On April 14, 1980, English heavy metal band Iron Maiden released its debut album in the UK. (It would come out a few months later, in August, in the US.) At the... Read More
On this day in 1946, Harold Ray Brown, founding member, drummer, and vocalist for the funk band War, was born in Long Beach, California.
Brown and vocalist/g... Read More
On this day in 1998, Eric Clapton released his 13th studio album, Pilgrim, for Reprise Records.
Before attempting Pilgrim, Clapton said in his 2007 autobiogr... Read More
Today marks the 26th anniversary of Jeff Porcaro's death. The drumming virtuoso, whose name is synonymous with the famous half-time "Rosanna shuffle," would hav... Read More
On July 22, 1967, The Doors appeared on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand for a short interview and a performance of “The Crystal Ship” and "Light My Fire” from t... Read More