1955 – Elvis Presley’s performance in Jacksonville, Florida is the first Presley show at which a riot ensues. After Elvis tells the audience, “Girls, I’ll see you backstage,” he has some of his clothes ripped off but escapes unharmed. 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis is granted a divorce from wife number two, Jane Mitcham, six months […]
1964 – The Beatles scored their first U.S. No. 1 album with Meet The Beatles! The album stayed at No. 1 for eleven weeks. 1965 – The much loved and respected crooner/jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer in Santa Monica. He was 48. First famous for his jazz […]
Eric Clapton has officially announced that he will be performing for a run of shows in North America that will happen in September and feature support from Jimmie Vaughan. Clapton will begin the brief tour in Pittsburgh on September 8th, followed up by performances in Toronto, Canada, St. Louis, Missouri, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Denver. […]
Jason Bonham recently said that he had found a box of tapes that were left behind by his late father John Bonham that may contain previously unheard Led Zeppelin recordings. Bonham told The Vinyl Guide podcast that, “Believe it or not, Dad didn’t like to play at all at home, He had no recording equipment. […]
Daryl Hall is going to be performing at the 2023 BST Hyde Park festival set for July 7th, in order to support Billy Joel. Hall will be on stage with Joel for the performance being presented by American Express. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee will also be performing a set alongside Todd […]
YES has recently announced that their 2023 Relayer European and U.K. Tous have been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances that the band has no control over. The band’s official statement reads. “YES and their management have explored every possible avenue to arrange insurance cover for the tour in the event of COVID-related exemption or Act […]
Peter Gabriel recently announced 13 new tour dates including shows in Dallas, Austin, Pittsburgh, Denver and multiple other cities within North America. The shows have simply been added onto previously announced dates for the U.S. portion of the former Genesis singer’s first tour since 2014. With general on sale tickets starting on March 24th. Gabriel […]
Recently, Bono and The Edge of U2, covered ABBA’s classic track, “S.O.S.” during BBC Radio 2’s “Piano Room.” During their performance along with BBC Concert Orchestra at the BBC Maida Vale studio, they also performed their track “Vertigo.” During an interview on BBC Sounds the Edge stated, “We’re big fans of this Scandinavian band, appreciators […]
Tears for Fears is releasing a reissue of their debut album, “The Hurting,” in order to celebrate the record’s 40th anniversary. The Hurting will be reissued as an Abbey Road Half-SpeedMastered vinyl as well as a freshly created Dolby Atmos mix through renowned artist and mixer Steven Wilson on May 12th. Included will be the […]
The drummer for Derek and the Dominos who was later convicted for murdering his mother, has passed away at the age of 77 years old. His passing was confirmed through a press release that noted he died due to “natural causes” after “a long incarceration and lifelong battle with mental illness.” Jim Gordon was born […]