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Barbara K. MacDonald (Timbuk 3)
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Lindsey Buckingham is celebrating
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Davis died of a stroke and pneumonia...
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Jefferson Airplane co-founder
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On this day in 2003, Robert Palmer
died in a Paris hotel room of a heart attack at age 54...
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Today in 1937, American blues
singer Bessie Smith died aged 43 aft… Read More
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On this day in 1980, John Bonham
died at age 32 after a night of heavy drinking...
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heart attack while performing live on sta… Read More
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Gerry Marsden, (Gerry and the
Pacemakers) was born today in 1942...
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Today in 1967, Traffic made their
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Bruce Springsteen is celebrating
his 75th birthday today...
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Jazz legend John Coltrane was born
on this day in 1926...
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Ray Charles was born on t… Read More
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Today in 1985, the first
"Farm Aid" concert was held, in Champaign, Illinois...
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Today in 1999, Diana Ross is held
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Leonard Cohen was born today in
1934...
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On this day in 1987, American jazz
bassist Jaco Pastorius died from injuries sustained in a fight...
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On this day in 1973, Jim Croce and
five others were killed in a plane crash just outside of Natchitoches,
Louisiana...
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Today in 1970 a jury in Miami
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On this day in 1973, 26-year-old
Gram Parsons died under mysterious conditions in Joshua Tree, California...
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At 12:45 pm on September 18, 1970, 27 year old Jimi
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On this day in 1983, Kiss appeared
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Remembering Hank Williams birthday
today in 1923...
Today in 1931, the first
long-playing record, a 33 1/3 rpm recording, was demonstrated in New York by RCA-Victor...
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The King of the Blues B.B. King was
born on this day in 1925...
Today in 1977, 29-year-old Marc
Bolan (T Rex) was killed instantly in a car accident in London...
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The Cars’ Ric Ocasek passed away
on this date in 2019 of heart disease. He was 75...
Today in 1965, Ford became the
first automaker to offer an 8-track tape player as… Read More
The late Amy Winehouse was born on
this day in 1983...
Today in 1976, Bob Dylan's TV
special, Hard Rain aired on NBC TV...
Today in 2002, Gwen Stefani
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Eddie Money
passed on this date in 2019. He was 70...
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in 1993, Max Weinberg, of the E Street Band, began his new job as bandleader
for NBC's new show Late Night with C… Read More
Today in 2003,
Johnny Cash died of respiratory failure at age 71...
Gerry
Beckley of America is celebrating his 72nd birthday today...
Ben
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Mickey Hart of
The Grateful Dead is 81 today...
The
late John Martyn was born on this day in 1948...
Tommy
Shaw of Styx is 71 today...
Harr… Read More
Jose Feliciano
turns 79 today...
Joe
Perry of Aerosmith is celebrating his 74th birthday today...
Siobhan
Fahey of Bananarama is 66 today...
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On this day in
1956, Elvis made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show...
Dave
Stewart is celebrating his 72nd birthday today...
The
late Otis Redding was bor… Read More
Remembering
the birthday today of the late Ron "Pigpen" Mckernan of The Grateful
Dead ...
Today
in 1968, The Beatles performed 'Hey Jude' on the UK television show '… Read More
Today in 2003,
Warren Zevon passed away from peritoneal mesothelioma, a cancer associated with
asbestos exposure...
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in 1978, Keith Moon died of an overdose of heminevr… Read More
Roger Waters of
Pink Floyd is 81 today...
Today
in 1994 Nicky Hopkins died at age 50...
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in 1970, Jimi Hendrix made his final live appearance when he played at… Read More
Freddie Mercury
of Queen was born on this day in 1946...
Al
Stewart is celebrating a birthday today! He is 79...
Buddy
Miles was born today in 1947...
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Beyoncé was born today in 1981...
Today in 1969, The film 'Easy
Rider' starring Jack Nicholson Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper opened at The
Classic in London...
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Walter Becker of Steely Dan passed
away on this date in 2017 at age 67...
Today in 1970, 27 year old Alan
Wilson of Canned Heat was found dead in Bob Hite's garden in Topang… Read More
Today in 1995, The Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland, with opening ceremony performances by an
all-star lineup...
Today in 1978, George Harrison
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Today in 1976, legendary producer
and manager Lou Adler, was kidnapped in LA and ransomed for $25,000...
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Van Morrison is celebrating a
birthday today. He is 79...
Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze is
celebrating his 67th birthday today...
Today in 1986, after living
together f… Read More
John Phillips of The Mamas and the
Papas was born on this day in 1935...
Today in 1988, Bruce Springsteen's
wife Julianne filed for a divorce...
Today in 1972, John… Read More
On this day in 1920, Charlie
"Bird" Parker was born in Kansas City...
Celebrating the late Michael
Jackson’s birthday. He would have been 66 today...
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Today in 1986, Tina Turner
received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
Shania Twain is celebrating
birthday number 59 today...
Today in 1964, The Beatles smoke… Read More
On this day in 1990, Stevie Ray
Vaughan was killed in a helicopter accident leaving a gig at Alpine Valley
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Today in 1967, Beatles manager
Brian Epstei… Read More
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day in 1960...
Today in 2005, a post office near
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