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.
July 27, 1973: New York Dolls Issue Debut Album
The legacy of the band spans from being named both Best New Band and Worst Band by Creem magazine to being today considered innovators who changed rock. That Vinyl appearance…
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July 26, 2023: Randy Meisner, Founding Eagles Member, Dies
The band’s original bassist – and singer/co-writer of the group’s 1974 #4 hit song “Take It to the Limit” – had a rough time in recent years
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July 26, 2018: Paul McCartney Plays Liverpool’s Cavern Club
The 76-year-old continued to get back to his club days roots, with a surprise performance to pre-promote his Egypt Station album
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July 26, 2023: Sinéad O’Connor is Mourned By Music World
She was on top of the music world in 1990 with her worldwide smash cover of Prince’s song. But her career was beset with controversy
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July 26, 2001: Court Shuts Down Napster
In 1999, the peer-to-peer music file sharing network Napster launched. Two years later a federal appeals court ruled that its network must cease operations.
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July 25, 2020: Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac Co-Founder, Dies
The guitarist and songwriter – he wrote such songs as “Black Magic Woman” – co-founded the group with Mick Fleetwood in 1967
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July 25, 1964: The Animals Release ‘Rising Sun’
The American folk song became the biggest single for the R&B-flavored British Invasion band, but a songwriting credit caused problems
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July 24, 1978: “Sgt. Pepper’s” Disastrous Movie Opens
The best-laid plans of music moguls to make a film starring three of the best-selling musical acts of the day failed. A box-office bomb and total stinker.
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July 23, 2018: Paul McCartney Returns to Abbey Road
After he walked across the crosswalk made famous by the Beatles on the iconic album cover, he played a 23-song set of Beatles and Wings favorites
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John Hall of Orleans: Still the One
The singer and songwriter’s career includes writing the Top 5 hits “Still The One” & “Dance With Me” with his band Orleans and then turning to politics
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