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45 years ago toady, (11/9/70), blues guitarist/vocalist Susan Tedeschi was born. Formerly a stellar studio artist with the Susan Tedeschi Band, shes been leading the Tedeschi Trucks Band with husband Derek Truck since 2010 and the band has catapulted to headlining festivals and sellout multi-night runs at New York’s Beacon…

1o years ago today (11/5/05) guitarist Link Wray died aged 76. Wray was credited with inventing ‘fuzz’ guitar after punching a hole in a speaker giving him a distorted guitar sound. Link is most well known for his 1958 US No.16 single ‘Rumble’ which was banned on several radio stations,…

12 years ago today (11/4/03), and years prior to reinventing Taylor Swift songs, Ryan Adams released his fourth studio album Rock N Roll. The album featured the single “So Alive,” and includes guest appearances by Adams’s then girlfriend, actress Parker Posey, former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bass player Melissa Auf…

24 years ago today (11/3/91) a free concert called “Laughter, Love and Music” was held at Golden Gate Park to honor legendary promoter Bill Graham, pilot Steve Kahn and Graham’s girlfriend, Melissa Gold who died tragically in a helicopter accident days prior. An estimated 300,000 people attended to view many…

16 years ago today (11/2/99), Rage Against the Machine released their third and final studio album of original music The Battle of Los Angeles. The band has played seldom since 2000, as in late 2002 three of the members went on to form Audioslave with Chris Cornell and Zach De…

13 years ago today (10/30/02), legendary hip-hop DJ Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot and killed in Queens. Jay. Born Jason Mizell, Jay was fatally shot inside a studio on Merrick Boulevard in Queens and to this day nobody has yet to be convicted of the murder. Jay, who…

44 years ago today (10/29/71), guitarist and Allman Brothers Band founderDuane Allman died tragically in a motorcycle accident at the age of 24. A sought-after session musician both before and during his tenure with the band, Duane Allman performed with such established stars as King Curtis, Aretha Franklin,Wilson Pickett, and…

One year ago today (10/28/14), The Allman Brothers Band played its final show last night, delivering a lengthy triple-set concert at New York’s Beacon Theatre. During the show Derek Trucks periodically performed with Duane’s 1957 Goldtop Les Paul and the show culminated with ‘Trouble No More’ — the first song…

Two years ago today (10/27/13), Lou Reed died of liver disease. Reed; a massively influential songwriter and guitarist helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music with the Velvet Underground and his solo career. With the Velvet Underground in the late Sixties, Reed fused street-level urgency with elements of European…

40 years ago today (10/26/75), Elton John performed the second of two sold-out shows at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. This was the first time a pop music act had performed at the ballpark since the Beatles in 1966. Each night, John performed for over three hours in front of…