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 of the Foo Fighters, Tony Canal of No Doubt, and Elvis Costello perform The Clash’s “London Calling” as a tribute to the late Joe Strummer.
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 – 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 [...]
1995 – Melvin Franklin of the Temptations dies of … — 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. Be Sociable, [...]
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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