Remembering Legendary Producer Chips Moman
The producer, songwriter and guitarist was responsible for hits like Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” and such bands as The Box Tops
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Phil Collins Adds Fall Tour Dates
After an overnight hospital stay precipitated by a hotel room fall, the musician resumed his brief tour. He’s already planning more shows
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June 13, 2018: D.J. Fontana, Elvis Presley’s Drummer, Dead at 87
He played on nearly 500 of Elvis’ recordings, including such landmarks as “Hound Dog,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Jailhouse Rock” and “Heartbreak Hotel.”
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June 13, 1989: Jerry Lee Lewis Gets Hollywood Star
The piano-playing singer and notorious musical wild man both onstage and off received one of the ultimate symbols of American celebrity on this day.
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June 12, 1982: Ronstadt, Browne at Nuclear Disarmament Rally
A crowd estimated between 750,000 to more than one million gathered on the Great Lawn in Manhattan’s Central Park in support of nuclear disarmament
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June 11, 1966: Formation of Cream Announced
The English weekly music paper Melody Maker revealed the news of the band, known as the first supergroup. Amazing how young their guitarist was…
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June 10, 2016: Rod Stewart Given British Knighthood
Sir Roderick joins classic rockers Paul McCartney, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Tom Jones and Van Morrison as a British knight.
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June 10, 1966: Janis Joplin Makes Big Brother Debut
The Texas-born singer first appeared with the band that launched her to fame on this day at San Francisco’s Avalon Ballroom
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June 9, 2020: UFO Guitarist Paul Chapman Dies on 66th Birthday
The Welsh musician answered an ad in the U.K. weekly Melody Maker for a rock band seeking a second guitarist. He passed the audition
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