On This Day, April 19, 2012… Levon Helm, best known as the drummer, singer and multi-instrumentalist for The Band, died at age 71 of throat cancer. As one of The Band’s three main vocalists, Helm was featured on many of their classic tracks, including “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “TheRead More →
L-R: Peter Frampton, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks; Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Sheryl Crow was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year and she invited Peter Frampton, the first artist she ever saw in concert, to perform with her. The inductees for the hall’s Class of 2024 will beRead More →
Beth Garrabrant In one of her new songs, “Clara Bow,” Taylor Swift mentions Stevie Nicks, and the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has actually penned a poem that’s included in Taylor’s new album. The poem is titled, “For T – and me …” and it’s noted that itRead More →
ABC/Michael Desmond Gene Simmons is getting ready to return to the stage for the first time since KISS wrapped their End of The Road tour at New York’s Madison Square Garden in December. Simmons will perform with the Gene Simmons Band at the grand opening of the Rock & Brews RestaurantRead More →
Scott Legato/Getty Images Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony says it’s been a while since he’s been in touch with the band’s original front man, David Lee Roth. In a video recently posted to YouTube of a Q&A at a Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp that took place in March, Anthony says it’sRead More →
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt will soon be honored by his hometown. The New Jersey Hall of Fame and Middletown Township are partnering to name a street after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist and his brother — playwright, actor and director Billy Van ZandtRead More →
Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Webster PR Allman Brothers Band has paid tribute to founding member Dickey Betts, who passed away Thursday at the age of 80. “With deep sadness the Allman Brothers Band learned today that founding member Dickey Betts has passed away peacefully in his home in Sarasota, Florida,Read More →
Elton John performing at Watford, 1974; Anwar Hussein/WireImage Elton John‘s 1974 album, Caribou, turns 50 this year, and a special sky-blue vinyl edition of the album, including a second disc of bonus tracks, will be available on Record Store Day April 20. But fans can watch never-before-seen footage of Elton’s firstRead More →
courtesy of Julien’s Auctions Legendary musician Randy Bachman is cleaning out his closet. The rocker, founder of such bands as The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, is auctioning off over 200 guitars from his personal collection through Julien’s Auctions. Included in the Music Icons auction is Bachman’s 1959 Gibson Les PaulRead More →
Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images Allman Brothers Band founding member Dickey Betts has died at the age of 80, according to a post on his official Instagram page. “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce the peaceful passing of Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts (December 12, 1943Read More →
