Tony Bennett, the affable pre-rock standards crooner who came to be newly appreciated and beloved by everyone from the grunge generation to Lady Gaga, died on Friday. He was 96. Bennett’s publicist, Sylvia Weiner, confirmed the singer’s death to the Associated Press. A cause of death was not specified. But in 2016, Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and began experiencing memory loss, one of the leading symptoms of the […]
1969 During sessions at Abbey Road studios, London, Ringo Starr recorded his vocal to 'Octopus's Garden', for the Abbey Road album. Starr had written the song when he 'quit' The Beatles the previous year and was staying on actorPeter Seller’s yacht in the Mediterranean. https://youtu.be/De1LCQvbqV4 1969 Elvis Presley begins rehearsals with his band for a run of Las Vegas dates that mark his return to the live stage after a […]
Actress and singer Jane Birkin has died at the age of 76. The British-French star was reportedly found dead at her home in Paris by her caregiver on Sunday, according to Le Parisien and BFM TV. A cause of death has not been disclosed. Born in London, Birkin began her career as an actress in the '60s with films such as Blowup, Kaleidoscope, and La Piscine. She shot to fame […]
The Bruce Springsteen Band opened for Humble Pie at the Sunshine In, Asbury Park in New Jersey Prior to becoming famous, Bruce Springsteen was often used as an opening act for bands that would come through the Jersey Shore. One noteworthy evening took place at Asbury Park, N.J.'s Sunshine In on July 11, 1971, when the nine-piece Bruce Springsteen Band opened up for Humble Pie. After the show an impressed […]
On July 12 1962, Rolling Stones made their live debut at the Marquee Jazz Club, London with Dick Taylor on bass (later of The Pretty Things) and Mick Avory on drums, (later of The Kinks). Billed as The Rollin’ Stones, they were paid £20 for the gig, the equivalent of £330 in 2010. https://youtu.be/ZrQErX_0Yqs
2021 American fiddle player Byron Berline died at the age of 77 of complications of a stroke. He joined The Flying Burrito Brothers in 1971, worked with Stephen Stills's band Manassas and played on ‘Country Honk’ on the Rolling Stones' album Let It Bleed. He also worked with many other artists including: Bob Dylan, Elton John, The Byrds, Janis Ian, Willie Nelson, John Denver, Rod Stewart, The Eagles and The […]
2020 American rock band Haim were at No.1 on the UK chart with their third studio album Women in Music Pt. III. The album which peaked at No.13 on the US chart was later nominated for Album of the Year at the 63rd Grammy Awards. 2019 After years of animosity that kept Ann and Nancy Wilson apart, Heart regroup for their Love Alive tour, which kicks off with a show […]
What Happened Today In Music 2016 - Drake Canadian rapper and singer Drake was at No.1 on the US chart with his fourth studio album Views. With Views, Drake also joined Adele, Michael Bublé and Taylor Swift as the only artists in the 2010s decade to have an album remain at No.1 on the Billboard 200 for six consecutive weeks. 2007 - Chemical Brothers Chemical Brothers went to No.1 on […]
2022 The only copy of Bob Dylan's newly recorded "Blowin' In The Wind" sells at auction for $1.7 million (£1,482,000 ). Dylan recorded it with producer T Bone Burnett and the song was pressed to a disc in Burnett's new format, Ionic Original, which is made of aluminium but plays on a turntable. 2017 The Official Charts Company overhauled the way it compiles the UK Top 40 in an effort […]
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