The band’s first and biggest hit spent three weeks at #1 in the summer of 1967 and we’ve got some facts you may not know
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The group were in the midst of a tour when Hill suddenly took a leave of absence. At the time, the band announced he had to address a hip issue
The drummer who first made a name for himself with Free is also a multi-instrumentalist who records and performs as a singer-songwriter
The legacy of the band spans from being named both Best New Band and Worst Band by Creem magazine to being today considered innovators who changed rock. That Vinyl appearance…
The actor played the older brother to Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver, portrayed by Jerry Mathers, on the family sitcom that ran for 234 episodes
The 76-year-old continued to get back to his club days roots, with a surprise performance to pre-promote his Egypt Station album
In 1999, the peer-to-peer music file sharing network Napster launched. Two years later a federal appeals court ruled that its network must cease operations.
The guitarist and songwriter – he wrote such songs as “Black Magic Woman” – co-founded the group with Mick Fleetwood in 1967
The American folk song became the biggest single for the R&B-flavored British Invasion band, but a songwriting credit caused problems
In addition to his top 20 pop single, the singer-songwriter scored several other hits on that chart and two number one country smashes.