Today in rock history 7th June

1944 – Byrds guitarist Clarence White is born this day

1958 – Prince (Prince Roger Nelson) is born in Minneapolis.

1964 – During their first ever US tour The Rolling Stones were booed off stage at a gig in San Antonio, Texas. Some performing monkeys who had been the act on before the Stones were brought back on stage for another performance.

1966 - Eric Kretz-drummer for Stone Temple Pilots born today

1967 - Dave Navarro-guitarist for Jane’s Addiction is born

1968 – Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane all appeared for the first of a three night run at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California.

1969 – Blind Faith makes its live debut in a London's Hyde Park. 150,000 people attend the free performance.

1969 – Keith Richards and his partner Anita Pallenburg were involved in a car crash near their home in Sussex. Richards escaped serious injury but Pallenburg was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone and the car was a write-off.

1969 – Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell both appeared on the first ABC TV Johnny Cash Show from Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

1970 – The Who performs its rock opera, “Tommy,” at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House.

1975 – Elton John’s album ‘Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboys’, went to No.1 on the US album chart, the first album ever to enter the US chart at No.1.

1977 – Led Zeppelin played the first of six sold out nights at Madison Square Garden, in New York City.

1987 – David Bowie played a concert in West Berlin in front of the Reichstag with the speakers pointing towards the nearby Berlin Wall where thousands of young East Berliners stood and listened.

1990 – The Black Crowes played their debut UK gig at the Marquee in London.

1991 – During their Use Your Illusion Tour, Guns n’ Roses played the first of two nights at the CNE Stadium in Toronto, Canada.

1994 – Grace Slick is ordered to serve 200 hours of community service and attend four Alcoholics Anonymous meetings after being found guilty of pointing a gun at police in March.

2007 – The funeral of guitarist, singer Bo Diddley took place in Gainesville, Florida.

2008 – 3 Doors Down were at No.1 on the US album chart with their self titled second US No.1.

2012 – Bob Welch, an early member of rock band Fleetwood Mac died.

2016 - A hacker took control of George Harrison's Twitter page, changing some of the former Beatles' biography before offering to help secure the account. Quickly apprised of the fact that his target died 15 years ago, the intruder tweeted an apology through Harrison's account.