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47 years ago today (10/6/68), Cream embarked on a ‘farewell tour’ of 19 cities in the U.S. before the two-night stand finale, Nov. 25 & 26, at the Royal Albert Hall. Opening acts on the various tour dates included Deep Purple and the newly formed Yes. Cream reunited in 2005…

30 years ago today (10/2/85), Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band wrapped up their 156 date ‘Born in the USA’ tour in support of the album of the same name in Los Angeles at the spacious Coliseum. This tour has been Springsteen’s longest and most successful tour to date,…

28 years ago today (10/1/87), Soundgarden released their debut EP Screaming Life through Sub Pop records. Screaming Life was later combined with the band’s next EP, Fopp (1988), and released as the Screaming Life/Fopp compilation album in 1990. Watch the arliest available footage of Soundgarden from the “Seattle Public Access…

48 years ago today (9/29/67) Mickey Hart joined the Grateful Dead as a second drummer to Bill Kruetzmanm. in February 1971 when he extricated himself from the band due to conflict between band management and his father. He returned to the Dead in 1974 and remained with the group until…

34 years ago today (9/26/81), Bruce Dickinson became the lead singer of Iron Maiden replacing lead singer Paul Di’Anno. Dickinson, who previously fronted British hard rock band Samson, helped Maiden rise up in the ranks of greatest metal bands with 1982’s landmark release The Number of the Beast. The rest…

35 years ago today (9/25/80), Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham died of asphyxiation in his sleep after having consumed “40 measures of vodka.” Following Bonham’s death a planned North American tour was cancelled and the remaining members decided to disband. A 12/4/80 press statement stated that, “We wish it to…

28 years ago today (9/21/87) jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius died from injuries sustained in a fight. Pastorius was trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, (where he’d been banned), and became involved in a fight with a bouncer, Pastorius fell into a coma and was put…

36 years ago today (9/14/79), The film Quadrophenia was released. Based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera. the film featured Phil Daniels, Toyah Willcox, Ray Winstone, Michael Elphick and Sting. Courtesy of Youtube- check out the film below!

28 years ago today (9/11/87), founding member of The Wailers Peter Tosh was shot dead at age 42 at his home in Kingston Jamaica by armed robbers. Tosh began recording and released his solo debut, Legalize It, in 1976. The title track soon became popular among endorsers of marijuana legalization,…

42 years ago today (9/8/73) The Allman Brothers started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Brothers And Sisters’, the group’s only US No.1. Following the deaths of founding members Duane Allman and Berry Oakley, The band carried on, adding new members Chuck Leavell on…