Browsing: On This Day

The band’s first greatest hits collection was the U.S.’s biggest selling album of the 20th century, among its many firsts

“We had this old room with a big fireplace with all the equipment set up. You could wander down and start up. If somebody turned up, there would be a bit of jam”

The popular host revealed in 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer and continued to update his viewers on his condition

His beat went on from singing, writing and producing hit songs with his wife Cher to becoming the mayor of Palm Springs, CA and then a member of Congress

Label President Mike Curb says he is purging acts whose music condones drug usage, and drops The Velvet Underground… but also The Cowsills. Huh?

Less than three weeks after releasing a new studio album, You Want It Darker, the legendary singer-songwriter passed. The signs were there

Revered by critics and fellow musicians as a roots music sage, the Texan had a pop hit in 1965 with “She’s About a Mover” as the Sir Douglas Quintet

The song captured the era lyrically, musically and sonically. While it has stood the test of time as a rock anthem, US audiences ignored it upon its release

He was the original lead singer for the popular doo-wop group from Philadelphia, the Dovells. After he departed, he scored a big solo hit

Her ninth album, again produced by Peter Asher, found her career as a pop-rock singer in full bloom, with more hits from some well-chosen covers