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.

Feb 17, 1966: ‘Good Vibrations’ Recording Sessions Start

It’s among the greatest rock-pop songs ever made. We spoke to Brian Wilson about its creation and the recording sessions which began On This Day

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Feb 16, 2016: Don Felder Addresses Frey Grammy Tribute Snub

“I would have been honored but sadly I was not invited,” he wrote. Fans on social media responded to the former Eagle’s sadness

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Feb 16, 2020: Olivia Newton-John Makes Final Performance at Benefit Concert

Queen + Adam Lambert and Alice Cooper were also among the stars performing in Sydney to raise money for relief of the bushfires

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Feb 16, 1993: Bill Wyman Plays Faces Reunion

With Ronnie Lane ill and unable to attend, Rod Stewart was joined by Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones and former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman on bass

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Feb 15, 1975: Linda Ronstadt Earns Only #1 Single

The Los Angeles-based singer earned 14 Top 20 singles in her career but only one chart topper. “You’re No Good” had been a modest hit for two other acts

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Feb 14, 1970: The Who Track ‘Live At Leeds’

Many classic rock fans consider this to be the greatest live concert album ever. Did you know it was recorded in a university dining hall?

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Feb 14, 2020: Elvis Costello, Humbled, Receives OBE

He was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for Services to Music. In typically biting fashion, he offered some self-deprecating remarks

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Feb 14, 2022: Sandy Nelson, Influential Early Rock Drummer, Dies

With hit records like “Teen Beat” and “Let There Be Drums,” the L.A. musician boosted the role of his instrument in rock and roll music.

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Remembering Singer-Songwriter-Musician Buzzy Linhart

The performer, closely associated with the Greenwich Village folk-rock scene, co-wrote Bette Midler’s single “(You Got to Have) Friends”

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Feb. 13, 2005: Led Zeppelin Finally Gets a Grammy

Unarguably one of the biggest and best bands of all time. Yet Grammy voters ignored them throughout the years they were active.

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