2010 – AXL ROSE Meets Fans In Porto Alegre – Mar. 20, 2010A short video clip of GUNS N’ ROSES — 2010 – AXL ROSE Meets Fans In Porto Alegre - Mar. 20, 2010A short video clip of GUNS N’ ROSES frontman Axl Rose signing autographs for [...]
2010 -JUDAS PRIEST To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON’s Radio Show – Mar. 20, 2010 — 2010 -JUDAS PRIEST To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON’s Radio Show - Mar. 20, 2010 British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson’s [...]
2005 – Welsh trio The Stereophonics top the U.K… — 2005 – Welsh trio The Stereophonics top the U.K. album charts with Language.Sex.Violence.Other? The No. 1 single in the UK is Tony Christie’s cover of the Neil Sedaka [...]
2004 – OutKast is the big winner at the 18th annua… — 2004 – OutKast is the big winner at the 18th annual Soul Train Music Awards, picking up two statuettes. Yet the evening belongs to career achievement honoree Janet Jackson. The [...]
2003 – Guitarist Josh Rand of rockers Stone Sour… — 2003 – Guitarist Josh Rand of rockers Stone Sour has a new job – diaper disposal. He becomes the proud papa of little daughter Mia Angelina Rand today. Be [...]
2003 – And what did Gene Simmons of KISS do the day… — 2003 – And what did Gene Simmons of KISS do the day war broke out? According to his Web site, “”Spent most of yesterday reading the forthcoming Sex [...]
2003 – Dixie Chicks: The South Carolina House … — 2003 – Dixie Chicks: The South Carolina House of Representatives pass a resolution urging the Dixie Chicks to make a public apology for derogatory statements about President Bush, [...]
2003 – The day America begins bombing Iraq, Bruce Springsteen opens… — 2003 – The day America begins bombing Iraq, Bruce Springsteen opens his show in Melbourne, Australia with an acoustic version of “Born in the U.S.A.” followed by his [...]
2002 – Newcomer Alicia Keys and veteran act the Is… — 2002 – Newcomer Alicia Keys and veteran act the Isley Brothers each take home a pair of trophies from the 16th annual Soul Train Music Awards. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
2002 – Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake… — 2002 – Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake release a statement to explain that they have not broken up. Instead, they split later in the year. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
2002 – Ailing music giant EMI – home to the Beatles… — 2002 – Ailing music giant EMI – home to the Beatles and Norah Jones – announces it will cut 400 acts from its roster in an effort to save [...]
2002 – The No.1 album in America is… — 2002 – The No.1 album in America is the soundtrack to O Brother Where Art Thou?, with performances by bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley and vocalist-fiddler Alison Krauss. Be Sociable, [...]
2001 – Three male members of pop band S Club 7 cau… — 2001 – Three male members of pop band S Club 7 cautioned by police for possession of a small amount of cannabis apologize to fans for being “very stupid.” In [...]
2001 – Complaining of pain in her lungs, Country M… — 2001 – Complaining of pain in her lungs, Country Music Hall of Famer Loretta Lynn is admitted to a Hurrican Mills, Tenn., hospital. She is treated for pneumonia and released [...]
2000 – Madonna issues a statement to announce that… — 2000 – Madonna issues a statement to announce that she is three months pregnant with her second child. The father is U.K. film director Guy Ritchie (“Lock, Stock And Two [...]
2000 – During a visit to “Live With Regis and Kath… — 2000 – During a visit to “Live With Regis and Kathie Lee,” Lonestar drummer Keech Rainwater demonstrates some hidden talents when he does several impersonations, including Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin, [...]
1999 – Radiohead’s behind the scenes film, “Meetin… — 1999 – Radiohead’s behind the scenes film, “Meeting People Is Easy,” premieres at the South By Southwest Music and Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1999 – A set of postage stamps commemorating what … — 1999 – A set of postage stamps commemorating what would have been the 30th wedding anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono is issued in Gibraltar. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1991 – Michael Jackson announces a long-term agree… — 1991 – Michael Jackson announces a long-term agreement with Sony Music and Columbia Pictures that could be worth $1 billion. Jackson will have his own record label and an entertainment [...]
1991 – Conor Clapton, the 4-year-old son of rock g… — 1991 – Conor Clapton, the 4-year-old son of rock guitarist Eric Clapton, dies when he falls out the window of a 53rd-floor apartment in New York. The tragedy was the [...]
1991 – Conor,Eric Clapton’s 4 year old son… — 1991 – Conor,Eric Clapton’s 4 year old son, falls to his death from a 53rd story New York City apartment window. Clapton later writes the song “Tears in Heaven.” NEW [...]
1990 – Gloria Estefan of Miami Sound Machine fract… — 1990 – Gloria Estefan of Miami Sound Machine fractures a vertebra when a tractor slams into her tour bus near Scranton, Pa. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1990 – Gloria Estefan’s tour bus is… — 1990 – Gloria Estefan’s tour bus is involved in an accident and the singer breaks several bones in her back. Gloria Estefan of Miami Sound Machine fractures a vertebra [...]
1984 – Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats marries … — 1984 – Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats marries actress Britt Ekland. Pictured: SLIMJIMPHANTOM.COM * BRIANSETZER.COM * LEEROCKER.COM Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1982 – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: I Love Rock… — 1982 – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: I Love Rock and Roll US 45 is no. 1 chart toppers. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1980 – The Eagles: A 28-year-old truck driver takes… — 1980 – The Eagles: A 28-year-old truck driver takes the office manager of Elektra/Asylum Records’ New York branch hostage. Joseph Riviera demands that either Jackson Browne or the [...]
1977 – The final live T. Rex concert is held in Po… — 1977 – The final live T. Rex concert is held in Portsmouth, England. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1976 – Born on this day, Chester Bennington, vocals, Linkin Park, (2002 US No.2 — 1976 – Born on this day, Chester Bennington, vocals, Linkin Park, (2002 US No.2 & UK No.4 single ‘In The End’, 2002 US No.2 & 2001 UK No.4 [...]
1976 – Alice Cooper married 19 year old Sheryl Goddard on this d — 1976 – Alice Cooper married 19 year old Sheryl Goddard on this day in rock history! 1976 – Alice Cooper married 19 year old Sheryl Goddard. Cooper was briefly [...]
1972 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “A Horse with… — 1972 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “A Horse with No Name,” America on this day in rock history! Lyrics: On the first part of the journey I was looking at all [...]
1971 – Janis Joplin started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with — 1971 – Janis Joplin started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Kris Kristofferson’s ‘Me And Bobby McGee’. Joplin died the year [...]
1971 – Yes release The Yes Album in the UK. — 1971 – Yes release The Yes Album in the UK. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1969 – John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. … — 1969 – John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar on this day in rock history! Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1968 – Eric Clapton is arrested in Los Angele… — 1968 – Eric Clapton is arrested in Los Angeles along with Neil Young, Richie Furay, and Jim Messina. The four are charged with “being in a place where [...]
1967 – Born on this day, David Shuttleworth, drums, Terrorvision — 1967 – Born on this day, David Shuttleworth, drums, Terrorvision, (1999 UK No.2 single ‘Tequila’). Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1965 – The No. 1 single in the British Isles is the Rolling Stones — 1965 – The No. 1 single in the British Isles is the Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time.” Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1964 – Tracy Chapman is born in Cleveland. The singer… — 1964 – Tracy Chapman is born in Cleveland. The singer-songwriter’s first single is the smash hit, “Fast Car.” Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1964 – The Beatles perform on English TV’s… — The Beatles on TV 1964 – The Beatles perform on English TV’s Ready Steady Go! program, which achieves its highest rating. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1964 – Beatles release Can’t Buy Me Love in UK. — 1964 – Beatles release Can’t Buy Me Love in UK. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1961 – Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) is born — 1961 – Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) is born this day in rock history! Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1960 – Elvis Presley records first session… — 1960 – Elvis Presley records first session since leaving the US army, Mess of Blues is the result. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1959 – Richard Drummie (Go West)is born… — 1959 – Richard Drummie (Go West)is born this day in rock history. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1953 – Born on this day, Poison Ivy, (Kristy Wallace), guitar, The Cramps. Wallace was marri — 1953 – Born on this day, Poison Ivy, (Kristy Wallace), guitar, The Cramps. Wallace was married to Cramps singer Lux Interior who died in Glendale, California on [...]
1951 – Carl Palmer drummer extrodinaire, (ELP/Asia) is born… — 1951 – Carl Palmer drummer extrodinaire, (ELP/Asia) is born this day in rock history. Carl Palmer (born Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer, 20 March 1950, Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English drummer and [...]
1951 – Jimmy Vaughan (Fabulous Thunderbirds and brother of Stevie Ray… — 1951 – Jimmy Vaughan (Fabulous Thunderbirds and brother of Stevie Ray)is born this day in Rock history. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1937 – Born on this day, Jerry Reed, US country guitarist, (1971 US No. 8 single — 1937 – Born on this day, Jerry Reed, US country guitarist, (1971 US No. 8 single ‘Amos Moses’). Worked with Chet Atkins, Bobby Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson [...]
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