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.
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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Nov 23, 2016: Elvis Presley Confidant Joe Esposito —Obituary
He was a core member of Elvis’ inner circle. Esposito met the singer while both served in the Army and became one of his closest associates.
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Nov 22, 2003: ZZ Top Plays Houston Summit Final Concert
When the longtime arena closed to become a mega-church, who better to play the last concert there than the hometown boys?
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Remembering David Cassidy, ’70s Actor & Pop Idol
The actor and singer, who first attained fame in the 1970s as a cast member of TV’s ‘Partridge Family,’ died in 2017 following organ failure
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Nov 21, 2016: Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ Charts for First Time… For One Week
It’s hard to believe, but the original version of the late singer-songwriter’s most famous song never charted, until after his death
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