Wednesday, June 15: Rock Birthdays
Happy Birthday today (June 15) to Queensryche drummer Scott Rockenfield. He's 53. Other rockers celebrating include former Kansas singer Steve Walsh (65), guitarist Brad Gillis of Night Ranger (59), and singer/guitarist Noddy Holder of Slade (70).
Queensryche rose to fame in the 1980’s. The band has sold over 20 million records worldwide and gained critical acclaim for their 1988 concept album Operation: Mindcrime. The band’s follow up album Empire in 1990 went triple platinum and featured the hit single “Silent Lucidity”. The band earned two Grammy Award nominations for “Silent Lucidity” 1992 in the categories of Best Rock Song and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. The band released their first album with new singer Todd La Torre entitled Queensryche in 2013. In 2015 they released their second album with La Torre, their 15th album overall called Condition Human.