Music History Daily

Abbey Road at 55: The Beatles Last Walk Together

September 26 has a genuinely electric claim to fame in music history, because it's the date in 1969 when Abbey Road, the eleventh studio album by the Beatles, was release

Remembering John Bonham: The Beat That Never Died

On September 25th in music history, the world lost one of the greatest drummers rock and roll has ever known. In 1980, John Bonham, the thunderous heartbeat behind Led Ze

Nevermind at 30: The Album That Broke Everything

On September 24th in 1991, the music world tilted on its axis, though almost nobody realized it at the time. That was the day Nirvana released their second album, Nevermi

Coltrane at One Hundred: Sheets of Sound, Century of Spirit

On September 23rd, music history offers up a birthday that feels especially momentous this year, because today marks one hundred years since the birth of John Coltrane, o

When Sly Stone Turned Sunshine Into Shadow

September 22nd carries a wonderful piece of music history, because it was on this date in 1971 that Sly and the Family Stone released their landmark album There's a Riot

Leonard Cohen: The Poet Who Gave Us Hallelujah

On September 21st in 1934, the world welcomed a voice that would become one of the most haunting and poetic in modern music: Leonard Cohen was born in Montreal, Canada. R

Led Zeppelin's Madison Square Garden Triumph and Missing Money Mystery

On September 20, 1973, one of the most electrifying and quietly historic moments in rock and roll took place when Led Zeppelin played a concert at Madison Square Garden i

Janis Joplin's Final Days: The Voice Behind Pearl

On September 19, 1970, the world lost one of rock's most electrifying voices when Janis Joplin was found dead in her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood, though

Jimi Hendrix and the Birth of the 27 Club

On September 18, 1970, the world lost one of its brightest and most incendiary musical talents when Jimi Hendrix died in London at just twenty seven years old. He had spe

Maybellene Hits the Charts: Rock and Roll's Big Bang

September seventeenth carries a lot of weight in music history, but let's zero in on 1955, when Chuck Berry's Maybellene climbed onto the Billboard charts and began its u

Dylan at Carnegie Hall: 1963s Prophetic Folk Turning Point

On September 16, 1963, a young Bob Dylan took the stage at Carnegie Hall in New York City for a concert that would become legendary among folk music historians. This wasn

September Fifteenth: Tears, Anthems, and Schoolhouse Rock Genius

On September fifteenth in 1978, the disco era found one of its brightest and most bittersweet chapters when the world was reminded just how fast fame could rise and fract

Brothers in Arms: The Album That Sold the CD Format

On September 14th, 1985, Dire Straits released their fifth studio album, Brothers in Arms, in the United Kingdom, and it went on to become one of the most significant rel

Tupac Shakur: The Night Hip Hop Lost Its Voice

On September 13th in 1996, hip hop lost one of its most electrifying and influential voices when Tupac Shakur died at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, six days aft

Freddie Mercury's Birthday: From Zanzibar to Rock Royalty

September 12th holds a wonderfully bittersweet place in music history because of Freddie Mercury, the incomparable frontman of Queen, who was born on this day in 1946 on

King Curtis: The Sax Sound Behind Soul Music's Legends

On September 11, 1971, the world lost one of the true architects of modern American music when King Curtis was stabbed to death outside his own brownstone on the Upper We

Elvis Shakes America: The Night Sullivan Surrendered

On September ninth, nineteen fifty six, Elvis Presley made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and it became one of the most talked about moments in the history

Dvořák: From Bohemian Butcher's Son to New World Symphony

Let's travel back to September 8th, 1841, to a small village called Nelahozeves in Bohemia, nestled along the Vltava River, where a butcher and innkeeper's son let out hi

September Seventh: The Night Tupac Shakur Was Shot

On September seventh, night fell over Las Vegas in 1996 with a soundtrack that would echo through hip hop for decades. Tupac Shakur, one of the most electrifying and cont

September Sixth: Candles, Grief, and Grunge Collide

On September sixth in nineteen sixty-six, the legendary jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane gave one of the final performances of his life, though the date most m