Music History Today: January 8, 2023

January 8, 2016: David Bowie released his twenty-fifth and final studio album, Blackstar, on his 69th birthday. He died two days later.

Music History Today: July 30, 2022

July 30, 1956: Brenda Lee recorded her first single, a cover of Hank William's "Jambalaya."

Music History Today: June 3, 2022

June 3, 1989: June 3, 1989: The Guns N' Roses song "Patience" topped out on Billboard's Hot 100 at Number 4. 

"Patience" by Guns N' Roses was released as a single in 1989. The song is considered a classic hair metal ballad.

Axl Rose 1989

Music History Today: February 28, 2022

February 28, 1985: Uriah Heep, lead singer David Byron, died at 38 years old from liver disease and seizures caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. 

David Byron is probably one of the greatest voices hard rock ever had, being Uriah Heep’s front-man from 1969 to 1976, but unfortunately he is not remembered often.

Uriah Heep lead
singer David Byron 

Music History Today: December 3, 2021

December 3, 1977: Willie Nelson began recording the studio album Stardust.

At the height of outlaw country, Willie Nelson pulled off perhaps the riskiest move of the entire bunch. He set aside originals, country, and folk and recorded Stardust, a collection of pop standards produced by Booker T. Jones. 

Music History Today: December 8, 2020

December 8, 1980: John Lennon, 40 years old, was shot and killed outside his apartment in New York City.

Forty years ago today Annie Leibovitz photographed John Lennon and Yoko Ono at their apartment in New York City for a feature in Rolling Stone. Lennon autographed an album for a man in the morning.  

Music History Today: September 19, 2020

September 19, 1943: Cass Elliot (of The Mamas & The Papas) is born Ellen Naomi Cohen in Baltimore, Maryland.

Cass Elliot, aka Mama Cass, was part of the group The Mamas and the Papas. Their song, Creeque Alley,tells about the events leading to the 1965 formation of The Mamas and the Papas.  

Music History Today: July 29, 2020

July 29, 1974: Thirty-two-year-old Cass Elliot, a one-time member of The Mamas And Papas, suffered a heart attack and died in London. Her biggest solo hit was 1968's "Dream a Little Dream of Me."

"Drean a Little Dream of Me" came out in June 1968, credited to “Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas,” angering the band, who had already been dealing with inner turmoil for some time. 

Mama Cass Elliot

Music History Today: May 7, 2020

May 7, 1970: "Long & Winding Road" became The Beatles' last American release. 

If ever there was a song which summed up the fraught nature of The Beatles’ final months, it was ‘The Long And Winding Road.' 

Music History Today: April 20, 2020

April 20, 1971: Five friends at San Rafael High School in California coin the term "4:20" as a euphemism for smoking pot. April 20th becomes a popular day to spark one up. 

The most credible story traces 4/20 to Marin County, California. In 1971, five students at San Rafael High School would meet at 4:20 p.m. by the campus’ statue of chemist Louis Pasteur to partake. They chose that specific time because extracurricular activities had usually ended by then. 

Read more:  Time Magazine

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