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2020 – Eddie Van Halen’s ex-wife pays a touching tribute to the late rock icon Read more

2020 – Eddie Van Halen’s ex-wife pays a touching tribute to the late rock icon

2020 – Eddie Van Halen’s ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli has paid a touching tribute to the late rock icon. The 60-year-old actress shared a sweet picture of the Van Halen co-founder, their son Wolfgang Van Halen, and herself, after he sadly passed away on Tuesday (06.10.20), aged 65, following a “long and arduous battle” with cancer. […]

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2016 – Josh Groban and Kat Dennings have reportedly split after nearly two years together. Read more

2016 – Josh Groban and Kat Dennings have reportedly split after nearly two years together.

2016 – Josh Groban and Kat Dennings have reportedly split after nearly two years together. The singer-turned-actor and 2 Broke Girls star first went public with their romance in October 2014, as they attended The Carousel of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills. But now E! News reports the pair has made the mutual decision to […]

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2016 – Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton took their romance center stage Read more

2016 – Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton took their romance center stage

2016 – Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton took their romance center stage Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton took their romance center stage on Monday night (09May16) as they performed Go Ahead and Break My Heart. The couple admitted they had been feeling nervous about debuting the song on The Voice – the U.S. talent show […]

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2013 – Alex Van Halen sues his ex on This Day in Rock Music History! Read more

2013 – Alex Van Halen sues his ex on This Day in Rock Music History!

2013 – Alex Van Halen sues his ex on This Day in Rock Music History! Alex and Kelly Van Halen divorced over 20 years ago, yet Kelly has kept Van Halen as her surname. Now the company that controls the group’s name is suing her for trademark infringement. Kelly Van Halen (originally Carter) has named […]

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2012 – Adele fails to register her newborn baby in England on This Day in Rock Music History! Read more

2012 – Adele fails to register her newborn baby in England on This Day in Rock Music History!

2012 – Adele fails to register her newborn baby in England on This Day in Rock Music History! Adele and partner Simon Konecki welcomed the newborn on October 19th of this year. The couple now face charges up to $1600.00 for failing to register the baby within a 6 week period.

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2012 – Stevie Wonder representatives confirmed that the singer had filed for divorce Read more

2012 – Stevie Wonder representatives confirmed that the singer had filed for divorce

2012 – Stevie Wonder representatives confirmed that the singer had filed for divorce, ending his 10-year marriage to Kai Millard Morris. The legal proceedings were initiated under his given name, Stevland Morris. Stevie’s first marriage to Syreeta Wright ended in 1972.

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2012 – Seal has responds to Heidi Klum’s divorce filing on This Day in Rock Music History! Read more

2012 – Seal has responds to Heidi Klum’s divorce filing on This Day in Rock Music History!

2012 – Seal responds to Heidi Klum’s divorce filing on This Day in Rock Music History! Seal is tooling up over a major dispute on who gets what from the marraige. Heidi claims of a postnuptial agreement which disputes the state of community assets. But in Seal’s papers, he claims there are “community and quasi-community […]

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2011 – Paul McCartney and Nacny Shevell tied the knot on This Day in Rock Music History! Read more

2011 – Paul McCartney and Nacny Shevell tied the knot on This Day in Rock Music History!

2011 – Paul McCartney and Nacny Shevell tied the knot on This Day in Rock Music History!  Former Beatles member Paul McCartney, 69, and Nancy Shevell, 51, held their wedding ceremony with 30 close family and friends after dating for four years. The ceremony was held on Sunday at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall, where […]

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2011 – KISS army Gasp!… KISS rocker Gene Simmons tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Shannon Tweed on This Day in Rock! Read more

2011 – KISS army Gasp!… KISS rocker Gene Simmons tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Shannon Tweed on This Day in Rock!

2011 – KISS army Gasp!… KISS rocker Gene Simmons tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Shannon Tweed on This Day in Rock! Saturday evening in Beverly Hills, Us Weekly can confirm.

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2011 – Thomas Mars and Sofia Coppola get married on This Day in Rock! Read more

2011 – Thomas Mars and Sofia Coppola get married on This Day in Rock!

2011 – Thomas Mars and Sofia Coppola get married on This Day in Rock! Engaged since May, the couple are married in Italy… making their 2 daughters, Romy and Cosima, legit. In attendance were Nicolas Cage, Jason Schwartzman, George Lucas and Johnny Depp to name a few.

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2011 – Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill married Victoria’s Secret model Lily Aldridge on This Day in Rock! Read more

2011 – Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill married Victoria’s Secret model Lily Aldridge on This Day in Rock!

2011 – Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill married Victoria’s Secret model Lily Aldridge on This Day in Rock! early Thursday evening at an intimate ceremony held at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California.

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2011 – Joe Jonas splits up with Ashley Greene on This Day in Rock! Read more

2011 – Joe Jonas splits up with Ashley Greene on This Day in Rock!

2011 – Joe Jonas splits up with Ashley Greene on This Day in Rock!

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Rock Drummers of note

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  • Doug Doppler
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  • Gregg Rolie
  • Jon Lord
  • Jonathan Cain
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  • Nicky Hopkins
  • Ray Manzarek
  • Rick Wakeman

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