The #1 instrumental hit almost never was. Its title derives from how the final song was spliced together. Check out the great video…
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“They say it’s your birthday!” Many of his fellow music stars took to social media to help him celebrate in words and song
The dismissal of a third of its nominating committee fueled doubts about the credibility of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selections
Tulsa, OK-born Radle played with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Delaney and Bonnie, Leon Russell, Duane Allman, and Derek and the Dominos but died young
The introduction of the 12-inch vinyl record drove a sales and artistic boom in recorded music. The CD was thought to have killed the now resurgent format
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan was a singer/keyboard & harmonica player with the Grateful Dead who last played with them on this day in 1972, and died the next year
By the spring of 1965, Dylan already knew that he wanted to make a change in his music. On this date he set that change in “stone.”
Considered the first major rock festival, the three day event featured some of the top acts in contemporary music. Check out the amazing performances
The ‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer fell while performing at a Canadian concert. The paper reported that he had died, in some of its editions
When the host of TV’s “Late Late Show” boasted that he’d make a better frontman for Queen than singer Adam Lambert, well, guess what happened next?