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27 May 2017, Gregg Allman, founding member of the The Allman Brothers Band died at the age of 69 at his home in Savannah, Georgia. Allman had suffered a recurrruence of liver cancer five years ago, died from complications of the disease. The band’s main songwriter early on, Allman contributed compositions like 'Dreams' and 'Whipping […]
23 May 200, Noel Gallagher walked out on his band Oasis during a European tour. The move was put down to a series of burst-ups with his brother Liam. The band drafted in replacement guitarist Matt Deighton for the rest of the European dates. We have the second edition of our latest book Some Might […]
18th May 2011, https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/…/the-beatles-sgt-peppe…/John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the 1967 Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' sold for $237,132 (£145,644) at an auction in the US. The sale of the sheet, which featured the song's third verse and the opening words to 'She's Leaving Home', took place at the Saban Theatre in Beverly […]
10th May 1969, Led Zeppelin made their first appearance on the UK album chart when the band's debut album charted at No. 6, going on to spend 71 weeks on the UK chart. It entered the US chart the following week at No. 10. Recorded in around 36 hours, the album is now considered one […]
TRIVIUM’s MATT HEAFY On Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘We Are A Band That Can Survive This’ https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/triviums-matt-heafy-on-coronavirus-pandemic-we-are-a-band-that-can-survive-this/ TRIVIUM’s MATT HEAFY On Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘We Are A Band That Can Survive This’ TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy recently spoke to Ireland's Overdrive about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like […]
ANTHRAX’s CHARLIE BENANTE On TOOL: ‘That Band, To Me, Is Like The New RUSH’ https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/anthraxs-charlie-benante-on-tool-that-band-to-me-is-like-the-new-rush/ ANTHRAX’s CHARLIE BENANTE On TOOL: ‘That Band, To Me, Is Like The New RUSH’ ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has revealed to Revolver's "The Last Show" that the last concert he attended as a fan before the coronavirus outbreak was TOOL's […]
STEVE RILEY: Why My New Band Is Rightfully Called L.A. GUNS https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/steve-riley-why-my-new-band-is-rightfully-called-l-a-guns/ STEVE RILEY: Why My New Band Is Rightfully Called L.A. GUNS Steve Riley's version of L.A. GUNS recently released its debut single, "Crawl". The track is taken from the band's debut album, "Renegades", which will arrive in late summer or early fall via […]
Members of ALICE COOPER’s Band Pay Musical Tribute To Their Fallen Friend JIMMY WEBB https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/members-of-alice-coopers-band-pay-musical-tribute-to-their-fallen-friend-jimmy-webb/ Members of ALICE COOPER’s Band Pay Musical Tribute To Their Fallen Friend JIMMY WEBB On Sunday (April 19), ALICE COOPER members Ryan Roxie, Chuck Garric, Tommy Henriksen and Glen Sobel teamed up to perform a socially distant tribute to their […]
21st April 1967, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles completed the sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The final recordings were a short section of gibberish and noise which would follow 'A Day in the Life', in the run-out groove. They recorded assorted noises and voices, which engineer Geoff Emerick […]
19th April 2012, Levon Helm, died of throat cancer aged 71. A drummer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Helm formed his own high school band, the Jungle Bush Beaters, at 17, he later joined The Hawks (who became Bob Dylan's backing group) who then became known as The Band. He sang on Band classics like 'The Night […]