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.
Jan 28, 2016: Two Jefferson Airplane Deaths on Same Day
What are the odds? First it was announced that founding member Paul Kantner had died. Then we learned that the band’s original female singer had also passed
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Jan 28, 2023: Tom Verlaine, Co-Founder of Television Band, is Mourned
He was the singer, songwriter and guitarist, alongside Richard Lloyd, in the influential ’70s era rock band
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Jan 28, 2017: Black Sabbath Keyboardist Geoff Nicholls Dies
For 25 years, 1979-2004, he was an essential component of one of metal’s greatest bands, playing on all of their albums of that era
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Jan. 27, 1984: Michael Jackson Burned in Pepsi Spot
In Los Angeles to film a Pepsi commercial, the superstar got too close to a fireworks display. His life would never be the same.
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Jan. 26, 2020: Kobe Bryant is Mourned
Fellow sports, entertainment and music legends paid tribute to the basketball star who perished at 41 in a helicopter crash
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Jan 25, 2017: TV Legend Mary Tyler Moore Dies at 80
She was one of the most celebrated actresses in TV history. Her Dick Van Dyke Show and Mary Tyler Moore Show co-stars paid tribute
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Jan 25, 1986: Albert Grossman, ex-Dylan Manager, Dies
The fiery-tempered manager who aided in the careers of Dylan, The Band and many others, was on a flight to Europe when he had a fatal heart attack.
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Jan 25, 2017: David Bowie Honored With Royal Mail Stamps
This was the first time the Royal Mail had dedicated an entire stamp issue to an individual music artist or cultural figure
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Jan 24, 2017: Allmans Drummer Butch Trucks Dies
A founding member, and one of the 2 drummers who drove the Southern Rock band’s sound, was the first of several 2017 deaths in the ABB family
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Jan. 24, 2018: The Fall Singer, Mark E. Smith, Dies
The founder and one constant member was 60. The post-punk band were one of the most prolific recording groups with 32 studio albums since 1979
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