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Getty ImagesIt was 54 years ago today — May 29th, 1969 — that the self-titled debut album by Crosby, Stills, & Nash was released. The supergroup, which formed the previous year, capped the decade and provided the blueprint for the 1970’s laid back Laurel Canyon – Southern California sound, featuring David Crosby from the Byrds,…

Getty ImagesIt was 42 years ago Sunday (May 7th, 1981) that George Harrison released his tribute to John Lennon, called “All Those Years Ago.” The song is notable for being the first record since the Beatles’ 1970 breakup to feature all three surviving group members, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. According to several…

Getty Images Steven Tyler’s lawyers are requesting the judge presiding over the trial for allegedly abusing a minor back in the 1970’s “strike out the plaintiff’s claim of ‘intentional infliction of emotional distress.'” According to the filing, Tyler’s remarks about his relationship with plaintiff Julia Misley were described in his memoir Does The Noise In…

Getty ImagesIt was 47 years ago tonight (May 3rd, 1976) that Paul McCartney kicked off his one-and-only North American tour with Wings, dubbed “Wings Over America,” in Fort Worth, Texas. The tour, which featured the classic fourth lineup of Wings, marked McCartney’s return to the U.S. concert stage for the first time since the Beatles’…

Getty ImagesIt was 47 years ago today (April 24th, 1976) that John Lennon and Paul McCartney last saw each other. Over the course of the previous two years, relations between the two chief Beatles had warmed considerably, with the pair spending time together both in Los Angeles and in Manhattan. Prior to returning to Yoko…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Tom Petty’s right-hand man, Heartbreakers co-founder and lead guitarist — Mike Campbell, who turns 73 today (February 1st). Campbell was part of Mudcrutch with Petty prior to the pair founding the Heartbreakers in 1975, and along with Petty reunited with the band for their 2007 self-titled album. Throughout the years, Campbell…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Rolling Stones co-founder Keith Richards, who turns 79 on Sunday (December 18th)!!! Richards, a man who due to his previous penchant for hard street drugs wasn’t expected to see 30 — let alone 50 — has often infamously topped numerous “Most Likely To Die Lists” over the years. Today also marks…

Getty ImagesIt was 53 years ago today (December 6th, 1969) that the Rolling Stones held their ill-fated free concert at the Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California. The bill, which also included Santana, the Jefferson Airplane, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, is mainly remembered for the violence instigated by the Hells…

Getty ImagesIt was 57 years ago today (December 6th, 1965) that the Beatles released their groundbreaking sixth album, Rubber Soul in America. Also released in conjunction to the album was the band’s first official “double A-sided” single, “We Can Work It Out” backed with “Day Tripper. Rubber Soul featured a staring of instant classics, including…

Getty ImagesIt was 57 years ago today (July 12th, 1965) that the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson began recording the group’s 1966 hit “Sloop John B,” the first song tracked for the group’s legendary Pet Sounds album. It was the group’s rhythm guitarist Al Jardine, the folk music aficionado in the band, who suggested the group…