this day in music

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...

55 years ago today, one of the most important musical variety series of the ‘60s made its debut on ABC, and while it concluded its run less than two years later, its importance to pop culture of the era remains...

47 years ago today, after making a valiant effort to soldier onward in the wake of Jim Morrison’s death, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Robby Krieger performed their last concert as The Doors. The show in question took place at...

37 years ago today, the one truly great rock festival in Homer Simpson’s lifetime came to a conclusion...and since this is a reference which only hardcore Simpsons fans are likely to appreciate, we’ll go ahead and clarify that, yes, we’re...