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Rock and Roll Hall of fame member Nils Lofgren is 67 years old today. Along with his work as a solo artist, he is a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band since 1984. Lofgren was born in Chicago and moved to the suburban town of Garrett Park, Maryland, near the northern border of Washington, […]
A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Waylon Jennings was born 81 years ago today on June 15, 1937. Over the past few years we have always posted about Waylon’s birthday. And as you would expect, we have had those who have said things like “this is a Rock and Roll page, not […]
Bob Dylan was playing a concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 27, 1966. Before the concert, The Beatles stopped by Bob’s dressing room. Paul McCartney was hoping a new song they had written would impress Dylan. The song Paul played him would eventually become “Tomorrow Never Knows.” Dylan listened a bit and then […]
It’s a long way from Turkey Scratch, Arkansas to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Levon Helm made the journey. He learned to play a number of instruments but he is best known as a drummer. He worked with Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan before he and is bandmates where known simply as THE […]
There is only one person in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who got inducted because of his harmonica playing. That person, Marion Walter Jacobs would have turned 88 years old today. You will probably know him better by his stage name, Little Walter. His playing was a revolutionary approach to the harmonica has […]
The only three time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Eric Clapton is celebrating his 73rd birthday today. Eric has been inducted as a member of The Yardbirds, as a member of Cream and for his solo career. We’ll give you a two part question: 1. Do you like him better as […]
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/rediscover-steely-dans-aja/ reDiscover Steely Dan’s Grammy Hall Of Fame Entry ‘Aja’ | uDiscover Steely Dan’s Aja, came as the band were transitioning from their hit style of the ‘Reeling In The Years’ period to a more sophisticated and jazzy sound. Read it here
14th February 1961, The Beatles performed at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool where they play a special Valentine’s Day show. Paul McCartney sang Elvis Presley’s ‘Wooden Heart, wearing a wooden heart pinned to his coat, covered with satin and embroidered with the names “John”, “Paul”, “George”, and “Pete”. The heart was raffled off, and the winner […]
A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a founding member of The Kinks, Dave Davies is celebrating his 71st birthday today. Dave was came up with the signature distorted power chord sound on The Kinks’ first hit, “You Really Got Me”. He achieved the sound by slitting the speaker cone on […]
He’s been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Once for being part of The Hollies and again for being the “Nash” in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Of course we are talking about Graham Nash. Graham is celebrating his 76th birthday today. Graham is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom […]