
75 Years Ago Today – The Late Keith Moon is Born (Watch “Won’t Get Fooled Again” Live ’75)
75 years ago today (8/23/46), the original madman drummer for The Who – Mr. Keith Moon was born. Known for his unique playing style as much as for his self
75 years ago today (8/23/46), the original madman drummer for The Who – Mr. Keith Moon was born. Known for his unique playing style as much as for his self
50 years ago today (8/13/71) saxophonist King Curtis tragically died at age 37 after being stabbed outside of his apartment in New York City. Curtis had a distinctive playing style
30 years ago today (8/12/91), Metallica released Metallica (commonly known as The Black Album), which became the band’s best-selling album. After eight years of being a true-to-form “thrash” band with songs often
Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucía released the live LP Friday Night in San Francisco considered by many to be one of the greatest acoustic guitar albums
35 years ago today (8/9/86) Queen played their last live concert with Freddie Mercury at the Knebworth Park Festival in England. An audience of 120,000 heard them close out with “We
25 years ago today (8/6/96), Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers released ‘Songs and Music from the Motion Picture “She’s the One”‘ LP. The album served as the soundtrack for the 1996 film She’s the
55 years ago today (8/5/66), The Beatles released their seventh studio album and what many consider their finest effort – Revolver. The LP marked a progression from the group’s 1965 release Rubber Soul in
Ten years ago today (8/4/11), Neon Indian took his brand of chillwave to lofty crossover heights with the single “Polish Girl” off his upcoming album, Era Extraña. Frontman Alan Palomo
50 years ago today (8/3/71), following the breakup of the Beatles, Paul McCartney announced the formation of Paul McCartney and Wings. Wings had 12 top-10 singles (including one #1) in
50 years ago today (8/2/71), Frank Zappa and The Mothers released the live LP Fillmore East – June 1971. Before Zappa and Co. released albums by the hundreds, Fillmore East was a