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May 21, 2013 - 4:28pm
Today's special An Artist Is Born birthday shoutout goes to KEVIN SHIELDS (1963). A singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, Shields is best known as the frontman for critically acclaimed shoegaze band MY BLOODY VALENTINE. Outside...
May 21, 2013 - 10:40am
Today in Rock History - May 21, 1981
Reggae star Bob Marley is buried with state honors in St. Ann’s, Jamaica.
May 20, 2013 - 10:24pm
Today's special An Artist Is Born birthday shoutout goes to JOE COCKER (1944). A singer, guitarist, drummer, and songwriter, Cocker rose to prominence in the 1960s. Recognized for his distinctive raspy vocal delivery, he is ranked 97th on...
May 20, 2013 - 10:35am
Today in Rock History - May 20, 1997
U2 caused traffic chaos in Kansas City, Missouri after they paid for traffic control to close down five lanes so they could shoot the video for ‘Last Night On Earth’.
Apart from major traffic jams, a passing...
May 19, 2013 - 9:51pm
Today's special An Artist Is Born birthday shoutout goes to PETE TOWNSHEND (1945). A singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and arranger, Townshend is best known as the guitarist and songwriter for English rock band THE WHO. Outside of The Who...
May 18, 2013 - 11:17pm
Today's special An Artist Is Born birthday shoutout goes to RICK WAKEMAN (1949). A keyboardist, composer, and songwriter, Wakeman is best known as the former keyboardist for English progressive rock band YES. Outside of the group, he...
May 17, 2013 - 9:35pm
Today's special An Artist Is Born birthday shoutout goes to TRENT REZNOR (1965). A singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, and producer, Reznor is best known as the leader for industrial project NINE INCH NAILS. Nine Inch Nails...
May 17, 2013 - 10:01am
Today in Rock History - May 17, 1990
Nirvana played the last date of a North American tour at the Zoo in Boise, Idaho.
This was Chad Channing’s final gig with the band, drummer Dave Grohl replaced him in September of this year after his band Scream...
May 16, 2013 - 10:47pm
Today's special An Artist Is Born birthday shoutout goes to ROBERT FRIPP (1946). A guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, Fripp is the only member of progressive rock band KING CRIMSON that has played in all of their lineups from...
May 16, 2013 - 10:12am
Today in Rock History - May 16, 1990
Sammy Davis Jr. dies in his Beverly Hills, California home after a long battle with throat cancer.
His biggest hit is “The Candy Man,” which was featured in the film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”
