In a new London club devoted to American blues, two fans met a third on this date. Soon they started making their own blues. Soon they’d be world-famous.
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 beloved musician and singer-songwriting legend was a victim of the Covid-19 virus. One prominent rocker called him “a national treasure”
He was perhaps best known as the composer, with Ted Nugent, of the band’s “Journey to the Center of the Mind,” a #16 pop hit in 1968
A genuine outlaw throughout his life and career, he was one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the history of country music
The insult comic outlived virtually all of his peers. When he died at 90 in his Los Angeles home, his fellow comics and friends mourned him
The drummer who played with Jeff Beck, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Emerson and Lake, and so many others, died on this day. RIP to a master musician
No other artist had done it before and none has since. Not only did the Beatles own the top 5, but they had 7 other singles in the Hot 100!
After years as a highly respected English blues band, they made some changes and went pop. Soon, they owned the top of the chart.
The U.S.P.S. called the ”Prince of Soul” “one of the most influential music performers of his generation.” The legend was shot and killed on April 1, 1984
Bill Fries, a creative director for a prominent advertising agency, created the character for an award-winning TV ad campaign for a bread company