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
Read MoreNov 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
Read MoreNov 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
Read MoreJourney Welcomed Into Rock Hall Class of 2017
After much speculation, longtime lead singer Steve Perry did attend the band’s induction, though he didn’t perform. Neal Schon: “I got too choked up”
Read MoreNovember 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
Read MoreNov 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”
Read MoreNov 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
Read MoreWhen 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
Read MoreWhen 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?
Read MoreNov 7, 2016: Leonard Cohen, Poet and Storyteller—Obituary
Less than three weeks after releasing a new studio album, You Want It Darker, the legendary singer-songwriter passed. The signs were there
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