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2008 – Unreleased material Jimi Hendrix wrote and recorded Read more

2008 – Unreleased material Jimi Hendrix wrote and recorded

2008 – Unreleased material Jimi Hendrix wrote and recorded with twin brothers Arthur and Albert Allen — a.k.a. the Ghetto Fighters — may finally be released through software/multimedia company we-R-you. The Allen brothers, who now go under the names TaharQa and Tunde Ra Aleem, first met Jimi in the mid-60s and worked with Hendrix on […]

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1942 – Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, Englan… Read more

1942 – Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, Englan…

1942 – Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, England. The Beatles have 20 No. 1 songs, more than any other recording act, and McCartney by himself or in duets has another nine. His biggest post-Beatles hits are “Ebony and Ivory,” a duet with Stevie Wonder that stays at No. 1 for seven weeks, and “Say […]

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2005 – Christian rock/punk-funk war! Scott Stapp and 311 brawl in a Boston Read more

2005 – Christian rock/punk-funk war! Scott Stapp and 311 brawl in a Boston

2005 – Christian rock/punk-funk war! Scott Stapp and 311 brawl in a Boston hotel after the ex-Creed singer allegedly makes an insulting comment about Doug “SA” Martinez’s wife.

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2005 – Folk singer Joan Baez joins anti-war protestors camped outside Read more

2005 – Folk singer Joan Baez joins anti-war protestors camped outside

2005 – Folk singer Joan Baez joins anti-war protestors camped outside George W. Bush’s compound in Crawford, Texas. Activist Cindy Seehan is demanding to meet with the president to discuss the war in Iraq.

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2005 – Nine Inch Nails’ With Teeth debuts at No. 1… Read more

2005 – Nine Inch Nails’ With Teeth debuts at No. 1…

2005 – Nine Inch Nails’ With Teeth debuts at No. 1, and a rare smile cracks Trent Reznor’s face. John Williams’ score for Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is the second highest new entry, at No. 6.

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2004 – Radiohead’s Thom Yorke speaks at the ‘No to Star Wars’ CND Read more

2004 – Radiohead’s Thom Yorke speaks at the ‘No to Star Wars’ CND

2004 – Radiohead’s Thom Yorke speaks at the ‘No to Star Wars’ CND rally outside an air force base in Yorkshire, England.

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2004 – Sum 41 flee the Congo after an outbreak of rebel violence… Read more

2004 – Sum 41 flee the Congo after an outbreak of rebel violence…

2004 – Sum 41 flee the Congo after an outbreak of rebel violence in the country’s ongoing civil war. The Canadian punk rockers were in the country to make a documentary drawing attention to the African nation’s problems.

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2004 – Canadian rock act Sum 41 is forced to evacu… Read more

2004 – Canadian rock act Sum 41 is forced to evacu…

2004 – Canadian rock act Sum 41 is forced to evacuate the African nation of Congo while filming a documentary, “From the Front Lines” for aid agency War Child Canada.

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2004 – Alicia Keys, Andrea Bocelli and Carlos Santana perform… Read more

2004 – Alicia Keys, Andrea Bocelli and Carlos Santana perform…

2004 – Alicia Keys, Andrea Bocelli and Carlos Santana perform at the We are the Future concert at Rome’s Circus Maximus. Organized by Quincy Jones, the all-star show benefits child care centers in African and Middle Eastern war zones.

Stu Sweatman No Comments 9:28 am
2004 – James Lawrence, guitarist with Hope of the States, is found hanged… Read more

2004 – James Lawrence, guitarist with Hope of the States, is found hanged…

2004 – James Lawrence, guitarist with Hope of the States, is found hanged at Peter Gabriel’s Real World studios near Bath, where the UK art rockers were finishing work on their debut album. He was 26. HOPE OF the States, for whom James Lawrence played guitar, was one of a new generation of British bands […]

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2003 – Matchbox Twenty postpone their European tour… Read more

2003 – Matchbox Twenty postpone their European tour…

2003 – Matchbox Twenty postpone their European tour as war escalates between the United States and Iraq.

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2003 – The day America begins bombing Iraq, Bruce Springsteen opens… Read more

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 cover of Edwin Starr’s “War (What Is It Good For)”. Later in the show he dedicated “Land of Hope and Dreams” to “innocent Iraqi civilians.”

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Historic Bands/Artists that Rock!

  • AC/DC
  • Aerosmith
  • Black Sabbath
  • Boston
  • Def Leppard
  • Fleetwood Mac
  • Heart
  • Journey
  • Judas Priest
  • KISS, and their personal army!

Music Downloads

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  • Rhapsody

Music Industry links

  • ASCAP – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
  • Audio Eclecticism in the 60s
  • Audio Engineering Society
  • BMI – Broadcast Music, Inc.
  • Bradley's School of Music
  • Fender Guitars
  • Grammy Awards
  • Guitar Books
  • Krank
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Rock Bassists of note

  • Ariane Cap
  • Billy Sheehan
  • Flea(Red Hot Chile Peppers)
  • Geddy Lee
  • John Paul Jones
  • Paul McCartney
  • Ross Valory

Rock Drummers of note

  • Carl Palmer
  • Clive Bunker(Jethro Tull)
  • John Bonham
  • Neil Peart
  • Ringo Starr
  • Steve Smith
  • Tommy Aldridge
  • Tommy Lee

Rock Guitarists of Note!

  • Angus Young
  • Blues Saraceno
  • Brian May
  • Carlos Santana
  • Doug Doppler
  • Eric Clapton
  • George Harrison
  • Jeff Beck
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Jimmy Page

Rock Keyboardists of note

  • Billy Joel
  • Elton John
  • Gregg Rolie
  • Jon Lord
  • Jonathan Cain
  • Keith Emerson
  • Nicky Hopkins
  • Ray Manzarek
  • Rick Wakeman

Rock Singers of Note

  • Ann Wilson
  • Chris Cornell
  • David Bowie
  • David Lee Roth
  • Elvis Presley (The King)
  • Freddie Mercury
  • Grace Slick
  • Jim Morrison
  • Mick Jagger
  • Ozzy

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