam Kinison – “Wild Thing” – 6-11-89 – Giants Stadium, NJ Sam Kinison – “WILD THING” video 

Happy Birthday to Izzy Stradlin Born on April 8, 1962

Izzy Stradlin And The Ju Ju Hounds – Shuffle It All

Happy Birthday to Steven Tyler born on March 26, 1948

Steven Tyler MTV interview (1985) Aerosmith – Let The Music Do The Talking

Happy Birthday to Elton John Born on March 25, 1947

Elton John John Lennon Live at Madison Square Gardens in 1974   Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road –  1973

Happy Birthday to Ric Ocasek Born March 23, 1950

The Cars – “Hello Again”. The song was released in 1984 as the fourth single from the album Heartbeat City.

Happy Birthday to Eddie Money Born March 21, 1949

Eddie Money performs “Two tickets to Paradise” on the MIDNIGHT SPECIAL  (1978)

Happy Birthday to Carl Palmer of ELP -Born March 20, 1950

Carl Palmer started playing drums at the age of 11 years old. He comes from a long line of musicians in his family going all the way back to his great grandmother who was a classical guitar player. While in…

Happy Birthday to JASON FLOM – CEO OF LAVA RECORDS BORN FEBRUARY 17, 1961

Record executive Jason Flom talks about his  career in A&R at Atlantic Records in New York in the early 80’s. His first signing was a band from Long Island called Zebra, they played a show with Twisted Sister   Jason reflects…

Happy Birthday to Rickey Medlocke Born February 17, 1950

Watch this exclusive Rock Scene interview from 2013 with Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackfoot talking about  how he learned to play many instruments during his childhood. He learned a lot from his grandfather, who was a professional musician.…

Meet Van Halen – July 1978

  Van Halen’s self titled  first record was released on February 10, 1978. Check out the article in the July 1978 issue of Rock Scene magazine Van Halen “Zero” demos 1976 From Wikipedia: “According to a January 4, 1977, L.A.…

Happy Birthday to Rachel Bolan Born February 9, 1966

Rachel Bolan sings the Ramones “Pshycho Therapy” from the 1992 Skid Row release “B-Side Ourselves”

Happy Birthday to Vince Neil Born on February 8, 1961

Vince Neil performs at the “US Festival” May 29, 1983 Motley Crue on the set of “Too Young to Fall in Love” 1984   A very emotional Vince Neil as he performs “Hme Sweet Home”L at the   performs “Home Sweet Home”…

Happy Birthday to W. Axl Rose Born on February 6, 1962

  Guns N Roses manager Beta Lebeis comes out sings Happy Birthday to Axl at the  Roseland Ballroom in New York City on February 2, 2012       Go to ROCK SCENE AUCTIONS and bid on Axl photo signed by Photographer…

SKID ROW self titled Debut album released on January 24, 1989

Dave Sabo of Skid Row   Skid Row guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo talks about his Rock Scene growing up.  Go HERE to bid on photographed by Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss        

NATIONAL RUSH FAN DAY – January 19, 2019

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee – 1981 photograph signed by photographer Mark Weiss now only $300 (coupon code RUSHFAN) Alex Lifeson – 1983 photograph signed by photographer Mark Weiss now only $300 (coupon code RUSHFAN)   Check out the official trailer…

Happy Birthday to KID ROCK Born on January 15, 1971 The true AMERICAN BAD ASS

Kid Rock at the filming of AMERICAN BAD ASS photos by Mark “WEISSGUY”Weiss

Frampton Came Alive This Week in January 1976

Peter on top of the world! Watch this live concert at Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Oakland, CA) on July 2, 1977. This is the tour that made Peter a superstar after the release of FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE!  on January 7, 1976 in…

Lemmy Kilmister – RIP- December 24, 1945 ~ December 28, 2015

2005 Interview for Headbanger’s Journey | Raw & Uncut. Interviewed by Sam Dunn from BangerTV. More on  BangerTV . All photographs by Mark Weiss Lemmy and Wendy O Williams in 1984. Motorhead performs Donnington Festival 1986. A must see Lemmy classic…

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