May 2020: Rock Fights COVID-19 With Benefits and Lockdown Songs
The impact the coronavirus would have on the music industry continued to dominate headlines in May 2020.
By the end of the month, nearly every single tour that had been scheduled for 2020 was now postponed until next year or outright canceled. As they had done in March and April, rockers stepped up, either by appearing at benefits, releasing songs to raise money or uploading videos for fans to watch.
In other news, Journey introduced their newest members, the result of a split back in March, and debuted the new lineup with a rendition of Don t Stop Believin at a benefit. Brian May suffered a series of health issues, including a minor heart attack, and one of rock s true originals, Little Richard, died. In the last week of May, the death of George Floyd by the hands of the police brought out cries of outrage and demands for justice from many artists. You can read about all of it below.
Free
Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song All Right Now . They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums. Lead guitarist Paul Kossoff formed Back Street Crawler in 1975, but died from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 25 in 1976. Bassist Andy Fraser formed Sharks.
The band became famed for their sensational live shows and nonstop touring. However, early studio albums did not sell very well until the release of
Fire and Water, which featured the massive hit All Right Now . The song helped secure them a place at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, where they played to 600,000 people.
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