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When The Beatles Beamed ‘Love’ to the World
For the first-ever worldwide live satellite TV broadcast, they performed “All You Need Is Love” from Abbey Road studios to 400 million people
Read MoreJune 24, 2025: Bobby Sherman, Former Teen Heartthrob and Pop Star, Dies at 81
He starred on the TV series Here Come the Brides and earned a series of Gold singles in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
Read MoreJune 24, 2022: Paul McCartney Plays Club Gig Prior to Glastonbury
The intimate concert, announced just one day in advance, took place at the Cheese and Grain in the U.K. town of Frome. Tickets for the 800-capacity show were £25
Read MoreElvis Costello to Tour in Fall Following Cancer Surgery
The musician was forced to cancel the remaining dates of his July European tour. His North American dates with the Imposters this fall is on
Read MoreJune 24, 1942: Arthur Brown, of ‘Fire’ Fame, Born
Best known for his 1968 smash “Fire,” his theatrical stage shows inspired Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Kiss and others.
Read MoreRemembering Talking Heads Keys Wiz Bernie Worrell
The Rock Hall member was one of rock and funk music’s most admired and beloved keyboard players. He first came to prominence with Parliament/Funkadelic
Read MoreJune 23, 2025: Mick Ralphs, of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dies
The guitarist and songwriter of such favorites as “Can’t Get Enough” and “Ready For Love” suffered a stroke shortly after Bad Company’s 2016 “Swan Song” U.K. tour.
Read MoreJune 23, 2016: Led Zeppelin Wins ‘Stairway’ Trial
The copyright infringement suit claimed that the opening melody of the song was taken from an instrumental written by Spirit’s Randy California
Read MoreRemembering Robert Hunter, the Primary Grateful Dead Lyricist
He collaborated with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and others on such classic songs as “Sugar Magnolia” and “Uncle John’s Band,” and their biggest single
Read MoreWhen a Kinks Gig Was Promoted by a Serial Killer… Wait, What?
The serial murderer convicted for killing 33 young men and boys, promoted a Kinks concert on the band’s 1965 debut US tour. For reals
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