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Howard M. Leese (born June 13, 1951) is an #guitarist #producer, who played with #rock #band Heart for 22 years (1975 through 1997). He continues to record and tour as a solo artist, and as guitarist with The Paul Rodgers Bandand Bad Company.

Leese had his first recording contract with Ed Cobb’s Sunburst label[1] at the age of 15, as the band The Zoo with friend and drummer Mike Flicker. Later, when Flicker went to work for Jack Herschorn at Mushroom Studios in Vancouver, Leese went with him as a production manager. While there, he and Shelly Siegel started Mushroom Records.

It was at Mushroom Studios in 1974 that Leese helped produce a demo for Heart. The next year, Mushroom Records signed Heart and released the group’s first album Dreamboat Anniewhich Flicker produced. Leese was assistant producer on the album, and was asked to join the band later that year. He stayed with the band until 1997. Leese was Heart’s guitarist, backing vocalist, keyboard player and song arranger. Apart from the Wilson Sisters, Leese is the longest serving member of Heart.

In 1998 he joined the The Paul Rodgers Band. He continues to tour with The Paul Rodgers Band and Bad Company.[2]

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Rolf Brendel (born June 13, 1957) is a German #drummer. Brendel was a #drummer of  the #pop #rock #bands The Stripes and Nena. He also wrote and wrote a large part of the songs. Despite a few appearances in reputable shows like the Plattenküche or disco the band was not a big commercial success, in 1981 the group finally separated. Together with his former life companion Nena, who had also sung with The Stripes since the end of 1977, with whom he had been private since 1979, he was the band Nena from 1982, keyboardist Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, guitarist Carlo Karges and bassist Jürgen Dehmel , Here, too, he played a large part in all albums as composer and lyricist.

Brendel separated from Nena in 1987 and moved to Los Angeles, USA for two years to study drums at the Californian Musicians Institute of Music. Subsequently, he returned to Germany and played for various German bands, including the Spliff drummer Herwig Mitteregger. In 2002 he took over the management of the German junior artist Marlon and worked for several years in his studio in Tostedt - Land. Brendel lives in the Lower Saxony Cloppenburg, where he works with the rock band Peter and the Rolf. On October 20, 2014, the book “Nena - Die Geschichte einer Band” was published by Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin. Rolf Brendel recapitulates the initial and successful years of one of the leading NDW bands. His memories are based on interviews with former companions (including Jürgen Dehmel (bassist), Jim Rakete (photographer and sponsor)) and various photos.

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Yardbirds - For Your Love album

For Your Love is the first American album by English #rock #band the Yardbirds. Released on June 13, 1965, it contains new studio recordings along with previously released singles.[3] The album features some of the earliest recordings by guitarists Eric Clapton and his replacement Jeff Beck. The Yardbirds' manager, Giorgio Gomelsky, who selected the songs, planned to capitalise on the group's hit "For Your Love". The album, released as the Yardbirds were preparing for their first American tour, reached number 96 in Billboard's Top LPs chart. It was unissued in the UK, although the songs with Beck were released in August 1965 on the Five Yardbirds EP.

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One Slip“ is a #song from Pink Floyd's 1987 #album A Momentary Lapse of Reason was released as a single on June 13, 1988.

The album gets its title from a line of this song’s lyrics. The song was co-written by David Gilmour and Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, who later co-produced Gilmour's On an Island album and played rhythm guitar on the subsequent tour.

It was first released as the B-side to “Learning to Fly”. It was then re-released as the third single from the album in the UK where it was a minor hit and was the fourth single from the album in the US where it did well on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.

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Crush is the seventh #studio #album by #rock #band Bon Jovi released on June 13, 2000 through Island Records the album was produced by Luke Ebbin, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. Commercially, Crush became an international success, reaching the top of the charts in multiple territories. The album was certified double platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album helped introduce the band to a new generation of fans. Crush was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards. Three singles were released from the album internationally: “It’s My Life”, “Say It Isn’t So” and “Thank You For Loving Me”, as well as a new, updated rendition of “One Wild Night” released a year later with the live album One Wild Night Live 1985–2001. “It’s My Life” became one of the band’s most well-known songs, and one of their most successful singles, reaching number one in several countries and becoming the third best selling single of 2000 #classic #music #musica

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Plays Metallica by Four Cellos is the #debut #album by Finnish #metal #band Apocalyptica, released on June 13, 1996. It features eight instrumentalMetallica covers arranged and played on cellos. The band was invited to record this album by a label employee after a 1995 show in which they performed some of the songs. The members were initially unsure and thought nobody would listen to such a record, but the employee insisted and they recorded it.[2]

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More is the first #soundtrack #album, and third #studio #album, by #rock #band Pink Floyd, released on 13 June 1969 in the United Kingdom by EMI Columbia and on 9 August 1969 by Tower Records a subsidiary label of Capitol Records in the United States as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the film More.[1][2] It is the first album by the band to be released by Capitol internationally. The film More was made in Luxembourg in 1969 and was directed by Barbet Schroeder.

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Clockwork Angels

Clockwork Angels is the nineteenth and final studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on June 8, 2012, on Roadrunner Records. Durin

Clockwork Angels is the nineteenth and final studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on June 12, 2012 in Canada and US. During the band's year-and-a-half break following its Snakes & Arrows Tour, the group decided to write a new studio album. Most of the album was recorded between October and December 2011 at Revolution Recording in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]

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Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! is the #debut studio #album by #thrash #metal #band Megadeth. It was released on June 12, 1985, through Combat Records. At the beginning of 1985, the band was given $8,000 by Combat to record and produce their debut album. After spending half of the album’s budget on drugs, alcohol and food, the band was forced to fire their original producer and produce the album themselves. Despite the resulting poor production, the album was a well-received effort that obtained strong reviews in various music publications. Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! played an essential role in establishing thrash metal as an authentic sub-genre of heavy metal music. It explores themes of death, violence and occultism.

The album features a controversial cover of “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” and the track “Mechanix”, a song Dave Mustaine originally wrote for Metallica. A deluxe edition, completely remixed and remastered with several bonus tracks, was released through Loud Records in 2002. It features vastly different artwork, with its cover based on the version originally designed by Mustaine in 1985. All songs from the album have been performed frequently during Megadeth’s initial tour, but have been steadily dropped from the setlist afterwards.

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Brad Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an #musician, best known as the #lead #vocalist of the #rock #bands Boston and RTZ.

In 1969, guitarist Barry Goudreau introduced Delp to Tom Scholz, who was looking for a singer to complete some demo recordings. Eventually Scholz formed the short-lived band Mother’s Milk (1973–74), including Delp and Goudreau. After producing a demo, Epic Records eventually signed the act. Mother’s Milk was renamed Boston, and the eponymous debut album (recorded in 1975, although many tracks had been written years before) was released in August 1976. Delp performed all of the lead and backing vocals, including all layered vocal overdubs.

Boston has sold more than 20 million copies, and produced rock standards such as “More Than a Feeling”, “Foreplay/Long Time” and “Peace of Mind”. Delp co-wrote “Smokin’” along with Scholz, and wrote the album’s closing track, “Let Me Take You Home Tonight”.

Their next album, Don’t Look Back, was released two years later in August 1978. Its release spawned new hits such as the title track, “Party” (a sequel of sorts to “Smokin’”), and the poignant ballad “A Man I’ll Never Be”. As they did with “Smokin’”, Delp and Scholz again collaborated on “Party”, and Delp penned “Used To Bad News”.

Boston - More Than a Feeling: https://youtu.be/t4QK8RxCAwo

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John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English #singer, #bassist, and #songwriter. He rose to fame with #bands Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music and Uriah Heep.

Following his period in Uriah Heep, Wetton formed U.K., and later — after a brief stint in Wishbone Ash — he was the frontman and principal songwriter of the supergroup Asia, which proved to be his biggest commercial success. Their eponymous debut album sold eight million copies worldwide, and was Billboard magazine’s No. 1 album of 1982. He later formed the duo Icon with Geoff Downes(also from Asia, ex-Yes, ex-The Buggles), and from the 1990s had a successful solo career, releasing several studio and live albums.

Wetton had a long career as an in-demand session bass player, collaborating with many members of progressive rock bands such as Yes (Steve Howe, Bill Bruford, Alan White, Billy Sherwood, Peter Banks), Roxy Music (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera) and Genesis (Steve Hackett).

Wetton died in his sleep from complications of colorectal cancer at the Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital in Christchurch, Dorset, on 31 January 2017. 

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Pete Farndon (12 June 1952 – 14 April 1983) was an #bassist and founding #member of the #rock #band the Pretenders. Farndon attended Hereford Cathedral School in his home city of Hereford, before embarking on his musical career with the Pretenders. In addition to playing bass with the group, Farndon sang backup vocals and co-wrote two of the group’s songs (“The Wait” and “Space Invader”), before an increasing drug problem resulted in him being dismissed from the group on 14 June 1982.

Farndon’s musical influences included Stanley Clarke and Jeff Beck. Farndon played with Cold River Lady until the summer of 1976, and then toured with Australian folk-rock band The Bushwackers prior to the Pretenders in 1978.

Farndon joined the Pretenders in the Spring of 1978, and was the first member of the 1978-82 lineup to be recruited by Chrissie Hynde. Farndon recalled their first rehearsal: “I’ll never forget it, we go in, we do a soul number, we do a country and western number, and then we did ‘The Phone Call’ which is like the heaviest fuckin’ punk rocker you could do in 5/4 time. Impressed? I was very impressed.” A guitarist was still needed, and Farndon recruited lead guitarist James Honeyman-Scott into the group that summer. Farndon, Honeyman-Scott, and bandmate Martin Chambers all hailed from Hereford, England.

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Icon is a #compilation #album by British #rock #band Queen, released on 11 June 2013 by Hollywood Records. The album was only released in the United States and Canada as a limited edition release.

Queen "Icon" (2013) album - YouTube

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Queen - Icon

Queen's compilation album 'Icon' was released on 11 June 2013. However, it was only released in the United States as a limited edition relea

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Crisis? What Crisis? is the fourth #album by #progressive #rock #band Supertramp, released on September 14, 1975. A remastered CD version of the album was released on 11 June 2002 on A&M Records. The remaster features the original artwork and credits plus lyrics to all of the songs, which the original release lacked.

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Graham Cyril Russell (born 11 June 1950) is an English #musician, #songwriter, and #singer/#guitarist of the #soft #rock #duo Air Supply.

In 1975, with Russell Hitchcock, he formed Air Supply in Australia. The duo have been singing and performing romantic songs and ballads, such as “Lost in Love”, “All Out of Love”, “Every Woman in the World”, “The One That You Love”, “Even the Nights Are Better”, “Goodbye” and “Making Love Out of Nothing at All”, for more than forty years.

In 1968, he moved to Australia and formed a second band in Melbourne, and began to also play solo in cafes and dance clubs, gaining ground on the Australian circuit.

In 1973, after reading spiritual and mystical content in search of knowledge and answers for several questions about life, Russell joined the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in 1975 and met Russell Hitchcock on the first day and became instant friends. They would sing Beatles songs together during and after shows and this would eventually lead them to form the band Air Supply.[5]

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Frank Lee Beard (born June 11, 1949) is the #drummer in the #blues #rock #band ZZ Top. Frank Beard is notable as being the only musician in the band without a long beard, an ironic fact considering his last name. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellers, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues[1] before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbonsand Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.

Beard was born in Frankston, Texas, and attended Irving High School in Irving, Texas. In late 1969, he joined The Moving Sidewalks guitarist and vocalist Gibbons’ ZZ Top. Beard also introduced Gibbons to bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill, with whom Beard had played in the bandsAmerican Blues, the Warlocks, and the Cellar Dwellers. After honing their trademark “Texas boogie-blues-rock” style, they released their aptly titled ZZ Top’s First Album on London Records in January 1971. When ZZ Top started, Beard was known by the nickname “Rube” and was credited as “Rube Beard” on the first album and on Tres Hombres, the band’s third album, but is listed under his real name on Rio Grande Mud, their second album. After Tres Hombres, he was credited as “Frank Beard” on all the band’s albums.

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