Today in rock history 6th February

1945 – Reggae star Bob Marley is born in St. Ann’s, Jamaica, the son of a British Army captain.

1958 – George Harrison joined Liverpool group The Quarrymen. The group who were named after Lennon’s school featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Len Garry, Eric Griffiths and John Lowe.

1962 – Axl Rose (William Bailey) (Guns N’Roses) born late today in Indiana.

1964 – Tickets to the Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show sell out.

1969 – Doors singer Jim Morrison was arrested for drunk driving and driving with no license in Los Angeles, California.

1970 – Eric Clapton played the first of two nights at The Fillmore East in New York City.

1981 - According to today’s New York Post, the surviving Beatles will record a new album as a tribute to John Lennon. But it’s another false alarm brought on by Ringo Starr working with Paul McCartney on the latter’s Tug of War sessions.

1982 – The J Geils Band started a six week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Centrefold’.

1982 -  Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey was hospitalised after being attacked after a gig in Belfast.

1990 – Billy Idol breaks his arm and leg when his motorcycle crashes after he allegedly ran a stop sign in Hollywood.

1990 – Over 200 women filed court actions against Chuck Berry after it was alleged that he had been secretly filming them in the toilets of the restaurant he owned.

1994 – Nirvana embarks on their final tour of Europe.

2000 - Bachman-Turner Overdrive made a guest appearance on The Simpsons as themselves performing at a state fair.

2001 – Guitarist Don Felder was fired from The Eagles. He would later launch a $50 million law suit against drummer Don Henley and guitarist Glen Frey, alleging wrongful termination and breach of implied-in-fact contract. Henley and Frey then countersued Felder for breach of contract, alleging that Felder had written and attempted to sell the rights to a “tell-all” book. Both parties settled out-of-court for an undisclosed amount.

2011 - Gary Moore, guitarist for the influential Irish rock band Thin Lizzy was found dead in his hotel room in Spain following a suspected heart attack. He was 58.