Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin January 1, 1959 Johnny Cash plays one of his first jailhouse shows when he performs at San Quentin prison in San Rafael, California. Among those in the captive audience is Merle Haggard, who is serving time for burglary. Cash did his first prison concert in 1957,…
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Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin December 26, 1968 Led Zeppelin first US tour begins in Denver. They’re the opening act for Vanilla Fudge. The British Invasion bands (The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones…) followed the same plan: become popular in their home country, wait for word to spread to America,…
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Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin December 18, 2020 Paul McCartney releases McCartney III. He’s a one-man band on the album, playing all the instruments and writing all the songs, which he also did on the prequels, McCartney in 1970 and McCartney II in 1980. December 19, 2012 Madonna gets angry at fans at a concert in Santiago, Chile,…
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Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin December 11, 1968 The Rolling Stones record their Rolling Stones’ Rock-and-roll Circus TV special – and then bury it for nearly 30 years. December 12, 1998 Luciano Pavarotti becomes the first classical musician to perform on Saturday Night Live when he sings ‘’Adeste Fideles’’ with Vanessa…
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Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin December 4, 2014 The day after a fake MSNBC story reports the death of Axl Rose, the very much alive Guns N’ Roses frontman tweets: “if I’m dead do I still have to pay taxes?” December 5, 1998 Billboard changes the way they calculate the Hot…
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