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Your least favorite uncle's favorite guitarist is born
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Two legends lose their lives to gun violence on this date
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Say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing at all
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Alice unleashes an assault of anthemic, eighteen year old, angst.
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The world gets their first listen to "Stairway to Heaven"
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You wanna know why, because I'm
October 31st, that is my date of birth
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The world's population each moves up one spot in the Worldwide Coolness Rankings when Lou Reed dies.
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The Who's original lineup performs for the final time
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If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on now
'Cause there's too many places I've got to see
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I danced myself right out the womb
Is it strange to dance so soon?
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When it seems like the night will last forever
And there's nothing left to do but count the years
When the strings of my heart start to sever
And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And dream me a dream of my own
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And sing me a song of my own
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Arlo Guthrie gives us the anti-war, Thanksgiving song we didn't know we needed.
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I danced myself into the tomb
Is it strange to dance so soon?
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You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
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I'm a stone jack baller and my heart is true
And I'll give everything that I got to you, yes I will…
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Shadows are fallin' and I'm runnin' out of breath
Keep me in your heart for a while
If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less
Keep me in your heart for a while
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Mama will keep baby cosy and warm
Ooooh Babe Ooooh Babe Ooooh Babe
Of course Mama's gonna help build the wall
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Couldn't hire twenty-five men
To do what the man couldn't do
Just the sound of his walkin'
Split the whole damn town in two
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I just wanna have some kicks
I just wanna get some chicks
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock 'n' roll high school
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My brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones
We never got it off on that revolution stuff
What a drag, too many snags
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Just keep putting out music. Don't think whether it's a hit or not and people will get you.
- Adam Yauch
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Papa Het was a newborn baby Het on this date in 1963
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Madonna hits record store shelves for the first time
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Elvis Costello hits record store shelves for the first time
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Here's what happened on This Day in Rock History
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The man who gave us "Polk Salad Annie" was born on this date in 1943
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"Rocket Man" blasts Honky Chateau up the charts.
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“All of my words, if not well put nor well taken, are well meant” - Woody Guthrie
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Ground Control to Major Tom...we got ourselves a hit!
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WHBQ in Memphis becomes the first radio station to play an Elvis record
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The Grateful Dead release the album that would earn them a new generation of fans
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Elvis records at Sun Records for the first time
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This Day in Rock n Roll History is on Summer Break! We'll return on 7/5
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America's sleep schedule is forever altered when Kiss released their single on this date in 1975.
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It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was balin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And mama hollered out the back door, y'all, remember to wipe your feet
And then she said, I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge
Today, Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge
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Bo Diddley dies, but his signature beat lives on
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"The revolution will not be televised" - Gil Scott-Heron
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Miles, Levon, Stevie, Lenny and more all celebrate birthdays
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The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where, who knows where
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
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Perhaps the best front man of the 1990s dies in Detroit
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In 1975, the people of Detroit wanted the best...and they got it.
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Stevland Morris in Saginaw, Michigan...soon he'd be Little Stevie
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“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”
― Bob Marley
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Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drummin'
Four dead in Ohio
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“This banjo surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.”
― Pete Seeger
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Link Wray rumbles into the word on this date in 1929.
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I've always thought that the act of playing the guitar was the act of trying to make a point of playing the guitar - Mick Ronson
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You may be Saturday's child all grown
Moving with a pinch of grace
You may be a clown in the burying ground
Or just another pretty face
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"Thankfulness to The Band and all the fellas" - Dr. John
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There's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark out, and we're wearing sunglasses.
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When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself. – Bob Marley
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“I don't fool with a lot of things that I can't have fun with. There's not much reward in that.”
-- Levon Helm
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Saturday nights are forever changed for metal heads
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His Purpleness, Prince, performs his final show
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Tiptoe through the window
By the window, that is where I'll be
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
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Mother of Radio Host and Podcaster, Jay J. Madison, is born on this date. Happy birthday Mom!
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The "Only Band that Matters" hits record store shelves for the first time.
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Covid claims one of the world's greatest songwriters
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Merle Haggard completes his 79th, and final, trip around the sun.
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Two of the great front men of the 90s died on this date
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River gonna take me
Sing me sweet and sleepy
Sing me sweet and sleepy
All the way back back home
It's a far gone lullaby
Sung many years ago
Mama, mama, many worlds I've come
Since I first left home
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The Boss takes up two spaces on the new release rack
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No jokes here...just cold hard rock 'n' roll FACTS
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The Detroit Free Press reveals the true nature of Jack and Meg's relationship.
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Wilco makes their first appearance on record store shelves in 1995
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Jack and Meg White call it quits...romantically...not musically
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This is Ric Ocasek's definitely birthday...though he fibbed about the year throughout his life.
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Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The newspapers said, "Say what you doing in bed?"
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace"
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The first (and shortest) rock 'n' roll concert takes place in Cleveland
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And children by the million sing for Alex Chilton
When he comes 'round
They sing, "I'm in love
And what's that song?
Yeah, I'm in love
With that song"
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This St. Paddy's day was a lucky one for an Irish high school band called U2
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"I had the one thing you need to be a blues singer, I was born with the blues. ..." - Lightnin' Hopkins
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You walked in
And my life began again
Just when I'd spent the last piaster
I could borrow
All night long
We would sing that stupid song
And every word we sang
I knew was true
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“I don’t envision a long life for myself. Like, I think my life will run out before my work does, y’know? I’ve designed it that way.” - Townes Van Zandt
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If You Find Me In A Gloom, Or Catch Me In A Dream
Inside My Lonely Room, There Is No In Between
Whispering Pines, Rising Of The Tide
If Only One Star Shines
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Lots of lil' rockers born on this date over the years.
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The one who insists he was first in the line
Is the last to remember her name
He's walking around in this dress that she wore
She is gone but the joke's the same
Pretty in pink, isn't she?
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On the day I was born
The nurses all gathered 'round
And they gazed in wide wonder
At the joy they had found
The head nurse spoke up
And she said "leave this one alone"
She could tell right away
That I was bad to the bone
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Nothing lasts forever, but at 8:57 November Rain is a pretty long single.
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Penny Lane is in your ears and on your turntable.
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The B-52s get their start on Valentine's Day 1977
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The Beatles hit the stage in the US for the first time.
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But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
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“If you didn’t do anything that wasn’t good for you it would be a very dull life. What are you gonna do? Everything that is pleasant in life is dangerous.” - Lemmy
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We don't know until we're gone
There's no one here to raise a toast
I look into the mirror and I see
A rock 'n' roll ghost
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Eddie Van Halen makes his debut appearance in 1955
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James Henry Miller is born in the "dirty old town" of London
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If you do right, everything will come out right. - Wolfman Jack
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Fats Domino reaches the top of the hill but not the top of the chart
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The rock world lost two legends on this date to gun violence.
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In 1968 The Grateful Dead play "Rosemary" live for the first and last time
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Señores y señoras:
Nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tú tiene, pero los queremos
Creado y regado de Los Ángeles, ¡Juana's adicción!
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"At death, you're going to be needing some spiritual guidance and some kind of inner knowledge that extends beyond the boundaries of the physical world... it's what's inside that counts."
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Over the years we've lost a few of the greats on this day/
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After a 15 year wait, Guns N Roses release a new album
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Hold on, this song has a little introduction to it...
It's ain't supposed to be sad though you might feel it that way
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There's been a lot over the years for Metallica to celebrate on this date.
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Kiss try their hand at prog rock...it doesn't work out.
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Row, Jimmy row
Gonna get there?
I don't know
Seems a common way to go
Get down, row, row, row
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Goodness gracious this was a good day for The Killer
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I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie
To the hip hip hop-a you don't stop the rock
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The Good Ol' Grateful Dead release a masterpiece album in 1970
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The Brothers call it quits at their home away from home.
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In 2013, everyone moves up one position in the worldwide coolness ranking when Lou Reed dies.
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A helicopter crash claims the life of rock's greatest concert promoter
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"My function is not to reassure people. I want to make them uncomfortable." - Ewan MacColl
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Over the years, three of the greats lost their lives on this date
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Gainesville's favorite son was born on this date in 1950
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“I try to write about small things. Paper, animals, a house…love is kind of big. I have written a love song, though. In this film, I sing it to a lamp.”
— David Byrne, Stop Making Sense
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He could play a guitar just like a-ringin' a bell...and he was born on this date in 1926
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The hottest band in the world releases a scorching live album in 1977
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Come hear Uncle John's band on this PLATINUM record
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If you knew Peggy Sue, then, you know why I feel blue.
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The world loses a major rager on the four-string motherf*
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I now pronounce you guitarist and drummer, you may rock and roll.
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Thanksgiving finally has it's own song thanks to Arlo Guthrie
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You don't have to call him Hiram...the whole world calls him Hank.
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"Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically." - American Psycho
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The man who started it all and the man they call Pigpen each celebrate birthdays today.
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Oh boy! Maybe, baby, you'll remember who was born on this date in 1936.
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Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb, you know better but I know him
Like I told you, what I said, steal your face right off your head
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If you plant ice you're gonna harvest the wind.
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Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart...ya just gotta poke around.
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Couldn't hire twenty-five men
To do what the man couldn't do
Just the sound of his walkin'
Split the whole damn town in two
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If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. - William Bell
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Metallica leave an indelible mark on pop culture in 1991
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The man who invented rock 'n' roll's primary tool was born on this date in 1909.
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“I’ve opted for fun in this lifetime.” – Jerry Garcia
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His Purpleness presents a platinum platter of pop packed phunk
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Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called...This Day in Rock History
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One of the greatest albums of the last 15 years was released on this date in 2010.
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On this date, Mama Cass did NOT die from choking on a ham sandwich
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Perhaps the greatest concert ever, Summer Jam, featuring the Grateful Dead, All Bros. Band and The Band took place at Watkins Glen with 600k in attendance.
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The Grateful Dead lost a legend on this date in 1990
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Whoop Whoop...lets find out what happened on this day in rock.
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Bob Marley's live sound was immortalized on this date in 1975
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What is this that stands before me? It's Black Sabbath playing their first show ever in 1968.
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When it seems like the night will last forever
And there's nothing left to do but count the years
When the strings of my heart start to sever
And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears
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Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers team up for a big single on this date in 1981.
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The Beatles gave us all we need on this date in '67.
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We're back! Find out what the Grateful Dead and others did on this day in rock history.
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Find out why Jimi Hendrix was discharged from the military on this date in 1962.
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The first double album was released on this date in 1966.
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Kyuss releases their masterpiece on this date in 1992.
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Rush cements their lineup on this date in 1974.
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Shock-rocker GG Allin's life come to a less than shocking end.
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Find out what event kicked off the Summer of Love
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The most successful rock composer of all time was born on this date in 1942.
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Ozzy fans get rowdy in Columbus on this date in 1997.
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Bowie unleashes his iconic alter ego on the world on this date in 1972.
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The Grateful Dead release something rare on this date in 1970...a studio masterpiece.
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On this date in 1910, Chester Arthur Burnett was born...but that's not the name you know him by.
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An era comes to an end for the Rolling Stones on this date in 1969.
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It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty, delta day...
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A two-time Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer celebrates a birthday today.
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John Fogerty was born on this day, though it didn't happen on the bayou.
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Bowie saved Mott the Hoople on this date in 1972.
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One of the 1990's great songwriters died far too young on this date in 1996.
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One of the world's greatest songwriters was born on this date in 1941.
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Detroit rock royalty are joined in matrimony on this date in 2009
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Biggie was as small as he would ever be on this date in 1972
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Bob Marley finds incredible posthumous success on this date in 1984
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Rock lost one of it's greatest front men on this date in 2017.
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Lot's of birthdays on this date in rock history.
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The Stones release their masterpiece on this date in rock history.
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Me only have one ambition, y’know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together – black, white, Chinese, everyone – that’s all. - Bob Marley
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The Beatles release their final album on this date 51 years ago.
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On this date in 1996, I ditched school to buy Pantera's new album.
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The hardest working man in showbiz felt good on this date in 1965.
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Descubra lo que sucedió en la historia del rock and roll el 5 de mayo
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Slayer loses a founding member on this date in 2013.
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The only Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame member who was inducted specifically for his work with the harmonica was born on this date in 1930.
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On this date in '76, Keith Moon starts a rock tradition that would soon become a rock cliche.
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Van Halen gives the rock world fair warning on this date in 1981.
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A Deadhead favorite, Brent Mydland, makes his studio album debut with the Grateful Dead on this date in 1980.
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On this date in 1978, the greatest concert film of all time hit theaters.
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Black Sabbath begins a new era on this date in 1980.
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A classic artist does his own thing on this date in 1989.
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At the age of 52, we lost a rock 'n' roll legend in 1988.
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His Purpleness, Prince, passed prematurely at Paisley Park.
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"When you smoke the herb it reveals you to yourself" - Bob Marley
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Zeppelin's chart performance has a modest start on this date in '69.
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He went platinum selling rhymes...he went platinum 11 times.
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In 1989 an artist scored his second top ten hit, 25 years after his first...sadly, he didn't get to see it happen.
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Two heavy metal giants release classic albums on this date in 1980.
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The first artist born in the 2000s to top the chart does so on this day in 2019
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A ukulele player tip-toed onto the planet on this date in 1933.
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Look what's goin' down...Buffalo Springfield appear on stage for the first time.
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The Grateful Dead continued the long stranger trip, now with 100% more drummers.
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On this date in 1994 an American metal band topped the album chart.
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On Izzy Stradlin's 13th birthday, Aerosmith released their best album...and the rest is history.
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On this date in 1994, the voice of a generation went silent.
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Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
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Sebastian Philip Bierk was born on this date in 1968.
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Bad Company proves that their debut album was no fluke on this date in 1975.
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Don't get fooled again...find out what really happened on this day in rock history.
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On this day in 1944, Mick Ralphs was a VERY young dude.
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One of rock's most iconic photos was snapped on this date in 1967.
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Kiss perform their largest audience yet on this date in 1974.
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On this date in 1978, Alice Cooper attempts to acquire the souls of puppets...It's weird.
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It was the beginning of a new era for Van Halen on this date in 1986.
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Mega-star, Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born on this date in '47.
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A Lou Reed fan was a real pain in the ass on this date in 1973.
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Ric Ocasek was born on this date in 1944...but he always gave a different date. Find out why.
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The first rock concert ever took place on this date in 1952.
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Christ, ya know it ain't easy, but John and Yoko got married on this date anyway back in '69.
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The guitar hero of guitar heroes died on this date in 2017.
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on this date in 1940, the long strange trip began for one member of the Grateful Dead.
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One of the worlds biggest and most enduring bands played their first show on this date in 1983.
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Cheap Trick is awarded a gold record on this date in 1979
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One of the greatest live albums of all time was recorded on this date in 1971.
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A pair of band mates were born on this date in 1979.
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On this date in 1984 Black Sabbath lost "they worst singer they ever had".
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We lost a great to suicide on this date in 2007.
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"The 27 Club" get another member on this date in 1973
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On this date, one of America's all time greatest songwriters was born in Fort Worth, Texas.
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We lost a legend to suicide on this date in 1986.
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Metallica unleashed a MASTERpiece on this date in '86.
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On this date in 1984 the first CD players went on sale. How many CDs were available to purchase? Find out.
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Which artist went to #1 posthumously on this date in 1971?
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A member of the Rock 'n' Roll, Country and Gospel halls of fame was born on this date in 1932. Find out who it was.
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What band had a rare misfire on this date in 1963?
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What band called it quits in 1973 after a show in Passaic, New Jersey?
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What band decided to give it another go on this date in 2006?
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A new generation started 'monkeying" around on this date in 1986
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Things were really shaping up for guitar manufacturer, Gibson, on this date in 1958.
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On this date in 1981, a legendary musician got his very first guitar for his 14th birthday.
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What band played their final show on this date in 1973?
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What got Emerson, Lake and Palmer arrested on this date in 1974?
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On this date in 1984, a modern day guitar hero was born in Austin, Texas.
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Who got married for a final time on Valentine's Day 1994?
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Why was Friday the 13th a lucky day for Black Sabbath in 1970?
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How long did it take for one of the greatest albums of all time to be certified Gold by the RIAA?
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A seismic cultural moment happened on this day in 1964...
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What band released their final album on this date in 2012?
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William Bruce Rose Bailey was born on this day...who?
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What band played their final show on this date in 2017?
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Who played their final show on this date in 1959?
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Which rock front man was born in Akron, Ohio on this date in 1964?
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A rotten little kid was born on this date in 1956...
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What band performed their first show at a place call The Popcorn Club on this day in 1973?
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What band called it quits on this date in 1979?
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What band recently lost two original members on the same day?
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What musical genius was born on this date 265 years ago?
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Why was Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green committed to a mental hospital on this date in 1977?
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Who released their first album at the age of 62 on this date in 2011?
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What was Neil Diamond's birth name on this date in 1941? Find out.
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What David Bowie persona were we introduced to on this date in 1976?
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What song was inspired by the suicide of R. Budd Dwyer?
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Why were dead heads stoked on this day in rock history?
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Here's what went down on January, 19th in Rock History.
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Here's what happened on this day in rock history...
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Jimmy looks back on what happened on New Years Eve throughout rock history. (Test show)
