188 Classic Rock

January 16th 1980, Paul McCartney was jailed for nine days in Tokyo for marijuana possession after being found with 219g on his arrival at Narita Airport in Japan. McCartney said in 2004. “This stuff was too good to flush down the toilet, so I thought I’d take it with me.”

Publié le 15 Janvier 2019

January 16th 1992, Eric Clapton recorded his unplugged session for MTV. The set which included his current hit single 'Tears in Heaven' and a reworked acoustic version of 'Layla', earned six Grammy Awards for the album including Record of the Year.

Publié le 15 Janvier 2019

January 16th 1962, Born on this day, Paul Webb, bass, Talk Talk, (1986 UK No.16 single 'Life's What You Make It').

Publié le 15 Janvier 2019

January 16th 1959, Born on this day, Helen Folasade Adu (Sade), singer, 1984 UK No.6 single 'Your Love Is King', 1985 US No.5 single 'Smooth Operator'.

Publié le 15 Janvier 2019

Johnny Cash performed his most famous concerts at Folsom Prison 51 years ago this week.

Publié le 15 Janvier 2019

15 JANUARY 1909 Jazz drummer Gene Krupa is born in Chicago, Illinois.

Publié le 14 Janvier 2019

Ronnie Van Zant

Publié le 14 Janvier 2019

January 15th 1948, Born on this day, Ronnie Van Zant, vocalist with Lynyrd Skynyrd who had the 1974 US No. 8 single 'Sweet Home Alabama' and the 1982 UK No. 21 single 'Freebird'. Van Zant died in a plane crash between shows from Greenville, South Carolina...

The Rolling Stones

Publié le 14 Janvier 2019

January 15th 1967, The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of 'Let’s Spend The Night Together' to Let’s Spend Some Time Together when appearing on the US TV The Ed Sullivan Show, after the producers objected to the content of the lyrics. Jagger...

15th Jan 1961, The Supremes signed a world wide recording contract with Motown Records. Originally founded as the Primettes, they became the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and are, to date, America's most successful vocal group with 12 No.1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100

Publié le 14 Janvier 2019

Today we remember the passing of the great blues of Junior Wells (December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998)

Publié le 14 Janvier 2019