Chapter 01 — Today in music
On a day like today April 8
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1947
Steve Howe is born, progressive guitar's great scholar
Steve Howe was born in London, the guitarist who took Yes from country to flamenco and jazz to avant-garde, sometimes within a single song. "Roundabout" and "Close to the Edge" display his encyclopedism without ego. In the era of the athlete guitarist, he chose to be the librarian guitarist.
Steve Howe
Yes
1962
Izzy Stradlin is born, Guns N' Roses' secret Keith Richards
Izzy Stradlin was born in Indiana, Guns N' Roses' rhythm guitarist and key songwriter: "Patience" and much of "Appetite for Destruction" carry his Stonesy DNA. He walked away in 1991, tired of the circus, and his absence partly explains why the band never sounded as tight again.
Izzy Stradlin
Guns N' Roses
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