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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com JAN 20: Happiest of birthdays to Paul Stanley of KISS! Stanley was born in 1952. As writer and co-writer, he has penned many of KISS' highest-charting singles.Stanley joined Gene Simmons' band Wicked Lester in the early 1970s and the rest is history, or is it KISStory? 🎉💥  JAN 21: Born on this day in 1938, DJ Wolfman Jack! He became interested in radio as a child after he received a radio from his father. In 1960, he began his career as a disc jockey. He created the Wolfman Jack persona after moving...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com JAN 13: Eric Clapton played his comeback concert today in 1973 at the Rainbow Theatre in London. Pete Townsend of The Who had helped organize the two night concert to help Clapton kick his heroin habit. Others who performed at the concert were Stevie Wonder, Pete Townsend, Ronnie Wood, and others with support from The Average White Band. Clapton did later beat his drug and alcohol addictions and has played many concerts in support of organizations to help others with addiction issues.🎸  JAN 14: On this day in 1966, David Jones...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com FEB 17: On this day in 2005, a 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar once owned by Jimi Hendrix sold for over $125,000 at a London auction! Also in the auction, a poem Hendrix had written a couple weeks after he appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival ($12,000) and the first Jimi Hendrix Experience single "Hey Joe" signed by all the band members ($2500). FEB 18: On this day in 1966, Beach Boy Brian Wilson was in the process of recording "Good Vibrations". The song would be released in October and would go to #1....

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com MAR 3: On this day in 1973, Roberta Flack was at #1 with "Killing Me Softly With His Song". It was first recorded in 1972 by Lori Lieberman. Flack heard Lieberman's version and decided she would like to record it herself. She made some changes and it took her three months to record. Flack's version would go on to win the 1974 Grammy for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal.🎤 MAR 4: Sadly, Keith Flint of Prodigy has passed away at age 49. Flint took his...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com MAR 10: Happy Birthday to Tom Scholz, born today in 1947!🎂🎸 Scholz is the founder and only remaining original member of the band Boston. He is the inventor of the Rockman portable guitar amplifier. Before becoming a musician, he received bachelor's and master's degrees from MIT! Boston has sold over 75 million records worldwide. MAR 11: Today in 1964, The Beatles were filming A Hard Day’s Night. They were filming the scene of the band playing cards and miming to “I Should Have Known Better”. It was filmed on a set staged to...