this day in music

Eight years ago today, Metallica took to the stage of the Fillmore in San Francisco and performed a pair of songs in a manner that they hadn’t been performed since 1982: with Dave Mustaine and Ron McGovney in the lineup....

48 years ago today, an unfortunate event took place in Switzerland that led one band to lose all of their equipment while leading another band to compose a tune that, in addition to being their signature song, is also one...

53 years ago today, Otis Redding released the second single from his album COMPLETE & UNBELIEVABLE: THE OTIS REDDING DICTIONARY OF SOUL, and while the song was a decent hit on the Billboard Hot 100, it became the stuff of...

41 years ago today, The Cars released the second single from their self-titled debut album, a song which provided them with a top-40 hit in the States and a top-5 hit in the UK. Written by Ric Ocasek, “My Best...

23 years ago today, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne headlined a concert to benefit environmental groups in Oregon. Neither artist was even remotely unfamiliar with taking a stand to save the environment, of course, but Raitt’s profile was particularly high...

Actually, just as point of clarification, it was on October 1 that Rolling Stone published an article entitled “Impressions Lose Curtis Mayfield,” which would seem to be why this is the date most often attributed to this event, but one...

24 years ago today, Hootie and The Blowfish landed atop the Billboard 200 with their album CRACKED REAR VIEW, which would be an impressive feat all by itself, but what made it particularly special – and, indeed, record-setting – was...

13 years ago today, Neil Young became the recipient of the Artist of the Year award at the fifth annual Americana Honors and Awards ceremony. The ceremony, which took place in Nashville, was an event which was – as you...

59 years ago today, The Tab Hunter Show made its debut as part of NBC’s new fall lineup for the 1960-1961 TV season, and if you’re wondering why this is relevant enough to warrant a post on Rhino.com, well, you...