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41 years ago today, Genesis performed the first date of their first American tour with Phil Collins as the band’s lead singer. Anyone who’s followed the career of Genesis for any significant length of time is aware that the band...

50 years ago today, Van Morrison entered the studio to record a track which – even after more than 35 studio albums – remains one of the most popular songs in his catalog. Produced by Bert Berns and written by...

31 years ago today, Sammy Hagar took the stage for the first time as the frontman of Van Halen. Picture it: Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. The date was March 27, 1986, and the occasion was the first public...

50 years ago today, The Young Rascals recorded one of their signature singles, a track which would go on to provide the band with the second #1 hit of their career. Written by two of The Young Rascals – Felix...

35 years ago today, Talking Heads released their first album and underlined that there is no “the” in front of their name, thank you very much. When THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS originally hit stores, it was...

25 years ago today, They Might Be Giants released their fourth studio album, one which took its name from a NASA mission that never actually took place. No, there was no Apollo 18. Well, not one by NASA, anyway. But...

34 years ago today, The Smiths performed their first concert in London. When Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, and Andy Rourke took the stage of the Rockgarden, it’s hard to say what the assembled crowd was expecting, since the club’s...

39 years ago today, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash made its American debut as a television special on NBC, earning the lowest ratings of any prime-time television show airing on network television that week. Great songs, though. Created...

42 years ago today, Led Zeppelin’s sixth studio album landed atop the Billboard 200, giving the band a chart-topping album in America for the fourth time in their career. Although the whole of the album was produced by Jimmy Page...