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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...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com DEC 30 On Dec. 30, 1999 George Harrison and his wife Olivia were attacked in their home. An intruder broke in and stabbed Harrison in the chest resulting in a collapsed lung and minor wounds. Olivia had tried to ward off the attacker with a poker and a heavy lamp. The obsessed fan was later arrested.😲 Happy birthday to Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul, and Mary (81), Mike Nesmith of The Monkees (76), Patti Smith (72), Jeff Lynne of ELO (71), and Ellie Goulding (32). 🎂 DEC 31 On Dec. 31, 1973 AC/DC made their live...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. OCT 20: Today in 1977, a plane crash would take the life of Lynyrd Skynyrd members and crew, while injuring many other passengers. Ronnie Van Zant, Stevie Gaines, Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray perished in the crash. The plane had previously experienced issues and another band's - Aerosmith - crew had rejected possibly using the plane due to the plane not being up to standard. RIP😢 OCT 20: Tom Petty was born today in 1950 in Gainesville, Florida. Petty would become the frontman...