26 June 1955: Joey Baron was born in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He is an avant-garde jazz drummer who taught himself to play drums when he was nine.
Baron has had a long association with John Zorn, being part of his Naked City and Masada projects.
Previous doses of music history for 26 June:
1903: Blues singer Big Bill Broonzy was born in Lake Dick, Arkansas, USA.
1943: R&B and jazz musician Georgie Fame was born in Manchester, UK.
Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. ~ Robert Benchley