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.
Remembering Gilbert Gottfried, Comic Known For Sharp Wit and Even Sharper Voice
He began doing stand-up at age 15 at open mike nights in New York City and soon earned many significant TV, film, and voiceover roles
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When Peter Green Quit Fleetwood Mac
They started out as a British blues band and were on the verge of success when their co-founder announced he was getting out.
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When ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ Hit #1 in Sales—And Stayed There
He was a journeyman rocker with a decade of experience behind him, but he still hadn’t broken through. Then he released a live album.
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Apr 9: 2018: Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham Part Ways
When they performed earlier that year at a big event, it was expected they would announce their 2018 world tour. Then came shocking news
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April 7, 1962: Mick and Keith Meet Brian Jones
In a new London club devoted to American blues, two fans met a third on this date. Soon they started making their own blues. Soon they’d be world-famous.
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Apr 7, 2020: John Prine, Beloved Singer-Songwriter—Obituary
The beloved musician and singer-songwriting legend was a victim of the Covid-19 virus. One prominent rocker called him “a national treasure”
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Remembering Steve Farmer, Amboy Dukes Songwriter-Guitarist
He was perhaps best known as the composer, with Ted Nugent, of the band’s “Journey to the Center of the Mind,” a #16 pop hit in 1968
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April 6, 2016: Merle Haggard Death at 79, on His Birthday
A genuine outlaw throughout his life and career, he was one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the history of country music
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April 6, 2017: Don Rickles Mourned by Hollywood
The insult comic outlived virtually all of his peers. When he died at 90 in his Los Angeles home, his fellow comics and friends mourned him
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April 5, 1998: Drummer Cozy Powell Dies in Car Crash
The drummer who played with Jeff Beck, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Emerson and Lake, and so many others, died on this day. RIP to a master musician
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