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“Little Richard” Penniman, a founding father of Rock ‘n’ Roll, died of bone cancer at the age of 87. Placing just nine songs in the Billboard Top 40 between 1956 and 1958, he nonetheless influenced dozens of prominent musicians and set the standard for showmanship with his pompadour hairdo, over the top makeup, and...

The Doors perform at Detroit’s Cobo Arena where John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful joins them for half a dozen songs. Unfortunately the show ran past its twelve o’clock curfew, contrary to the guidelines set out by the American Federation Of Musicians, and The Doors would be banned from returning to Cobo. A recording of...

Five thousand spectators showed up to watch a softball game between The Eagles and the staff of Rolling Stone magazine at Dedeaux Field at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The band and the magazine had been at odds for years after a series of negative reviews and the game was set up raise money for UNICEF....

In their Clearwater, Florida hotel room, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards work out the opening guitar riff of “Satisfaction” following Richard’s purchase of a Gibson fuzz-box earlier that day. They would record the song at RCA Studios in Hollywood, California six days later. Upon release, it will top the Billboard Hot 100,...

After months of internal dissension, Buffalo Springfield play their final concert in Long Beach, California. Richie Fury would go on to form Poco and Stephen Stills teamed up with David Crosby and Graham Nash in Crosby, Stills And Nash. Buffalo Springfield would get back together in 2010 and tour in 2011.

Led Zeppelin opened their 1973 US tour, which is billed as the ‘biggest and most profitable Rock and Roll tour in the history of the United States.’ The group grossed over $3 million.

FM, a film about the struggles of a radio station, debuts in Los Angeles. The soundtrack features Steely Dan, Steve Miller, the Eagles, Neil Young, Billy Joel and Warren Zevon. More people would buy the soundtrack than bothered to see the film....

Songwhip: Bush - Alien

On This Day 45 Years ago…

The Who introduced their movie, Quadrophenia, as well as their new drummer, Kenny Jones. Jones had been a member of The Small Faces with Steve Marriott and enjoyed the hit, “Itchycoo Park” in 1967...

Leonard Chess signs Chuck Berry to a recording contract after he came highly recommended by Muddy Waters. Most of Berry’s hit records would be recorded for Chess between 1955 and 1966, including “Maybellene”, “Roll Over Beethoven”, “School Day”, “Rock And Roll Music”, “Sweet Little Sixteen”, “Johnny B....

The Doobie Brothers’ self-titled, debut album is released by Warner Bros. Records. Neither the LP, or the first single from it, “Nobody”, would chart in America. After the band had established some touring and recording success, the song was reissued and rose to #58 on the Hot 100 in October, 1974.