Tag "classic rock"
Oct 12, 1969: Paul McCartney Death Rumors Begin
A Detroit DJ takes a call from a listener who tells him that when “Strawberry Fields Forever” is played backwards, a voice says, “Turn me on, dead man.” Then more clues surface
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October 11, 2016: Rod Stewart is Knighted
Sir Roderick joins classic rockers Paul McCartney, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Tom Jones and Van Morrison as a British knight
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When Dennis DeYoung Sued Styx
Long term creative and personal differences came to a head when they went on tour without their singer, songwriter + keyboard player. So he sued
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Oct 6, 2020: Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Legend, Dies at 65
He was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2000. “I used metal picks – they’re brass and copper – which I always held in my mouth,” he once revealed
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Oct 6, 2019: Ginger Baker, Legendary Cream Drummer, Dies
He passed 11 days after the family wrote that he was hospitalized and critically ill. He famously teamed with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce
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October 5, 1970: Led Zeppelin III Release
Following the success of their first 2 albums in 1969, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant took to the Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in Wales in 1970 for a musical sabbatical
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Happy Birthday to AC/DC’s Brian Johnson
It took a mighty set of pipes to replace AC/DC singer Bon Scott when he died in 1980. But now, of course, he himself has left the band in a departure that wasn’t handled well
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John Fogerty, ZZ Top Set ‘Blues and Bayous Tour’
It should be quite an event as the classic rock legends are teaming up. It all begins May 25. Check out the details and see if they’re playing near you
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Rolling Stones’ Final 2017 #NoFilter Concert: Recap
The Stones spread out 14 European dates across 46 days and closed out their 2017 tour with three nights in the City of Lights. Our recap
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Sept 30, 1993: George Harrison, Croz on ‘The Simpsons’
Way back in Season 5 in TV’s longest running scripted series, Croz presented Homer Simpson with a Grammy. Harrison hips Homer to free brownies
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