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.
June 27, 2020: Pete Carr, Muscle Shoals Guitarist on Classic Rock Hits, Dies
He first teamed with Duane and Gregg Allman in Hour Glass. As a member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section he played on classics by Paul Simon and Bob Seger
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When the Byrds Soared to #1 With ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’
The mid-1960s folk-rock boom began when the Los Angeles band of plugged-in ex-folkies topped the pop charts both in the US & UK with a Bob Dylan song
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June 26, 2018: Knight Fever! Barry Gibb Receives Honors
At the Knighthood ceremony, the lone surviving member of the Bee Gees said “If it was not for my brothers, I would not be here”
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June 26, 2020: Milton Glaser, Designer of ‘I Love NY’ Logo, Bob Dylan, Dies
He was among the most celebrated graphic designers in the U.S. He famously sketched the tourism logo in the back of a taxi. His psychedelic poster came with Dylan’s Greatest Hits LP
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When The Beatles Beamed ‘Love’ to the World
For the first-ever worldwide live satellite TV broadcast, The Beatles perform “All You Need Is Love” from Abbey Road studios to 400 million people
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June 24, 2022: Paul McCartney Plays Club Gig Prior to Glastonbury
The intimate concert, announced just one day in advance, took place at the Cheese and Grain in the U.K. town of Frome. Tickets for the 800-capacity show were £25
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June 24, 2018: Dan Ingram, NYC Top 40 Radio Legend, Dies
Calling himself “Big Dan,” his signature greeting of “Hey, Kemosabe!” welcomed listeners throughout the height of the rock era.
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June 24, 1942: Arthur Brown, of ‘Fire’ Fame, Born
Best known for his 1968 smash “Fire,” Brown’s theatrical stage shows inspired Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Kiss and others.
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Remembering Talking Heads Keys Wiz Bernie Worrell
The Rock Hall member was one of rock and funk music’s most admired and beloved keyboard players. He first came to prominence with Parliament/Funkadelic
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June 23, 2016: Led Zeppelin Wins ‘Stairway’ Trial
The copyright infringement suit claimed that the opening melody of the song was taken from an instrumental written by Spirit’s Randy California
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