Bon Jovi had the top-earning tour of the year, pulling in over 200-million dollars.
AC/DC were at number two for the second year in a row and
U2took the three spot.
In 2002, fans at a Chicago
Creed concert got angry after singer
Scott Stapp forgot lyrics, left the stage mid-show for a while and laid on the stage during the performance. The band’s manager later released an apology, calling the gig the “most unique of all Creed shows.”
And in 2006,
Marilyn Manson’s wife, burlesque dancer
Dita Von Teese, filed for divorce from the shock rocker after just a year of marriage.
Bon Jovi had the top-earning tour of the year, pulling in over 200-million dollars.
AC/DC were at number two for the second year in a row and
U2took the three spot.
In 2002, fans at a Chicago
Creed concert got angry after singer
Scott Stapp forgot lyrics, left the stage mid-show for a while and laid on the stage during the performance. The band’s manager later released an apology, calling the gig the “most unique of all Creed shows.”
And in 2006,
Marilyn Manson’s wife, burlesque dancer
Dita Von Teese, filed for divorce from the shock rocker after just a year of marriage.
Today in Music History - Dec. 29
The Canadian Press 2020-12-18
Today in Music History for Dec. 29:
In 1849, the Christmas hymn by Edmund Sears, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, was first published in The Christian Register.
In 1939, Radio Luxembourg was given government permission to begin broadcasting. It was the only commercial radio station in Europe to broadcast in English during the 1950s and 60s, and was the only European station to play rock n roll. Part of Radio Luxembourg s Saturday night programming was a rebroadcast of disc jockey Alan Freed s show from the U.S.
In 1941, sax and flute player Ray Thomas of The Moody Blues was born in Stourport-on-Severn, England. Thomas, along with lead singer Denny Laine, keyboard player Michael Pinder, bassist Clint Warwick and drummer Graeme Edge, began The Moody Blues as a R&B band in 1964 in Birmingham. After their first major hit, Go Now, Laine and Warwick left the group and Justin Hayward and John Lodge joined.
Article Contributed by Cash Edwards M… | Published on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Jorma Kaukonen, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, is a founding member of two legendary bands, San Francisco’s ‘60’s band, Jefferson Airplane and his still-touring Hot Tuna. In a career that has spanned more than 60 years, guitarist and songwriter Kaukonen, is a highly respected artist who always adds new energy into his music, expressing himself cleanly and creating a unique sound.
The son of a State Department official, Jorma Kaukonen was born and raised in the Washington D.C. area with occasional extended trips abroad. In high school he met Jack Casady, the younger brother of a friend and a wonderful guitar player in his own right. Though they could not have known it, they began a musical partnership that has continued for more than 50 years. Jorma eventually moved to California, where he met Paul Kantner and was invited to joi