35 years ago today (8/27/90), Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed at age 35 when the helicopter he was flying in crashed in the fog right outside Alpine Valley Music Theatre
25 years ago today (8/26/00), Allen Woody, the bassist for Gov’t Mule and formerly the Allman Brothers Band at the time, passed away at age 44. Woody joined The Allman Brothers
50 years ago today (8/25/75), Bruce Springsteen released his third album, Born To Run. Backed by The E Street Band, the landmark album climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard
50 years ago today (8/22/75), The Allman Brothers Band released their fifth studio album Win, Lose or Draw. Following the huge success of Brothers and Sisters (1973), which had carried
35 years ago today (August 21, 1990), Alice in Chains released their debut album Facelift—widely regarded as the first grunge record to break into the mainstream, arriving a full year
30 years ago today (8/20/95), Brian Jonestown Massacre released their debut album Methodrone, bridging the haze of early ’90s shoegaze with the psychedelic revival they became known for. The 1960s-inspired
Happy 80th Birthday to Ian Gillan (born 8/19/45), one of rock’s most defining voices and the longtime frontman of Deep Purple. Known for his remarkable range—seamlessly moving from raw blues
Happy 75th birthday today to Foreigner’s original drummer Dennis Elliott (born 8/18/50). Elliott’s drumming was a key element of Foreigner’s early sound and laid the foundation for tunes like “Feels
30 years ago today (8/15/95), Garbage released their debut album that stood out in a changing rock scene that welcomed more female-fronted bands, and this one, led by the daring
25 years ago today (8/14/00), Rage Against the Machine played a free protest concert in Los Angeles across the street from the Staples Center, where the Democratic National Convention was
