Happy 75th birthday today to Richard “Dickey” Betts –the founding member/guitarist/co-vocalist of the Allman Brothers Band who composed some of the band’s most indelible songs including “Jessica,” “In Memory of Elizabeth
53 years ago today (12/11/65), at Summit High School Auditorium in Summit, NJ, the original three members (Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison) along with then-newcomer Maureen Tucker, performed their first show with
45 years ago today (12/10/73), vaulted music venue CBGB opened in 1973. The club whose letters was for for Country, BlueGrass, and Blues instead laid the foundation for a whole other scene
75 years ago today (12/8/43), the late Jim Morrison of The Doors was born. Any rock fan knows his story, but The Doors legacy continues to spawn new fans over
Happy 69th birthday today to Tom Waits who was born on 12/7/49. Waits was born in Pomona, Calif, although he claims that he was born in the back of a moving
30 years ago today (12/6/88), legendary American singer Roy Orbison died at age 52 of a heart attack. Orbison Scored the 1964 UK & US No.1 single ‘Pretty Woman’, plus
Happy 86th birthday today to rock and roll hall of famer and rock pioneer Little Richard who was born on 12/5/32. With his outrageous stage presence and electrifying piano chops,
25 years ago today (12/4/93) Frank Zappa died at age 52 from prostate cancer. Zappa had an unparalleled career as a musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor and filmmaker. Zappa produced almost
35 years ago today(12/1/83), Neil Young was sued by Geffen Records because his new music for the label was ‘not commercial in nature and musically uncharacteristic of his previous albums’. His latest
36 years ago today (11/30/82), Michael Jackson released his most commercially successful album Thriller. Seven singles were released from the album, all of which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Jackson reunited
