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Today in Rock Music History

A collection of epic events, milestones, birthdays, chart-toppers, concerts, record releases, and relevant rock music news for this day, all brought to you by the Today in Rock Music History staff.


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Ozzy Osbourne

Having been booted out of Black Sabbath (for excessive drug use – being the most wasted among the wasted), Osbourne …

My Chemical Romance (MCR)

When a band’s first albums are titled “I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me …

Evanescence

Evanescence formed in ’94 around vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. They were also …

Loverboy

Loverboy was one of many ‘80s bands with an innate ability to apply a pop …

Bon Jovi

The song “Runaway,” recorded in ’84 by Jon Bon Jovi, was included in radio station …

Creedence Clearwater Revival

In a world populated by Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin, Creedence …

Steve Winwood

After building a stellar reputation with the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and back …

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Stevie Nicks Solo Top 10 Rock Songs

For a band founded in the 60’s by accomplished musicians Fleetwood Mac had a remarkable lack of success. That changed when Mick Fleetwood and the McVies (John and Christine) came …

The Top 10: Joan Jett

The Runaways featured both Joan Jett (Joan Marie Larkin) and Lita Ford. Despite being big in Japan and …

Eric Clapton’s Top 10 – Cream, Derek & The Dominos & Solo

Eric Clapton first came to prominence with the Yardbirds. But when the band took a pop turn, the …

Dozen Neil Young Songs To Rock The Free World

Young’s solo work has encompassed Country, Big Band Rock, and retro-Rock. His biggest commercial successes include the acoustic-Country …

10 Classic Green Day Songs

Over the course of their career Green Day has been called Punk Rock (bit of a stretch), Pop …

10 Classic Rock Songs For The 4th Of July

Celebrating the people, places and even politics of the U.S.A. 10. Born In The U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen …

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