Jan 29, 2022: Tributes For ‘WKRP’s Howard Hesseman
Although he’s perhaps best known for WKRP, he acted in more episodes in Head of the Class. This Is Spinal Tap star Michael McKean paid tribute to his friend
Read MoreJan 29, 2021: Original Animals Guitarist, Hilton Valentine, Dies
The British Invasion group scored a #1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic with “House of the Rising Sun,” which begins with his well known intro
Read MoreJan 28, 2016: Two Jefferson Airplane Deaths on Same Day
What are the odds? First it was announced that founding member Paul Kantner had died. Then we learned that the band’s original female singer had also passed
Read MoreJan 28, 2023: Tom Verlaine, Co-Founder of Television Band, is Mourned
He was the singer, songwriter and guitarist, alongside Richard Lloyd, in the influential ’70s era rock band
Read MoreJan 28, 2017: Black Sabbath Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls Dies
For 25 years, 1979-2004, he was an essential component of one of metal’s greatest bands, playing on all of their albums of that era
Read MoreJan 25, 2017: TV Legend Mary Tyler Moore Dies at 80
She was one of the most celebrated actresses in TV history. Her Dick Van Dyke Show and Mary Tyler Moore Show co-stars paid tribute
Read MoreJan 25, 1986: Albert Grossman, ex-Dylan Manager, Dies
The fiery-tempered manager who aided in the careers of Dylan, The Band and many others, was on a flight to Europe when he had a fatal heart attack.
Read MoreJan 25, 2017: David Bowie Honored With Royal Mail Stamps
This was the first time the Royal Mail had dedicated an entire stamp issue to an individual music artist or cultural figure
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