Today In Rock: June 26th, 2023 – “Eye Of The Tiger” Hits A Billion
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Today In Rock: June 26th, 2023 – “Eye Of The Tiger” Hits A Billion

On this day… it was announced that Survivor’s “Eye Of The Tiger” has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. The lyrics, including the title, were derived from dialogue in the film. “Eye Of The Tiger” reached #1 on the Billboard 100 spending 15 consecutive weeks in the Top 10. Written by the band’s Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan the song, released in…

Hall of Fame Nominees
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Today In Rock: June 24th – Eric Clapton Auctions Guitars

1999: Eric Clapton auctioned 100 guitars including ‘Brownie’, used to record “Layla,” raising $5 million for the Crossroads Center, a drug rehab clinic Clapton founded. 2004: One of Clapton’s prize guitars, “Blackie,” a black-and-white Fender Stratocaster, was sold for $959,500 at an auction that raised more than $7.4 million also for the Crossroads Centre. “Lenny,”…

Led Zeppelin
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Today In Rock: June 23rd, 2016 – “Stairway To Heaven” Dispute Settled

Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven” is one of the most iconic songs in Rock.  Flush with classic riffs, it was not too surprising a dispute over the origins of a portion of the song would occur – especially since guitarist Jimmy Page had a notorious reputation for lifting riffs from other musicians. On this day…