Tag "classic rock"
June 16, 1965: Dylan Records ‘Like a Rolling Stone’
By the spring of 1965, Dylan already knew that he wanted to make a change in his music. On this date he set that change in “stone.”
Read MoreJune 16, 2016: NY Post Mistakenly Declares Meat Loaf Dead
The ‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer fell while performing at a Canadian concert. The paper reported that he had died, in some of its editions
Read MoreJune 14, 1975: Frampton Records ‘Alive!’ Concert
A concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom is recorded and used for a number of the tracks of Frampton’s breakout album
Read MoreThat Time Elton John Surprised London Commuters
You’re waiting for your train when suddenly you see a performer you’ve enjoyed for years. When he starts playing, you think “I’ll catch the next one”
Read MoreJune 13, 2017: Anita Pallenberg, Ex-Girlfriend of Keith Richards, Dies
The model and actress in some memorable films was first associated with Brian Jones, then spent a wild dozen years with his bandmate
Read MoreRemembering Legendary Producer Chips Moman
The producer, songwriter and guitarist was responsible for hits like Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” and such bands as The Box Tops
Read MoreJune 13, 2018: D.J. Fontana, Elvis Presley’s Drummer, Dead at 87
He played on nearly 500 of Elvis’ recordings, including such landmarks as “Hound Dog,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Jailhouse Rock” and “Heartbreak Hotel.”
Read MoreJune 12, 1982: Ronstadt, Browne at Nuclear Disarmament Rally
A crowd estimated between 750,000 to more than one million gathered on the Great Lawn in Manhattan’s Central Park in support of nuclear disarmament
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