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.
Happy Birthday, John Fogerty!
Though he was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, John Fogerty wrote numerous rock classics with Creedence Clearwater Revival that are redolent with the styles, imagery and spirit of the American South
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May 27, 1957: Buddy Holly ‘That’ll Be the Day’ Released
The title of the first hit song by the legend + his band came from a line used by John Wayne in one of his films. We’ve got a surprising chart fact
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May 27, 1977: Sex Pistols Release ‘God Save the Queen’
Their 2nd single sparked outrage in the UK with its blast at the monarchy. Find out where it reached on the chart despite being banned from the radio
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May 26, 2022: YES Drummer Alan White Dies at 72
White joined the band for their 1972 Close to the Edge tour, after recording with John Lennon and George Harrison on “Imagine” and All Things Must Pass
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May 26, 1966: Beatles Record ‘Yellow Submarine’
The highest charting U.S. Beatles single with lead vocals by Ringo Starr, “Yellow Submarine” was mostly written by Paul McCartney as a children’s song, though much else would later be speculatively read into it.
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May 26, 2022: Actor Ray Liotta of ‘Goodfellas’ Fame is Mourned
He was filming a movie in the Dominican Republic. The actor was 35 years-old when he portrayed Henry Hill in the Martin Scorsese film
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May 26, 2016: Royal Mail Reveals Pink Floyd Stamps
Many of the band’s covers and iconic live performance images graced the U.K. mail as fans could ironically write “wish you were here”
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May 25, 1969: The Who, Led Zeppelin Share a Bill
The two legendary classic rock bands only played together once + the tickets misspelled the opening act’s name. We’ve got audio of both bands’ performances.
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May 23, 2019: Paul McCartney Opens ‘Freshen Up’ U.S. Tour
The 38-song career-spanning set was his first U.S. date since October 2018. The then-76-year-old marvel showed no sign of letting up
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May 23, 2017: James Bond Actor Roger Moore Dies
He appeared as the iconic British secret agent in seven films including ‘Live and Let Die’ and ‘The Spy Who Loved Me,’ and also starred in TV’s ‘The Saint.’
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