The Motörhead frontman died at his Los Angeles apartment just 2 days after being diagnosed with cancer. His son, Paul, and other rockers delivered elegant eulogies
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Though the ska revival band never scored a US hit, they began their career with a slew of Top 10 UK singles. On this day, some members were fined for inciting a concert riot
He was the principal force behind the legendary festival, that for generations past, present and future became known simply as Woodstock
The legend also wrote the screenplay to the groundbreaking film, The Graduate, and hosted Saturday Night Live an astounding 10 times in its first 5 seasons
Slowhand performed for an intimate crowd of 1,700 in Guildford, U.K. at the annual Paul Jones and Friends concert, organized by the former Manfred Mann vocalist
A fatal combination of alcohol along with legal and illegal drugs took the guitarist’s life while he was on a leave of absence from the band
As a Motown in-house songwriter, he co-wrote 2 hits for The Supremes, including the #1 “Love Child.” He later became the label’s 1st white artist to record a #1 song
The band shared the news three days after his passing, “It is with broken hearts and the deepest sadness that we must share the terrible news”
Over her career, she sang on recordings for Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt and Skynyrd, but was best known for her work with Bob Dylan
The dairy farmer helped the organizers by hosting the 1969 music festival. And he also knew that what he offered was priceless