On This Day
We take you back into classic rock’s history and legacy to note important events that happened on this date as well as celebrate the birthdays of major musical artists and mourn their passing.
When a NYC Street was Named Joey Ramone Place
A big crowd gathered on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to honor the Ramones singer with a street sign that couldn’t seem to stay put
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Nov 29, 2002: ‘Concert For George’ Tribute Honors Harrison
Many of Harrison’s former bandmates and great friends including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton played a concert on the first anniversary of his passing
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Happy Birthday, Berry Gordy
He was a professional boxer, served in the Army, owned a record store and worked on an auto assembly line before he launched Motown Records
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November 26, 1989: MTV Unplugged Debuts
Its first one-and-a-half seasons had a host and featured a number of musical guests. Then it focused on a single act + became an institution
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Remembering Stephen Sondheim, Giant of American Musical Theater
The giant’s enormous legacy of works includes West Side Story, A Little Night Music, and Sunday in the Park With George (for which he won a Pulitzer Prize)
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Nov. 25, 1976: The Band ‘The Last Waltz’ Concert
A memorable night of music that became a lauded concert film and great three-disc concert album, all to say farewell to The Band.
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November 24, 1991: Freddie Mercury Dies
The Queen singer adored being up in front of many thousands of people. Yet his funeral was a small and private affair attended by no more than 40 people
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Nov 24, 1997: John Lydon Sued on ‘Judge Judy’
Do not adjust your set. There is nothing wrong with it. And yes, that is the former Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols on “Judge Judy”
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When Jerry Lee Lewis Was Arrested at Graceland
This much we know: The Killer showed up at the gates of Graceland two nights in a row, asking to see Elvis, who he says invited him
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Nov 23 2015: Family Stone Member Cynthia Robinson Dies
The trumpet player helped create funk with the interracial band in the late 1960s and continued to make music with notable artists
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