The Week In Music History Oct 6-12The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. OCT 6: Sadly, Ginger Baker has passed away today. 😢He had been ill and in late September his family reported that he was critically ill in the hospital. The drummer was co-founder of Cream and he became one of rock music's first superstar drummers. Baker also was briefly involved with Blind Faith before leading Ginger Baker's Air Force. His drumming style would influence some of the best drummers in the world,...
This Week In Music History Sept 22-28The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 22: Happy birthday to Joan Jett born today in 1958! She was guitarist for The Runaways before forming Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. SEPT 23: Happy 70th bithday to Bruce Springsteen! In a career that has spanned five decades, Springsteen has become one of the most recognized rockers in the world. He has sold more than 135 million records worldwide! When he saw the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show i...
The Week In Music History Sept 29-Oct 5The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 29: Today in 1984, Prince was at #1 with "Let's Go Crazy". It was on the Purple Rain soundtrack. The song would stay at the top for two weeks, but would re-charted in 2016 due to Prince's untimely passing. SEPT 30: Today in 1988, John Lennon was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located at 1750 Vine St.🌟🌟🌟 OCT 1: Today in 1971, Rod Stewa...
This Week in Music HIstory Oct 13-19The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. OCT 13: Happy birthday to Sammy Hagar, born today in 1947! The Red Rocker began performing as a teenager. He found success with the band Montrose in the early 1970s. In the mid-70s, he established a solo career. Hagar recorded and toured successfully with hits such as, "There's Only One Way To Rock", "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy", and "I Can't Drive 55". In 1985, Van Halen was looking ...
Immortal Album Covers: The Story of HipgnosisAlbum art helped define the arrival of new music during its heyday, which ran roughly from the later 60s to the 80s when vinyl albums ruled music sales worldwide. While smaller formats such as cassettes, CDs and later streaming imposed size and format limitations on artwork since then, the contributions of visual artists to herald the arrival of new music is still fondly remembered by many. One of the most prolific groups of artists worked under the name Hipgnosis. The main partners behind Hi...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Nominees AnnouncedThe 35th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been announced. Out of the sixteen nominees nine are first timers. First time nominees Pat Benatar (pictured below with husband and guitarist Neil Geraldo), The Dave Matthews Band, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Motorhead, The Notorious B.I.G., Soundgarden, Thin Lizzy, and T. Rex join previous nominees Depeche Mode (3rd nomination), Judas Priest (2nd nomination), Kraftwerk (5th nomination), MC5 (4th nomination), Nine Inch Nails (3rd nom...
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour Guitar Sets Auction RecordThere have been some record-setting sales prices set by guitars from famous axe slingers over the years, and the latest involves a black Fender Stratocaster played by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. The Strat, used by Gilmour to record such Floyd classics as "The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973), “Wish You Were Here” (1975), “Animals” (1977) and “The Wall” (1979), sold for a staggering $3,875,000 at an auction held by Christie's in New York City earlier this year. Reportedly it was Jim I...
This Week In History Sept 8-14The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 9: Today in 1954, Elvis would play at the opening of a shopping center. None other than Johnny Cash was in the audience! The two future legends would meet for the first time. SEPT 10: Happy birthday to Joe Perry, born today in 1950!🎂🎸 He is a founding member and lead guitarist of Aerosmith. Perry is also a member of Hollywood Vampires. In the mid-1970s, Aerosmith became a success before the band would dec...
This Week In History Sept 1-7The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 1: Happy birthday to Gloria Estefan, born today in 1957! 🎂🎤 The singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur began her music career as the lead singer of the Miami Latin Boys, which would later become the Miami Sound Machine. She has won three Grammys and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. SEPT 2: Billy Preston was born today in 1946. The child prodigy began his career playing organ f...
This Week In Music History Aug 25-31The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. AUG 25: Today in 1976, Boston released their self-titles debut, Boston! Two of Boston’s biggest hits would come from this album, “More Than A Feeling” and “Long Time”. The bulk of the album was recorded in Tom Scholz’s home. It has sold over 17 million copies in the U.S., making it the second best selling debut of all-time (GNR is at #1 with Appetite For Destruction). AUG 26: Today in 2004, singer Laura...
This Week In Music History Aug 18-24The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. AUG 18: On this day in 1982, the Beatles' hometown of Liverpool renamed some streets to honor the Fab Four! The new street names: John Lennon Drive, Paul McCartney Way, George Harrison Close, Ringo Starr Drive, and Sutcliffe Street for original bass player Stu Sutcliffe. AUG 19: Happy 80th birthday to Ginger Baker of Cream, born today in 1939!🎂🥁 He began playing drums at age 15 and would go on to be...
This Week In Music History June 23-29The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUNE 23: Today in 1990, a Gibson acoustic owned by Buddy Holly went on the auction block. Sotheby’s sold it for $237,419! A tooled leather case handcrafted by Holly himself was included.😮🎸😮 JUNE 24: Happy birthday to Mick Fleetwood, born today in 1947! 🎂🥁 The drummer, co-founder, and de facto leader of the band bearing half of his name is still going strong. He is the only member to stay through the differ...
The Week In Music History Oct 6-12
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. OCT 6: Sadly, Ginger Baker has passed away today. 😢He had been ill and in late September his family reported that he was critically ill in the hospital. The drummer was co-founder of Cream and he became one of rock music's first superstar drummers. Baker also was briefly involved with Blind Faith before leading Ginger Baker's Air Force. His drumming style would influence some of the best drummers in the world,...
This Week In Music History Sept 22-28
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 22: Happy birthday to Joan Jett born today in 1958! She was guitarist for The Runaways before forming Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. SEPT 23: Happy 70th bithday to Bruce Springsteen! In a career that has spanned five decades, Springsteen has become one of the most recognized rockers in the world. He has sold more than 135 million records worldwide! When he saw the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show i...
The Week In Music History Sept 29-Oct 5
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 29: Today in 1984, Prince was at #1 with "Let's Go Crazy". It was on the Purple Rain soundtrack. The song would stay at the top for two weeks, but would re-charted in 2016 due to Prince's untimely passing. SEPT 30: Today in 1988, John Lennon was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located at 1750 Vine St.🌟🌟🌟 OCT 1: Today in 1971, Rod Stewa...
This Week in Music HIstory Oct 13-19
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. OCT 13: Happy birthday to Sammy Hagar, born today in 1947! The Red Rocker began performing as a teenager. He found success with the band Montrose in the early 1970s. In the mid-70s, he established a solo career. Hagar recorded and toured successfully with hits such as, "There's Only One Way To Rock", "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy", and "I Can't Drive 55". In 1985, Van Halen was looking ...
Immortal Album Covers: The Story of Hipgnosis
Album art helped define the arrival of new music during its heyday, which ran roughly from the later 60s to the 80s when vinyl albums ruled music sales worldwide. While smaller formats such as cassettes, CDs and later streaming imposed size and format limitations on artwork since then, the contributions of visual artists to herald the arrival of new music is still fondly remembered by many. One of the most prolific groups of artists worked under the name Hipgnosis. The main partners behind Hi...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Nominees Announced
The 35th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been announced. Out of the sixteen nominees nine are first timers. First time nominees Pat Benatar (pictured below with husband and guitarist Neil Geraldo), The Dave Matthews Band, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Motorhead, The Notorious B.I.G., Soundgarden, Thin Lizzy, and T. Rex join previous nominees Depeche Mode (3rd nomination), Judas Priest (2nd nomination), Kraftwerk (5th nomination), MC5 (4th nomination), Nine Inch Nails (3rd nom...
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour Guitar Sets Auction Record
There have been some record-setting sales prices set by guitars from famous axe slingers over the years, and the latest involves a black Fender Stratocaster played by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. The Strat, used by Gilmour to record such Floyd classics as "The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973), “Wish You Were Here” (1975), “Animals” (1977) and “The Wall” (1979), sold for a staggering $3,875,000 at an auction held by Christie's in New York City earlier this year. Reportedly it was Jim I...
This Week In History Sept 8-14
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 9: Today in 1954, Elvis would play at the opening of a shopping center. None other than Johnny Cash was in the audience! The two future legends would meet for the first time. SEPT 10: Happy birthday to Joe Perry, born today in 1950!🎂🎸 He is a founding member and lead guitarist of Aerosmith. Perry is also a member of Hollywood Vampires. In the mid-1970s, Aerosmith became a success before the band would dec...
This Week In History Sept 1-7
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 1: Happy birthday to Gloria Estefan, born today in 1957! 🎂🎤 The singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur began her music career as the lead singer of the Miami Latin Boys, which would later become the Miami Sound Machine. She has won three Grammys and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. SEPT 2: Billy Preston was born today in 1946. The child prodigy began his career playing organ f...
This Week In Music History Aug 25-31
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. AUG 25: Today in 1976, Boston released their self-titles debut, Boston! Two of Boston’s biggest hits would come from this album, “More Than A Feeling” and “Long Time”. The bulk of the album was recorded in Tom Scholz’s home. It has sold over 17 million copies in the U.S., making it the second best selling debut of all-time (GNR is at #1 with Appetite For Destruction). AUG 26: Today in 2004, singer Laura...
This Week In Music History Aug 18-24
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. AUG 18: On this day in 1982, the Beatles' hometown of Liverpool renamed some streets to honor the Fab Four! The new street names: John Lennon Drive, Paul McCartney Way, George Harrison Close, Ringo Starr Drive, and Sutcliffe Street for original bass player Stu Sutcliffe. AUG 19: Happy 80th birthday to Ginger Baker of Cream, born today in 1939!🎂🥁 He began playing drums at age 15 and would go on to be...
This Week In Music History June 23-29
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUNE 23: Today in 1990, a Gibson acoustic owned by Buddy Holly went on the auction block. Sotheby’s sold it for $237,419! A tooled leather case handcrafted by Holly himself was included.😮🎸😮 JUNE 24: Happy birthday to Mick Fleetwood, born today in 1947! 🎂🥁 The drummer, co-founder, and de facto leader of the band bearing half of his name is still going strong. He is the only member to stay through the differ...
