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Getty ImagesIt was 58 years ago today (October 28th, 1964), that The T.A.M.I. Show (Teenage Awards Music International Show) began its two-day film shoot. The landmark film was the first theatrically released rock n’ roll concert movie. The concerts combined the biggest British and American acts on one stage. The show was hosted by Jan…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Motown songwriter Eddie Holland, who turns 83 on Sunday (October 30th)!!! Holland, his younger brother Brian Holland, and Lamont Dozier — better known as “Holland-Dozier-Holland” — are responsible for writing and producing such Motown classics as Marvin Gaye’s “How Sweet It Is”; the Four Tops’ “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “Standing…

PRPhotos.comMatt Sorum has signed with AFM Records for his first album with the all-star musical collective, Kings of Chaos. The Grammy-winning drummer of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver said in a press release, “Kings of Chaos, to me, is the reason I started playing music in the first place — for the sheer fun…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Temptations co-founder Otis Williams, who turns 81 on Sunday (October 30th)!!! Williams — who was present at the birth of Motown alongside founder Berry Gordy Jr., Smokey Robinson, and a host of others — is the sole surviving original member of the Temptations still performing with the group. Williams has outlived…

Getty ImagesIt was 51 years ago Sunday (October 30th, 1971) that the Who released its classic compilation, Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy. The album, which was released only six weeks after the band’s Who’s Next blockbuster, was the band’s first American singles compilation, with a sprinkling of already legendary album tracks peppered throughout. Like the…

Getty ImagesIt was 35 years ago Sunday (October 30th) that George Michael released Faith — his signature, blockbuster solo debut apart from Wham! Faith peaked at Number One on the UK charts and the Billboard 200. It spent 12 weeks at Number One and a total of 51 non-consecutive weeks inside the Top 10. Faith…

Getty ImagesRod Stewart is looking to shake things up. The 77-year-old rocker told The Daily Record: “Next year will be the end of my rock n’ roll touring. I want to do something different. It feels like an end of an era. All things must come to an end. I’m not retiring and I still…

Getty ImagesPeter Frampton says that his upcoming studio set is the album that should’ve followed his 1976 mega-platinum behemoth, Frampton Comes Alive! Frampton, who’s currently rehearsing for his farewell European trek, has long felt that despite 1977’s I’m In You hitting Number Two, spawning his biggest hit single with the album’s title track and staying…

Getty ImagesBrian Johnson revealed that he still wasn’t sure he had snagged the frontman role in AC/DC — even after recording 1980’s Back In Black album. We caught up with Johnson, who just published his memoir, The Lives Of Brian, and he shed light on where he and the band stood after recording at Nassau’s…