Melvin Franklin
1995 – Melvin Franklin of the Temptations dies of heart failure in Los Angeles leaving Otis Williams the sole surviving member of the popular Motown group of five.
2011 – Foo Fighters release “Rope,” the first single off their upcoming Wasting Light album. — 2011 – Foo Fighters release “Rope,” the first single off their upcoming Wasting Light album. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
2011 -Lindsey Buckingham will receive the ASCAP Golden Note Award at the sixth annual ASCAP — 2011 -Lindsey Buckingham will receive the ASCAP Golden Note Award at the sixth annual ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo, to be held April 28-30 at the Renaissance Hollywood [...]
2010 – U.K. Declares Abbey Road A Historic Site February 23, 2010 — 2010 – U.K. Declares Abbey Road A Historic Site February 23, 2010 2010 – With all the talk about EMI possibly selling Abbey Road Studios, the U.K. government has stepped in and [...]
2010 – Stone Temple Pilots have completed their comeback album, the band’s first — 2010 – Stone Temple Pilots have completed their comeback album, the band’s first since 2001. Scott Weiland tells Spinner that STP just finished mastering the record and revealed that they [...]
2010 – The Rock Hall induction “gala” this year will take place in NYC on March 15th. This year’s inductees: Green Day’s Billie — 2010 – The Rock Hall induction “gala” this year will take place in NYC on March 15th. This year’s inductees: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong will induct The Stooges, Phish’s [...]
2010 – RED RIVER REVIVAL, the band featuring former members of SUPERJOINT RITUAL and ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER — 2010 – RED RIVER REVIVAL, the band featuring former members of SUPERJOINT RITUAL and ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER, entered Philip Anselmo’s (DOWN, PANTERA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) recording studio in Louisiana last year to [...]
2006 – Rolling Stones: Twenty people are injured when ticketless… — The Rolling Stones 2006 -Twenty people are injured when ticketless fans try to gatecrash a Rolling Stones concert in Buenos Aires. Police use rubber bullets and tear gas to [...]
2006 – Arctic Monkeys win Best New Band… — Arctic Monkeys 2006 – Arctic Monkeys win Best New Band and Best British Band at the NME Awards in London. Best album goes to Kaiser Chief’s Employment. The Cribs [...]
2006 – The surviving members of Alice in Chains… — Alice in Chains 2006 – The surviving members of Alice in Chains announce they are reforming for a series of concerts. Singer Layne Staley died in 2002. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
2005 – Michael Jackson: The jury is selected for The Trial — Michael Jackson 2005 – The jury is selected for The Trial of the Century (C), aka Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
2005 – Ray Charles’ posthumous duets record… — Ray Charles 2005 – Ray Charles’ posthumous duets record Genius Loves Company ascends to the No. 1 album spot in the U.S. following his multiple Grammy wins. Highest new [...]
2004 – Courtney Love fires her lawyer… — Courtney Love 2004 – Courtney Love fires her lawyer after he advises her to plead guilty to drugs possession charges. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
2004 – Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin is arrested… — Puddle of Mudd 2004 – Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin is arrested in Toledo, Ohio after terminating a gig there four songs in, claiming he was too “f*cked up” to [...]
2004 – Doris Troy, best known for the 1963 Atlanti… — Doris Troy 2004 – Doris Troy, best known for the 1963 Atlantic R&B/pop crossover hit “Just One Look,” dies in Las Vegas. The 67-year-old singer/songwriter had suffered from emphysema. Born Doris [...]
2004 – “American Idol” semi-finalist Donnie Willia… — Donnie Williams 2004 – “American Idol” semi-finalist Donnie Williams is arrested in Danville, Calif. for DUI, forcing producers of the latest competition to pull him from the show. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
2003 – Norah Jones wins eight Grammys, including… — 2003 – Norah Jones wins eight Grammys, including Album of the Year for Come Away With Me. At the show, Bruce Springsteen, “Little Steven” Van Zandt, Dave Grohl [...]
2003 – Howie Epstein, 47, former bassist for Tom P… — Howie Epstein 2003 – Howie Epstein, 47, former bassist for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, dies at a hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A female companion who transports Epstein to [...]
2000 – Sean “Puffy” Combs is indicted on charges o… — Sean "P. Diddy" Combs 2000 – Sean “Puffy” Combs is indicted on charges of bribing a witness. According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Combs offered money and jewelry to his [...]
2000 – Israeli singer Ofra Haza dies in Tel Aviv. … — Ofra Haza 2000 – Israeli singer Ofra Haza dies in Tel Aviv. She is 41. Haza had been hospitalized and on a respirator for a week, apparently due to pneumonia. Be Sociable, [...]
2000 – Santana: At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Carlo… — 2000 – At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Carlos Santana performs a record-tying sweep at the Grammy’s, winning eight of the ten awards for which he is nominated. [...]
2000 – A cover of the Led Zeppelin classic “What I… — 2000 – A cover of the Led Zeppelin classic “What Is And What Should Never Be” by Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes becomes available for free download exclusively from [...]
1999 – Stanley Dance, the Grammy-winning jazz crit… — 1999 – Stanley Dance, the Grammy-winning jazz critic and confidant to jazz greats Duke Ellington and Earl Hines, dies of pneumonia at a rehab center near San Diego. He is [...]
1999 – Legendary Czech band the Plastic People Of … — Plastic People Of The Universe 1999 – Legendary Czech band the Plastic People Of The Universe embark on their first North American tour at Boston’s Middle East. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1999 – Garth Brooks attends spring training camp w… — Garth Brooks 1999 – Garth Brooks attends spring training camp with baseball team the San Diego Padres as a non-roster player. In lieu of salary, the Padres Foundation agrees to contribute [...]
1999 – At the 1999 Orville H. Gibson Awards, held … — Courtney Love 1999 – At the 1999 Orville H. Gibson Awards, held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles, Courtney Love, lead singer of Hole, walks away with the best [...]
1998 – Nine music fans are killed and more than 40… — 1998 – Nine music fans are killed and more than 40 injured when a truck on which leading Haitian band Ram is performing veers out of control during the annual [...]
1998 – Luciano Pavarotti is honored as the 1998 Mu… — Luciano Pavarotti 1998 – Luciano Pavarotti is honored as the 1998 MusiCares Person of the Year at a special tribute dinner and concert held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in [...]
1993 – Live: Right Here, Right Now [CD] (Van Halen) is released — 1993 – Live: Right Here, Right Now [CD] (Van Halen) is released this day in rock history! Release date: 1993-02-23 Live: Right Here, Right Now. is the one and only live album [...]
1983 – A collection of former studio musicians who call themselves Toto win Album Of The Year for — 1983 – A collection of former studio musicians who call themselves Toto win Album Of The Year for “Toto IV” and Record Of The Year for “Rosanna”, at the 25th [...]
1980 – Queen had Billboard’s top tune with “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, a son — 1980 – Queen had Billboard’s top tune with “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, a song that Freddie Mercury later admitted, came to him while he was taking a bath. Be [...]
1979 – The first tour of the U.S. and Canada by Di… — Dire Straits 1979 – The first tour of the U.S. and Canada by Dire Straits opens at the Paradise Club in Boston. The group logs 51 sold-out shows in 38 days. Be [...]
1978 – The Eagles win Grammys for the “Hotel Cali… — 1978 – The Eagles win Grammys for the “Hotel California” album and “New Kid in Town” single. The Eagles are an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, [...]
1978 – Kenny Rogers’ “Lucille” wins a Grammy for… — Kenny Rogers 1978 – Kenny Rogers’ “Lucille” wins a Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1969 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Everyday Peo… — 1969 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Everyday People,” Sly & the Family Stone. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1963 – Keyboard player Robert Collins is born. … — 1963 – Keyboard player Robert Collins is born. Be Sociable, Share! [...]
1959 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Stagger Lee,… — Lloyd Price 1959 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Stagger Lee,” Lloyd Price. The song is based on an old folk song, “Stack-O-Lee,” about the tragic fate of two gamblers. Be [...]
1952 – Brad Whitford, from Aerosmith, is born This Day in Rock! — 1952 – Brad Whitford, from Aerosmith, is born This Day in Rock! After attending the Berklee College of Music, Whitford played in local bands Cymbals of Resistance, Teapot Dome, Earth, [...]
1944 – Johnny Winter is born on This Day in Rock! — 1944 – Johnny Winter is born on This Day in Rock! FROM: http://www.johnnywinter.net/about/ Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal. Signing to Columbia records in 1969 called largest solo artist [...]
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