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Joey Ramone, of the '70s Punk band The Ramones, died of lymphatic cancer at the age of 49 . His real name was Jeff Hyman.

Iron Maiden’s self-titled, debut album is released on EMI Records in the UK and Harvest and Capitol Records in the US. The LP was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at #4 on the UK Albums Chart, but did not register on the Billboard 200.

Police in Poland use tear gas and batons to control several thousand teenagers who turned out to see The Rolling Stones’ first show behind the Iron Curtain.

The Grateful Dead sang the US national anthem before the San Francisco Giants’ home opener

Janis Joplin, along with Big Brother And The Holding Company, made their national TV debut on ABC-TV’s Hollywood Palace....

The Beatles’ original bass player, 22 year old Stuart Sutcliffe, died of a brain hemorrhage. Sutcliffe was included in the band because he had the equipment and place to rehearse, although he couldn’t play very well. His girlfriend, Astrid Kirchherr, created The Beatle haircut for Stu, and John and Paul followed soon after....

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Nearly fifty-five years after placing “Subterranean Homesick Blues” on Billboard’s Top 40 chart, Bob Dylan enjoyed his very first number one hit in the US. “Murder Most Foul”, a song about the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy in 1963, climbed to the top of the Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales chart thanks...

An electrician hired to install a security system at Kurt Cobain’s residence finds the body of the 27-year-old Nirvana front man lying on the floor of a room above the garage with a shotgun on his chest and a suicide note nearby. Not everyone was convinced his death was a suicide and The Mystery Of Kurt Cobain’s Death is...

The Capitol Records Tower opened its doors for the first time. Called “The world’s first circular office building,” the 13-story, 150-foot-high edifice was the tallest allowed in earthquake-prone Los Angeles. Located just north of the Hollywood and Vine intersection, the structure was home to Capitol’s offices and...

Pink Floyd announces that founder Syd Barrett has officially left the group, saying that he is suffering from psychiatric disorders compounded by drug use

Chicago became the first American Rock group to perform at Carnegie Hall. They played six sold out shows and recorded the concerts for the four-record album, “Chicago at Carnegie Hall”, which became their third LP to make the Top 5 in the US

The Beatles set a recording industry record that may never be equaled. They held the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Can’t Buy Me Love” at number 1, “Twist and Shout” at number 2, “She Loves You” at number 3, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” at number 4 and “Please Please Me” at number 5. They...

Following their Billboard #21 success with “The Witch Queen Of New Orleans” two years earlier, a Native American band from Coalinga, California called Redbone release “Come And Get Your Love”. Led by brothers Pat and Candido (“Lolly”) Vasquez, the band was managed by Bumps Blackwell, who convinced the brothers to use...

The Beach Boys record “I Get Around”, which will become their first US #1 single by the following July, selling nearly two million copies. It reached #7 in the UK. All of the band played on the track, with Mike Love on lead, backing and harmony vocals, Brian Wilson on piano, harpsichord, Hammond B-3 organ and vocals, Al...