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 17, 2021: Robby Steinhardt, Kansas Founding Member, Dies
The band’s longtime co-lead singer and violinist had been admitted to the hospital a few months earlier for acute pancreatitis
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July 17, 1968: Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ Film Premiere
The London debut of the groundbreaking animated movie was attended by all four Beatles and other rock stars. Check out footage of the event
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July 16, 1967: Arlo Guthrie ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ Debut
The folk singer’s arrest for littering on Thanksgiving 1965 helped launch his career two years later with a hippie anthem
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July 15, 2018: Paul Simon, Taylor, Raitt Play London’s Hyde Park
The concert, part of the British Summer Time series, was actually the first date revealed for Paul Simon’s Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour
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July 15, 2001: Bob Seger Wins Sailboat Race
The rocker is more then a mere yachting type in his spare time. For two years in a row he skippered his sailboat Lightning to victory in a race
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July 14, 2019: Neil Young, Bob Dylan Perform Together
As the legends played their second concert of the weekend, Young joined Dylan on stage for the first time in 25 years to play a classic
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When Two Members of Cinderella Died on the Same Day
Lead guitarist Jeff LaBar and keyboardist Gary Corbett died just hours apart. The current members of the band were trying to process the sad news
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July 14, 2016: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Celebrate Beatles ‘Love’ 10th Anniversary
The two Beatles reunited with other VIPs including Yoko Ono, Giles Martin and director Ron Howard at the Love by Cirque du Soleil performance at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
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July 14, 1995: MP3 Gets Named; Suzanne Vega Connection
The music encoding and compression format that changed how we listen to music was given its name on this day. So what does Suzanne Vega have to do with it?
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July 13, 2019: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Reunite on Stage
For the final date of McCartney’s 2019 Freshen Up tour, the pair of Beatles performed two of their classics. Then in The End, another friend showed up…
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