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.

Aug. 22, 1970: Creedence’s ‘Cosmo’s Factory’ Hits #1

CCR’s fifth LP topped the Album Chart for multiple weeks, yielded a slew of Top 5 hits and has sold more than four million copies

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Remembering Toots Thielemans, Harmonica Master

He has been described as the greatest harmonica player in the world. Though most of his career was in jazz, he collaborated with many rock legends

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Remember ‘Sweet Sweet Connie,’ Groupie Name-Checked in Grand Funk Hit?

The high school teenager from Little Rock was immortalized in the 1973 #1 single, “We’re an American Band,” produced by Todd Rundgren

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Aug 21, 2021: Don Everly, Older Half of the Everly Brothers, Dies

The siblings, among the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, influenced the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and many others.

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Aug 21, 1958: Ricky Nelson Cuts ‘Lonesome Town’

The star of a popular 1950s family sitcom whose rock ‘n’ roll music doesn’t get the credit it deserves for helping popularize the music

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Remember The Knack?

Doug Fieger rocketed to fame in 1979 as their frontman, powered by the mega-hit single “My Sharona.”

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August 18, 1978: The Who Release ‘Who Are You’

Their 8th studio album was their first in three years. Three weeks’ after its release, the band were in for a shock. Watch the recording of the title track.

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August 18, 1979: Nick Lowe, Carlene Carter Marry

The English late-’70s new wave and some of country music’s finest heritage connected when rocker Lowe married rocking country artist Carter

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Aug 17, 1968: Rascals ‘People Got to Be Free’ Hits #1

The third #1 pop single by the popular blue-eyed soul hit machine was a plea for tolerance. And right on time for the summer of ’68

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August 16, 1977: Elvis Presley Dies at 42

The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll had given up recording music, preferring to tour or stay in Vegas. To many who saw his performances it appeared he was in trouble.

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