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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! DEC 11: Happy birthday to Brenda Lee! Born on December 11, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia, Lee is one of the most remarkable and versatile vocalists in American music history. Standing just 4’9”, she earned the nickname “Little Miss Dynamite” for her explosive voice and emotive power, which captivated audiences from an early age. Lee first rose to fame in the late 1950s and early 1960s with a string of pop and rockabilly hits, showcasing a rare ability to deliver both...

While 2025 brought some great legacy moments, one example being the Black Sabbath reunion, it also brought some sad moments including the poignant loss of Sabbath front man Ozzy Osbourne in July, less than three weeks after the reunion concert.  Ozzy Osbourne 1948-2025 Other major music figures lost this past year include Brian Wilson, the legendary co-founder and creative force behind The Beach Boys, R&B songstress Roberta Flack, Ace Frehley, original lead guitarist of KISS, known as “The Spaceman,” Sly Stone, the influential funk master of Sly and the Family Stone, Blondie et. al. drummer Clem Burke, Garth Hudson of...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! NOV 26: Happy 80th birthday to John McVie! Best known as the steady, unshakeable bassist of Fleetwood Mac, McVie has built a legacy defined by subtle brilliance and enduring consistency. Born on November 26, 1945 in London, McVie began his musical journey in the early 1960s, joining John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, where his tasteful, rhythmic approach to bass playing helped shape the band’s evolving sound. It was during this period that he met drummer Mick Fleetwood, forming a musical...

MusicGoldmine has acquired the exclusive rights to a set of rare photographs of the Beatles on their first full U.S. tour. The photos were shot on August 27, 1964 at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, which was the seventh stop on the Fab 4's 25-date U.S. tour, a run which kicked off Beatlemania in the USA. These fantastic photos, shot that day by photographer Walt Burton, were acquired as original Kodak Tri-X 35mm negatives. Photographer Burton was a leading figure in the Greater Cincinnati photography world for decades. He started his photography career in the Army in the 1950's and his...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! NOV 15: Happy birthday Frida Lyngstad! Best known as one of the two female vocalists in the legendary pop group ABBA, Lynstad has led a life and career shaped by resilience, artistic range, and quiet determination. Born Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad in 1945 in Norway and raised in Sweden, she discovered her passion for singing early and began performing in local jazz and dance bands as a teenager. Her smoky, expressive alto set her apart, and by the late 1960s she...