This Week In Music History Sept 15-21The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 15: Sadly, Ric Ocasek has passed away at age 75.😢 The iconic frontman of The Cars was found unresponsive in his NYC home earlier today. In addition to his successful career with The Cars, Ocasek had a solo stint and was a sought after producer. In 2018, he along with his band mates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. SEPT 16: Today in 1977, Marc Bolan of T Rex was killed in a car cras...
This Week In Music History June 2-8The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUNE 2: Happy birthday to Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, born today in 1941! 🎂🥁 Watts has been with the Stones since 1963. Because of his graphic design background he has also designed their record sleeves and tour stages. In 2006, he was vote into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame by Modern Drummer magazine. The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. JUNE 3: Happy birth...
This Week In Music History June 9-15The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUN 9: Today in 1984, Cyndi Lauper was at #1 with “Time After Time”. She co-wrote the song with Rob Hyman of The Hooters. It would stay at the top for two weeks and garnered a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1985. JUN 10: Today in 2004, Ray Charles passed away of complications due to acute liver disease at age 73. 😢 Charles was one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at their...
It Was The Summer Of…What would summer be without a summer song? Speculation about which song will be that one hit that is heard over and over grows as June quickly approaches. Billboard magazine has gone as far as to initiate a “Songs of the Summer” chart that tracks the hottest hits deemed worthy of summer song status. The chart crosses all genres and uses radio airplay and audience impressions to gauge chart position. Some of the best summer songs are about summer, literally. Take, for example, DJ Jazzy Jeff a...
This Week In Music History Apr 21 - 27The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 21: Today in 1969, Janis Joplin made her first appearance in London. She played at The Royal Albert Hall. Her opening act was the band Yes!☮️ APR 22: Today in 2013, Richie Havens passed away at age 72 of a heart attack. 😢Havens famously opened the Woodstock festival in 1969. The other performers were delayed in arriving, so Havens played encore after encore until he eventually ran out of material! It was a major turn...
This Week in Music Apr 28 - May 4The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. APR 28: On this day in 1979, Blondie was at #1 with “Heart Of Glass”. Written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, the disco rock song would become one of their biggest hits. They wrote the song in 1975 and sat on it until their third album. APR 29: Happy 86th birthday to Willie Nelson, born today in 1933!🎂🎸 This iconic country outlaw has done it all - acting,singer, songwriter, producer, author, poet, and activist. ...
This Week In Music History Jun 16-22The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUN 16: On this day in 1967, the Monterey Pop Festival began its three day run.🎶 ✌️ All the artists agreed to perform for free with the proceeds going to charity. Some incredible artists played the festival: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Simon & Garfunkel, and many more! JUN 17: Happy birthday to Gregg Rolie, born today in 1947!🎂🎤 Pretty amazing that he has been the ...
This Week in Music History May 5 - 11The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 5: On this day in 1966, the Mamas & the Papas were at #1 with “Monday, Monday”. It would be the group’s only #1 hit in the U.S. John Phillips said that he wrote the song in about 20 minutes. They would go on to win the 1967 Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. MAY 6: Happy birthday to Bob Seger, born today in 1945!🎂 The Detroit rocker put his Silver Bullet Band together in 1973, whic...
This Week In Music History May 19-25The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 19: Happy 70th Birthday to Dusty Hill of ZZ Too, born today in 1949!🎂🎸 Hill along with his brother Rocky and future ZZ Top bandmate Frank Beard played in local bands in the late 1960s. In 1968, Dusty and Frank moved to Houston and joined Billy Gibbons in the newly formed ZZ Top. Fast forward 50 years and Hill is still rocking with the band!🎶🎸🔥 MAY 20: Today in 2012, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees passed away from l...
This Week In Music History May 26-June 1The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 26: Happy birthday to Stevie Nicks, born today in 1948!🎂🎶 Best known for her songwriting and singing in the band Fleetwood Mac, Nicks also has had a successful solo career. Between her work with Fleetwood Mac and and solo material she has sold over 140 million records worldwide! She is the only woman to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. MAY 27: On this day in 1983, Irene Cara was...
This Week in Music History July 7-13The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JULY 7: Happy birthday to Ringo Starr, born today in 1940!🎂🥁 Ringo is the richest drummer in the world, as he has amassed a $350M fortune. He has beeen inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. In addition his time as a Beatle, he has formed Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band featuring a wide variety of musicians. It would be impossible to use this small space to go through all of his accomplishments! J...
This Week In Music History Apr 14-20The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 14: Happy birthday to Ritchie Blackmore, born today in 1945. 🎂 As one of the founding members of Deep Purple, his guitar riffs mixed with hard rock and organ sounds put his band on the hard rock map.🎸 Blackmore also was in Rainbow, another heavy metal band which moved into the pop area in the 80s. He began his career as a session musician before joining Deep Purple in 1968. In the mid-70s he quit and formed Rainbow....
This Week In Music History Sept 15-21
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. SEPT 15: Sadly, Ric Ocasek has passed away at age 75.😢 The iconic frontman of The Cars was found unresponsive in his NYC home earlier today. In addition to his successful career with The Cars, Ocasek had a solo stint and was a sought after producer. In 2018, he along with his band mates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. SEPT 16: Today in 1977, Marc Bolan of T Rex was killed in a car cras...
This Week In Music History June 2-8
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUNE 2: Happy birthday to Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, born today in 1941! 🎂🥁 Watts has been with the Stones since 1963. Because of his graphic design background he has also designed their record sleeves and tour stages. In 2006, he was vote into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame by Modern Drummer magazine. The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. JUNE 3: Happy birth...
This Week In Music History June 9-15
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUN 9: Today in 1984, Cyndi Lauper was at #1 with “Time After Time”. She co-wrote the song with Rob Hyman of The Hooters. It would stay at the top for two weeks and garnered a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1985. JUN 10: Today in 2004, Ray Charles passed away of complications due to acute liver disease at age 73. 😢 Charles was one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at their...
It Was The Summer Of…
What would summer be without a summer song? Speculation about which song will be that one hit that is heard over and over grows as June quickly approaches. Billboard magazine has gone as far as to initiate a “Songs of the Summer” chart that tracks the hottest hits deemed worthy of summer song status. The chart crosses all genres and uses radio airplay and audience impressions to gauge chart position. Some of the best summer songs are about summer, literally. Take, for example, DJ Jazzy Jeff a...
This Week In Music History Apr 21 - 27
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 21: Today in 1969, Janis Joplin made her first appearance in London. She played at The Royal Albert Hall. Her opening act was the band Yes!☮️ APR 22: Today in 2013, Richie Havens passed away at age 72 of a heart attack. 😢Havens famously opened the Woodstock festival in 1969. The other performers were delayed in arriving, so Havens played encore after encore until he eventually ran out of material! It was a major turn...
This Week in Music Apr 28 - May 4
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. APR 28: On this day in 1979, Blondie was at #1 with “Heart Of Glass”. Written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, the disco rock song would become one of their biggest hits. They wrote the song in 1975 and sat on it until their third album. APR 29: Happy 86th birthday to Willie Nelson, born today in 1933!🎂🎸 This iconic country outlaw has done it all - acting,singer, songwriter, producer, author, poet, and activist. ...
This Week In Music History Jun 16-22
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUN 16: On this day in 1967, the Monterey Pop Festival began its three day run.🎶 ✌️ All the artists agreed to perform for free with the proceeds going to charity. Some incredible artists played the festival: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Simon & Garfunkel, and many more! JUN 17: Happy birthday to Gregg Rolie, born today in 1947!🎂🎤 Pretty amazing that he has been the ...
This Week in Music History May 5 - 11
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 5: On this day in 1966, the Mamas & the Papas were at #1 with “Monday, Monday”. It would be the group’s only #1 hit in the U.S. John Phillips said that he wrote the song in about 20 minutes. They would go on to win the 1967 Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. MAY 6: Happy birthday to Bob Seger, born today in 1945!🎂 The Detroit rocker put his Silver Bullet Band together in 1973, whic...
This Week In Music History May 19-25
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 19: Happy 70th Birthday to Dusty Hill of ZZ Too, born today in 1949!🎂🎸 Hill along with his brother Rocky and future ZZ Top bandmate Frank Beard played in local bands in the late 1960s. In 1968, Dusty and Frank moved to Houston and joined Billy Gibbons in the newly formed ZZ Top. Fast forward 50 years and Hill is still rocking with the band!🎶🎸🔥 MAY 20: Today in 2012, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees passed away from l...
This Week In Music History May 26-June 1
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. MAY 26: Happy birthday to Stevie Nicks, born today in 1948!🎂🎶 Best known for her songwriting and singing in the band Fleetwood Mac, Nicks also has had a successful solo career. Between her work with Fleetwood Mac and and solo material she has sold over 140 million records worldwide! She is the only woman to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. MAY 27: On this day in 1983, Irene Cara was...
This Week in Music History July 7-13
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JULY 7: Happy birthday to Ringo Starr, born today in 1940!🎂🥁 Ringo is the richest drummer in the world, as he has amassed a $350M fortune. He has beeen inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. In addition his time as a Beatle, he has formed Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band featuring a wide variety of musicians. It would be impossible to use this small space to go through all of his accomplishments! J...
This Week In Music History Apr 14-20
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 14: Happy birthday to Ritchie Blackmore, born today in 1945. 🎂 As one of the founding members of Deep Purple, his guitar riffs mixed with hard rock and organ sounds put his band on the hard rock map.🎸 Blackmore also was in Rainbow, another heavy metal band which moved into the pop area in the 80s. He began his career as a session musician before joining Deep Purple in 1968. In the mid-70s he quit and formed Rainbow....
