On This Day, Nov. 25, 1976 … The Band — Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel — played their final show ever at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Billed as their “farewell concert appearance,” the show featured guest appearances by a whole host of musicians, including Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, EricRead More →
Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Back in September, Elton John revealed that he lost vision in one of his eyes, and he now tells Good Morning America his condition has interfered with his attempts to put out a new album. Elton revealed he had a new album in the works at the 2023 RockRead More →
Daily Mirror/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images The new Disney+ documentary Beatles ’64, which captures the Fab Four’s first trip to the U.S., had its premiere in New York City on Nov. 24, and in attendance was one of the film’s subjects: Sir Paul McCartney. In addition to Sir Paul, JohnRead More →
ABCNew exhibit will focus on George Harrison the gardener The Beatles‘ George Harrison’s love of gardening will be explored in a new exhibit in Sarasota, Florida. George Harrison: A Gardener’s Life will run from Feb. 9 to June 29 at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, part of aRead More →
Gary Miller/Getty Images The Rolling Stones are giving fans a chance to win a unique gift bag, with proceeds going to a good cause. The new sweepstakes, part of Universal Music Group’s Music 4 Good Holiday Giveback, will have one lucky fan taking home a customized gift package that includes a leatherRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Aerosmith will no longer be part of a popular attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Disney World in Orlando. It was announced on the Disney Park blog that Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith is being taken over by The Muppets, marking the first time The Muppets willRead More →
courtesy of Julien’s Auctions Eddie Van Halen’s long-lost 1993 Ernie Ball Music Signature “Canada Day” guitar sold for $104,000 as part of day two of Julien’s Auctions’ Played, Worn & Torn II auction in Nashville. The guitar, unseen for 31 years, was played by Eddie at a July 1, 1993,Read More →
Disney/Randy Holmes A piano once owned by Stevie Nicks is on the auction block. Gotta Have Rock and Roll is handling the sale of the Hamilton grand piano, which was used to write such Fleetwood Mac tunes as “Sara” and “Songbird.” Described as “debatably the most important piano ever offeredRead More →
InsideOut Music Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is set to release the new live album Live Magic At Trading Boundaries on Jan. 17. The album is a compilation of various recordings taken from years of shows at the intimate venue in Sussex, England, with Hackett performing stripped down versions of classic tracks,Read More →
On This Day, Nov. 22, 1950 … E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Born Steven Lento, he took the name Van Zandt after his mother remarried. The family then moved to New Jersey, where his musical career began. While performing with his bands on the JerseyRead More →
