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May 6, 1965

At a hotel in Clearwater, Florida, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones can’t sleep because there’s a guitar riff running through his head. He rolls a tape, falls asleep and wakes up the next morning to find he’s recorded the riff to “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”

May 7, 2016

After completing a tour with Guns N’ Roses, Axl Rose takes over as lead singer for AC/DC, filling in for Brian Johnson at a show in Lisbon after Johnson is told that continuing the tour could result in permanent hearing loss. Rose fills in on the remaining dates as a guest vocalist.

May 8, 2015

In Tulsa, Rush began their R40 Live tour, playing their newer songs first and working backward to “Working Man,” the song that launched them in America. It ends up being their last tour, as drummer Neil Peart develops brain cancer and dies in 2020.

May 9, 2020

Rock pioneer Little Richard died of bone cancer at the age of 87. Over the course of his legendary career he recorded some of America’s most recognizable songs, including “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” and “Good Golly Miss Molly.”

May 10, 1960

Paul Hewson was born in Dublin. He shortens his nickname from Bono Vox (Latin for “good voice”) to simply Bono and fronts the band U2.

May 11, 1981

Bob Marley died at age 36 after a long battle with cancer.

May 12, 2013

After the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield records the David Bowie song “Space Oddity” on board the International Space Station, his sublime rendition is posted to YouTube, quickly garnering millions of views.

May 13, 1950

Stevie Wonder was born Stevland Morris in Saginaw, Michigan.