Two superstars had a mutual admiration society going when they finally performed together. One song became a classic; the others were often bootlegged.
Her death occurred on the eve of her induction, with daughter Wynonna, into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The duo had just announced a tour
50 years earlier, a listener tells a Detroit DJ that when “Strawberry Fields Forever” is played backwards, a voice says, “Turn me on, dead man”
He was David Bowie’s perfect foil in the Spiders from Mars but also a solo artist and in-demand sideman, producer and more. Remembering a great musician.
The idea of a Broadway musical based on rock and countercultural themes was unthinkable. Until it wasn’t. One show changed everything.
“Another famous California group,” said Jerry Garcia at Fillmore East, and out strolled a band no one ever expected to see sharing the Dead’s stage.
They were still a new band when they came to San Francisco and broke out a chugging, psychedelic jam that would become a rock classic.
He was the group’s vocalist for more than two decades. The band had suffered significant losses in three successive years
When the California megastars broke up in 1980, Don Henley said they’d reunite “when Hell freezes over.” In 1994, they knew what to call their new album.
Their recording of “Which Way You Goin’ Billy?,” written and produced by her husband, Terry Jacks, was a significant 1970 hit in the U.S. and U.K.