2006 – Remember cherubic boy trio Hanson? The oldest member, Isaac,
2006 – Remember cherubic boy trio Hanson? The oldest member, Isaac, marries his longtime sweetheart Nicole Dufresne in Tulsa, Okla.
Month: September 2006
2006 – Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson, John Me…
2006 – Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young are joined by Dave Matthews, Steel Pulse, Gov’t Mule, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gov’t Mule, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer for the organization’s 21st anniversary concert at the Tweeter Center in Camden, N.J.
2006 – Weezer sue the Miller Brewing Company. They allege that the drinks company
2006 – Weezer sue the Miller Brewing Company. They allege that the drinks company used their band’s (geeky) image in Rolling Stone print ads without permission.
2006 – The Grascals claim the entertainer of the y…
2006 – The Grascals claim the entertainer of the year trophy at the 17th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
2006 – Bowing to the inevitable, Rep. Lamar Smith,…
2006 – Bowing to the inevitable, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, pulls his legislation reforming the nation’s music licensing laws from the congressional agenda, saying he doesn’t see how it could get through Congress.
2006 – Neil Young was named artist of the year at the Americana Honors
2006 – Neil Young was named artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards at the fifth annual event in Nashville, Tennessee. The 60-year-old singer-songwriter released the protest album Living With War this year.
2006 – The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards says he’s finally given up drugs
2006 – The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards says he’s finally given up drugs … because they’re not strong enough. “I think the quality’s gone down,” whines the irresponsible fossil. Go Pirates!
2006 – The Rolling Stones kick off their umpteenth U.S. tour in Boston
2006 – The Rolling Stones kick off their umpteenth U.S. tour in Boston. It’s their first American appearance since Keith Richards fell out of a palm tree in Fiji and had to have brain surgery.
2006 – Justin Timberlake tops the American album charts, selling 684,000
2006 – Justin Timberlake tops the American album charts, selling 684,000 copies of his second album FutureSex/LoveSounds.
2006 – Beyonce Knowles takes home three awards at …
2006 – Beyonce Knowles takes home three awards at the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards in London, but is booed by the audience when she fails to turn up and pick up her trophies. Knowles wins best song and video for “Deja Vu” and best international female act at the event, held at London’s […]
2006 – Scottish no-fi performer Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly has two guitars
2006 – Scottish no-fi performer Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly has two guitars and a trumpet stolen after a gig in Wales. Someone please return this stuff before he decides to make a hambone record.
2006 – Willie Nelson is charged with drugs possession after being
2006 – Willie Nelson is charged with drugs possession after being pulled over in Louisiana for a routine check. Police allegedly find 0.7g of marijuana and 91 grams of magic mushrooms on the country stoner’s bus. Willie’s Kewl factor just went way up.