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.

Sept 4: Rolling Stones Song and ‘Mack the Knife’ Banned By Radio

Banning a song on the radio can often work in its favor. And it certainly didn’t hurt “Mack The Knife” or “Street Fighting Man”

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Sept 3, 2017: Walter Becker, Steely Dan Co-Founder, Dies

The co-founder and core member of one of the most popular American bands of the past 40+ years passed from esophageal cancer

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September 3, 1982: US Festival Premieres

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recruited rock promoter Bill Graham to book the talent including Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, and many more

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Sept 2, 1995: Rock Hall Opens With Stars Galore

To mark the occasion, a concert was held at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium and simulcast on HBO. See the all-star list of performers and enjoy some clips

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Sept 1, 2016: Freddie Mercury Honored in London

To commemorate what would have been his 70th birthday, a commemorative blue plaque was affixed to his first London home, presented by the English Heritage charity

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Sept 1, 2011: Green Day Singer Booted Off Plane

Even the biggest rock stars can suffer those WTF? moments. It happened to Billie Joe Armstrong. “Pull your pants up or you’re coming off the plane!”

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Aug. 30, 1969: Texas International Pop Festival

The last big summer rock festival of 1969 took place near Dallas and featured a lineup that included Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Santana

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August 30, 1976: City Riots Inspire Clash Song

Joe Stummer and Paul Simonon of the punk band The Clash get caught up in the Notting Hill Carnival Riot on this day, and it inspires their first single.

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August 29, 1987: Los Lobos Hits #1 with ‘La Bamba’

Three weeks atop the Hot 100 with their soundtrack single from the Ritchie Valens biopic helped boost the profile of one of American music’s finest bands

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August 29, 2016: Phil Collins Performs at US Open

“I can now tell people I’ve played the US Open,” the longtime Genesis singer-drummer joked. It soon led to a burst of new tours

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