Oct 8, 1957: Jerry Lee Lewis Cuts ‘Great Balls of Fire’
The third single by the Killer was the biggest hit of his career, selling one million copies within a mere 10 days of its being released
Read MoreOct 7, 1969: Youngbloods ‘Get Together’ Goes Gold
The We Five first had a modest hit with it. When The Youngbloods initially released it in 1967 it stalled. When it was re-released in 1969 it hit #5
Read MoreOct 6, 2020: Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Legend, 65—Obituary
He was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2000. “I used metal picks – they’re brass and copper – which I always held in my mouth,” he once revealed
Read MoreOct 6, 2020: Johnny Nash, ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ Singer—Obituary
By the time the singer scored his biggest hit in 1972, he was already a 15-year chart veteran, with another smash, ‘Hold Me Tight,’ having made the top 10
Read MoreOct 6, 2019: Ginger Baker, Legendary Cream Drummer—Obituary
He passed 11 days after the family wrote that he was hospitalized and critically ill. He famously teamed with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce
Read MoreOct 6, 2020: Tributes to Eddie Van Halen By ‘Heartbroken’ Rockers, Family
The legendary guitarist was mourned by his peers and family. “Heartbroken and speechless,” wrote one former bandmate
Read MoreOctober 6, 1980: Bee Gees Sue Manager
Together they had enjoyed truly phenomenal music business success in the 1970s. But by 1980 the Bee Gees sued Robert Stigwood
Read MoreOct 6, 2015: World’s Largest Human Peace Sign Attempt
John Lennon would have loved it. Yoko Ono called for fans to gather in New York City’s Central Park to try to set a Guinness World Record
Read MoreTrinity Boys Choir, String Quartet Perform ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
A stunning interpretation of the Queen classic combines the band’s 1975 live performance of the song with the Trinity Boys Choir and a string quartet from the Royal Academy of Music
Read MoreOctober 5, 1970: Led Zeppelin III Release
Following the success of their first 2 albums in 1969, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant took to the Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in Wales in 1970 for a musical sabbatical
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