On This Day
We take you back into classic rock’s history and legacy to note important events that happened on this date as well as celebrate the birthdays of major musical artists and mourn their passing.
Nov 12, 2001: George, Paul, Ringo Meet For Last Time
At a Manhattan hotel, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr met with George Harrison for what would be the last time
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Nov 11, 2021: Graeme Edge Mourned By the Moody Blues’ John Lodge and Justin Hayward
The band’s founding drummer, 80, retired after their 2017 tour. “Graeme was one of the great characters and there will never be his like again”
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When Pink Floyd Continued Without Roger Waters
When the other band members wished to carry on as Pink Floyd in 1986 after Waters left the band, he sued to stop them from using the name
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Nov 11, 2015: Mötorhead Drummer Phil Taylor Dies
“Philthy Animal” did two stints on the drum kit with Mötorhead, his first during the band’s seminal late 1970s reign as the world’s loudest band
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Nov 10, 1975: Queen Film ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Video
The clip for the band’s masterpiece – voted the U.K.’s favorite song of the past 60 years – is almost as iconic as the song itself
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November 9, 1999: Eagles ‘Hits’ Century’s Top Seller
The band’s first greatest hits collection was the U.S.’s biggest selling album of the 20th century, among its many firsts
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Nov 8, 1971: Led Zeppelin IV Arrives
“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”
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Nov 8, 2020: Alex Trebek, Beloved Jeopardy! Host—Obituary
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
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When Sonny Bono Was Elected to Congress
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
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When MGM Records Dropped ‘Druggie’ Acts
Label President Mike Curb says he is purging acts whose music condones drug usage, and drops The Velvet Underground… but also The Cowsills. Huh?
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