Tag "classic rock"
When Bruce Springsteen Paid Tribute to Prince With ‘Purple Rain’
The Boss opened a 2016 concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center with a somber yet celebratory performance of the iconic hit, 2 days after Prince’s passing
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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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Donald Fagen Announces New Steely Dan Tour
Just eight days after the death of his Steely Dan partner Walter Becker, Donald Fagen has announced a series of new tour dates for October
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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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Rolling Stones #NoFilter Tour Opening Night: Recap
Four months after announcing the tour, the Stones played Hamburg, Germany. Our recap of the show including the setlist and videos
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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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Sept 29, 2015: Beatles – Brian Epstein Contract Sold at Auction
The highly unique item had been signed by all four members only days before the release of the band’s first single in 1962
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Sept 28, 1972: David Bowie Makes NYC Debut
It wasn’t just a concert. Bowie’s debut in New York City was an occasion that signaled his arrival at the cutting edge of the pop culture
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