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.
Nov 2, 2021: Bob Dylan Opens First Tour in Nearly 2 Years
The 18 songs on opening night of the “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour leaned heavily on material from his well-received 2020 album of the same name
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On This Day: Billboard Magazine First Published
Billboard is known as the “Music Business Bible” for its recorded music sales/airplay charts and trade reporting on the music industry
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October 31, 1963: Ed Sullivan Sees Beatlemania
American TV host Ed Sullivan was at London’s Heathrow Airport on this day when The Beatles arrived back from Sweden, greeted by hundreds of screaming girls.
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Happy Birthday, Timothy B. Schmit!
The one member of the California country-rock band The Eagles that is from the state, he was also a member of Poco and has worked with many other acts.
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October 29, 1971: Duane Allman Dies
His death in a motorcycle accident on this day cut short the career of an astonishingly talented guitar player who became a six-string icon
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Oct 28, 2022: Jerry Lee Lewis, Colorful Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer Known as ‘The Killer’—Obituary
The Louisiana-born musician was known for his wild piano playing, larger-than-life personality, seven marriages (including one to an underage cousin), and his early pop chart success
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Oct 28, 1964: ‘The T.A.M.I Show’ Concert Filmed
It’s the hip granddaddy of rock concert movies with an amazing line-up of acts: The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Beach Boys, Supremes, Chuck Berry & more!
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Oct 28, 2020: Billy Joe Shaver, Who Wrote Songs of Sin and Redemption—Obituary
He never earned significant success with his own recordings, but his songs were recorded by Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, the Allman Brothers Band, and more
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Oct 26, 1961: Bob Dylan Signs With Columbia Records
Dylan landed a major label recorded deal a mere 10 months after arriving in the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1961. Here’s how it happened.
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Oct 26, 2019: Paul Barrere of Little Feat Dies
The guitarist and singer had been diagnosed with liver cancer in 2015. He co-wrote several of the band’s favorites including “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now”
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