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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! AUG 6: Today in 1998, Tammy Wynette passed away at age 55. Wynette was one of country music’s most influential and emotionally expressive vocalists. Born Virginia Wynette Pugh in Mississippi in 1942, she rose from humble beginnings to become known as the “First Lady of Country Music.” Wynette achieved major success in the late 1960s and 1970s with hits like “Stand by Your Man,” “D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” and “Til I Can Make It on My Own.” Her songs often reflected themes of...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 31: Happy birthday to Angus Young! The Australian guitarist is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the legendary rock band AC/DC. Born on March 31, 1955, in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved to Sydney, Australia, with his family as a child. Alongside his brother Malcolm Young, Angus formed AC/DC in 1973, helping to shape one of the most influential hard rock bands in history. Famous for his energetic performances, Angus developed a signature schoolboy outfit and a...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 24: Happy birthday to Nick Lowe! The English singer, songwriter, and producer whose career spans decades of influential work in rock, pub rock, and new wave was born on March 24, 1949, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. He first gained recognition in the early 1970s as a member of Brinsley Schwarz, a group that helped lay the groundwork for the UK pub rock scene. Lowe became a key figure at Stiff Records, producing early hits for artists like Elvis Costello and helping...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 18: Happy birthday to Jerry Cantrell! The guitarist, singer, and songwriter is best known as the co-founder and primary creative force behind the influential rock band Alice in Chains. Born on March 18, 1966, in Tacoma, Washington, Cantrell played a key role in shaping the dark, heavy sound of the early 1990s grunge movement alongside contemporaries like Nirvana and Soundgarden. Cantrell’s guitar style blends sludgy, down-tuned riffs with melodic phrasing, while his songwriting often explores themes of addiction, loss,...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 9: Sadly, today it was reported that Tommy DeCarlo passed away from brain cancer at age 60. DeCarlo was a rock singer best known as the lead vocalist for the legendary band Boston. Born on April 23, 1965, in Utica, New York, DeCarlo was originally a longtime fan of the group before unexpectedly becoming its frontman. Following the death of original Boston singer Brad Delp in 2007, DeCarlo recorded tribute videos of himself performing Boston songs and posted them...