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The Rock History Report for Feb. 4th
1968 - Paul McCartney invited some fans into the recording studio to contribute vocal harmonies when The Beatles recorded "Across the Universe" at Abbey Road. Read More -
The Rock History Report for Feb. 3rd
1959 - Today marks the day the music died. Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in an airplane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. The tragedy was immortalize Read More -
The Rock History Report for Feb. 2nd
2001 - Detroit reversed their decision to give Ted Nugent a key to the city after the mayor was informed of some of the guitarist's controversial views. "I have no negative feelings whatsoev Read More -
The Rock History Report for Feb. 1st
1977 - Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant contracted tonsillitis, which forced the band to postpone their North American tour. The rescheduled dates were shifted to June, and would mark the legendary ro Read More -
The Rock History Report for Jan. 31st
1979 - The Clash embarked on a major US tour, with supporting act Bo Diddley. Read More -
The Rock History Report for Jan. 30th
1998 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair conferred the status of knighthood upon Elton John. Read More -
The Rock History Report for Jan. 29th
1964 - The Beatles recorded German versions of their hits in Paris. At their first session outside of Abbey Road studios, the Fab Four recorded "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" and "Sie Liebt Read More -
MEME ALERT: Squirrel Makes Hasty Escape
File this under the nascent category of "frightened rodents on YouTube." A certain clip from the nature documentary BBC's Africa, narrated by David Attenborough has caught the attention Read More -
The Rock History Report for Jan. 25th
1961 - Bob Dylan tracked down the family of his hero, Woody Guthrie, on his second day in New York. Finding them in Howard Beach, Dylan taught Arlo a few lines on the harmonica. Read More
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