52 years ago today (6/17/72), keyboard player and founding member of the Grateful Dead Ron “Pigpen” McKernan played his last show with the band at the Hollywood Bowl. Health problems
20 years ago today (6/14/04), the Beastie Boys released their sixth studio album, To the 5 Boroughs. After a short hiatus after the release of Hello Nasty in 1998, The Beastie
45 years ago today (6/13/79), The Cars released their second LP Candy O. Renowned for its original pinup cover art by artist Alberto Vargas, the album featured the Top 20 hit “Let’s
15 years ago today (6/12/09) at the Bonnaroo festival, The Beastie Boys played together for the last time shortly after revealing their new album would be titled Hot Sauce Committee.
20 years ago today (6/10/04), the legend Ray Charles died at age 73. Quite nobody sang like Charles or played like him and his influence remains enormous. He scored the
30 years ago today (6/7/94), the prosperous Stone Temple Pilots mid-90s run continued with the release of their second studio album, Purple. Fueled by the anthemic radio hits “Interstate Love
55 years ago today (6/6/69), Elton John released his debut album, Empty Sky. A vast departure from his more layered and thematic work that would soon arise, Empty Sky is
The first recording featuring David Bowie was released 60 years ago today (6/5/64). At the time, he was still known as David Jones when the track “Liza Jane” by David
Before huge political divides, it was ok for anyone to have a blockbuster album titled Born In The U.S.A. 40 years ago today (6/4/84), Bruce Springsteen did just that and
25 years ago today (6/3/99), via Phish Dry Goods only, Phish released The Siket Disc, their eighth studio album. The Siket Disc compiles several instrumental tracks that originated from recording
