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It was 54 years ago Sunday (February 14th, 1967) that the late, great Aretha Franklin recorded her cover version of Otis Redding's "Respect." Redding had originally recorded the song in 1965, and ...

Peter Gabriel -- Genesis co-founder and solo superstar -- turns 71 on Saturday (February 13th). Gabriel, along with Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Anthony Phillips, formed the band in 1967 when the ...

Today (February 12th) marks what would have been the 82nd biirthday of co-founding Doors' co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Manzarek died on May 20th, 2013 at age 74 in Rosenheim, Germany a...

It was 54 years ago Saturday (February 13th, 1967) that the Beatles released their double A-sided single of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane." The single contained two of the first three so...

Sunday night (February 14th) marks the 51st anniversary of the recording of the Who's legendary 1970 gig at England's Leeds University Refectory -- the concert which eventually became their fi...

It was 54 years ago today (February 12th, 1967) that the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arrested at Richards' West Sussex, England home for drug possession. The bust follo...

Dave Grohl joins Run The Jewels‘ Killer Mike and Quincy Jones as members of a new U.S. advisory board to help support artists affected by the ongoing global pandemic. As members of the National ...

Somewhere You Feel Free, the new Tom Petty documentary focusing on the sessions for his 1994 Wildflowers album, will be a centerpiece film during SXSW Online in March. According to the official announ...

It was 40 tears ago today -- February 12th, 1981 -- that Rush released its breakthrough eighth album, Moving Pictures. The set, which followed the previous year's Permanent Waves, peaked at Number...

More details have emerged regarding Bruce Springsteen's DUI arrest last November 14th in Sandy Hook, New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area. The New York Post quoted a source close to S...