Beatlemania was in full force as “I Want to Hold Your Hand” became the band’s first single to top the U.S. charts.
Browsing: On This Day
We take you back into classic rock’s history and legacy to note important events that happened on this date as well as celebrate the birthdays of major musical artists and mourn their passing.
The prog legend, also a member of UK, Uriah Heep, King Crimson, and for his extensive solo catalog, died following a battle with cancer
Despite the so-called “rural purge” of TV shows in the late ’60s, CBS launched The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour to capitalize on his appeal
Although he’s perhaps best known for WKRP, he acted in more episodes in Head of the Class. This Is Spinal Tap star Michael McKean paid tribute to his friend
The British Invasion group scored a #1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic with “House of the Rising Sun,” which begins with his well known intro
What are the odds? First it was announced that founding member Paul Kantner had died. Then we learned that the band’s original female singer had also passed
He was the singer, songwriter and guitarist, alongside Richard Lloyd, in the influential ’70s era rock band
For 25 years, 1979-2004, he was an essential component of one of metal’s greatest bands, playing on all of their albums of that era
In Los Angeles to film a Pepsi commercial, the superstar got too close to a fireworks display. His life would never be the same.
Fellow sports, entertainment and music legends paid tribute to the basketball star who perished at 41 in a helicopter crash