Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart at the Kenedy Center Honors/ photo credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images A group of A-list artists have signed up to celebrate the Grateful Dead at the Recording Academy’s upcoming MusiCares Person of the Year gala, taking place Jan. 31 at the Los Angeles ConventionRead More →
On This Day, Jan. 21, 1966… Beatle George Harrison married model Pattie Boyd, with his bandmate Paul McCartney serving as best man. Harrison and Boyd met on the set of the 1964 movie A Hard Day’s Night. The couple separated in 1974 and divorced in 1977, with Pattie blaming theRead More →
Garth Hudson on accordion with The Band at ‘The Last Waltz’; Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Garth Hudson, the keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist who was the last surviving member of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Band, has died. He was 87. The Band’s official Instagram confirmed Hudson’s passing, writing, “Today,Read More →
UMG Nashville Ringo Starr recently released the new country album Look Up, co-written and produced by T Bone Burnett. It features 11 songs, with special guest appearances by Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings, Lucius, Larkin Poe and Alison Krauss. This isn’t Ringo’s first foray into country music, and he recently told reporters thatRead More →
Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Dayglo Presents Photographer Danny Clinch is helping to raise money for victims of the country’s recent natural disasters. The Transparent Clinch Gallery has just launched a new fundraiser that will benefit the Soulshine Fund, helping those in Florida and Western North Carolina who were impacted byRead More →
Stefan M. Prager/Redferns British guitarist John Sykes, a member of both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has passed away at the age of 65. His death was announced in a post on his official Facebook page. “It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hardRead More →
Denise Truscello/WireImage Def Leppard returned to the stage Saturday, but they were without one of their key band members. Guitarist Vivian Campbell did not perform at the band’s show at Feria Estatal De León in León, Mexico, and instead Phil Collen‘s guitar tech John Zocco filled in. Fan-shot video posted to YouTubeRead More →
Jim Dyson/Redferns Rod Stewart turned 80 on Jan. 10, but the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is still celebrating. After Rod and his family celebrated together on a cruise, Rod’s wife, Penny Lancaster, threw him a party on Jan. 18 to allow his friends to mark the milestoneRead More →
Debra L Rothenberg/Getty Images Bruce Springsteen hit the stage for the first time in 2025 Saturday night, making a surprise appearance at the 25th anniversary Light of Day concert at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey, the Asbury Park Press reports. Springsteen made his first appearance of theRead More →
On This Day, Jan 20, 1988… The Beatles and Bob Dylan were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, in a ceremony held in New York. The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger inducted the band into the Rock Hall. George Harrison and Ringo Starr were on hand toRead More →
