On March 8, 1965, Bob Dylan released the single “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” the first Top 40 hit of his career. “Subterranean Homesick Blues” was from his album Bringing It All Back Home. The U.S. release of “Subterranean Homesick Blues” would become Dylan’s first top 40 hit, although it only peaked at #39. Accompanying the track […]
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On this day in musical history Eric Clapton became the first and only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On March 6, 2000 Eric Clapton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. The ceremony was held in New York City at the Waldorf Astroria […]
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On February 29, 1972 John Lennon’s U.S. immigration visa expired. It took three and a half years before Lennon’s American residency issues was resolved. This occurrence would ignite a legal battle with the Nixon Administration, the FBI and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that would last for years. Late in February South Carolina’s senator […]
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On February 28, 1977 Ray Charles was attacked on stage. Ray Charles was performing at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles for a benefit concert for the community program Project Heavy when an audience member leapt onto the stage with a rope and attempted to strangle him. Ray Charles fought the aggressor off until […]
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On February 27, 1991 James Brown as released from prison and went on parol after serving three years in jail. James Brown had been sentenced to six years after being found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault and eluding the police. On September 24, 1988 the Godfather of Soul entered an insurance seminar in […]
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On February 23, 1998 Liam Gallagher from Oasis were banned for life from Cathay Pacific Airlines. On a flight from Hong Kong to Australia for tour the band got rowdy and deeply offended passengers and crew. Complaints were made that the band members hurtled objects at people, smoked and verbally attacked others. One report claims […]
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Eunice Kathleen Waymon would grow to become a talented singer, songwriter, pianist and civil rights activist.
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On this day in 1971 the country rock legend starred on the early NBC reality show.
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Britney Spears defied all expectations on February 16, 2007. At the climax of a public breakdown Spears shaved off her coveted mane in a hair salon in California. The 25-year-old pop singer/ dancer/entertainer had been stringing together a chain of meltdowns and tabloid stealing events for months, but none had stolen the media’s attention quite […]
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On February 14th, 1970 The Who performed their legendary concert at the University of Leeds which would become the iconic Live At Leeds album. Live at Leeds was The Who’s first live album and only contained six tracks when originally released. Since Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and John Entwistle jammed out on that […]
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