October 16, 1976 Disc jockey Rick Dees hits #1 in the US with “Disco Duck,” a goofy number that envisions Donald Duck enjoying the spoils of the disco era. It is the last novelty song to top the Hot 100. October 17, 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd release Street Survivors, the last album with frontman Ronnie Van…
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September 25 2017 At the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers play their last concert, as Petty dies a week later. The show is the last stop on their 40th Anniversary tour. 1980 Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham dies at age 32 of asphyxiation from vomiting after a night of heavy drinking….
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1991 – Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is released as a single, forever changing the musical meaning of the word “Alternative.” September 11 1982 John Mellencamp becomes the first male solo artist with a #1 album (American Fool) and two Top 10 singles, all at the same time (“Hurts So Good” at #8; “Jack &…
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September 3 1991 Ike Turner is released from prison after serving 14 months for cocaine possession. 1991 Rush release their 14th studio album, Roll the Bones. 1982 Culture Club’s “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?” is released in the UK. The critics are not kind; Smash Hits calls it “fourth division reggae.” 1982 Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak…
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Description (by Kevin Estrella) This is a very important lesson. One of the foundation staples of my style. I used Diatonic Extensions extensively in my solos and melodies. In this lesson I will talk about my former guitar teacher Dan LaBrash ( http://labrashmusic.ca/home) who first introduced me to this concept and what it is… Lesson here. Kevin is…
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