this day in music

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...

19 years ago today, Slipknot walked away with more wins at the Kerrang! Awards than any other artist, making it a highly worthwhile occasion to commemorate. Held in London, the annual Kerrang! Awards – which, for those who aren’t into...

54 years ago today, Davy Jones & The Lower 3rd issued the single that would prove to be their final release under that particular name, owing to the arrival of another Davy Jones on the music scene. Written by David...

52 years ago today, Fleetwood Mac made their grand debut at a UK music festival, one with a line-up that’ll make any music fan look back on and drool. Oh, and if the name of the event doesn’t ring a...