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.
May 8, 1977: Grateful Dead’s Historic Cornell Concert
The band’s spring ’77 tour is considered a high point in their live career. The tapes had long been the holy grail of wish-list releases
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When Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Hit #1
One of the most phenomenally popular rock songs of all time actually had a slow start. In the decades since it’s become an instantly recognizable classic
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May 7, 2022: Mickey Gilley, Country Singer and Actor, Dies
He grew up with his two famous cousins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart, surrounded by the influence of music. He later earned 17 #1 country hits
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May 6, 2021: Aaron Neville Retires from Touring: ‘The Time Has Come’
“I would like to spend my remaining time on this earth being less hurried,” said the “Tell it Like It Is” singer in a statement.
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May 6, 2020: Brian Howe, Former Bad Company Frontman, Dies
The singer and songwriter joined the band’s original members Simon Kirke and Mick Ralphs when they reunited in the mid-80s and stayed with them for 8 years
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May 6, 2018: Springsteen Inducts Steven Van Zandt Into NJ Hall of Fame
The Boss called the musician, actor, activist “one of the greatest living white soul performers we have.” Watch them perform a favorite
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When Buffalo Springfield Played Their Final Concert
For a band that was together for less than three years, they had an outsized impact on rock. They played their last gig on this date in 1968.
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May 5, 2020: Millie Small, ‘My Boy Lollipop’ Singer, Dies
The Jamaican singer, discovered by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, scored a worldwide pop hit as a teenager with her 1964 pre-reggae recording
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May 4, 1970: Kent State Deaths Inspire CSNY’s ‘Ohio’
The massacre of four university students by the National Guard inspired one of the most iconic protest songs in rock history
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May 4, 2017: Legendary Whisky a Go Go Owner Dies
The Whisky has been a live music staple on the Sunset Strip for more than half century and played a pivotal role for many of the scene’s biggest acts
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