Jimi Hendrix died from a drug overdose on September 18, 1970. He was in London when he died and he was only 27 years old.
Hendrix is considered by most critics to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Along with being an incredible guitarist, Hendrix was also a singer & a songwriter. […]

Country music legend singer-songwriter Hank Williams was born on September 17th of 1923 in Alabama.
Williams first hit was “Move It On Over” which was written, recorded, & released in 1947. It reached #4 on the country singles charts.
“Move It On Over” is still a well known song today, over 60 years later. Among Williams’ other […]

B.B. King was born 83 years ago today as Riley B. King in Mississippi.
King is one of the most critically acclaimed guitarists of all time, a good example of that acclaim is when he was ranked as the 3rd greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
King has been extremely influential on many […]

Filming began for The Beatles 3rd film, Magical Mystery Tour, on September 11th of 1967.
The film was first shown on BBC in the UK on December 26, 1967 in black & white. It received very poor reviews at the time but has become something of a cult classic due to it’s weirdness and the […]

After a 20 year career Stevie Wonder had his first #1 UK (as a solo artist) with “I Just Called to Say I Love You” on September 8, 1984. It stayed at #1 in the UK for 6 weeks. It also reached #1 many other countries including the United States.
Great Stevie Wonder songs like “Signed, […]

On September 1, Tina Turner had her first (and only) #1 US single with “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” It stayed at #1 on the charts for three weeks. It was also a #1 single in Australia & Canada.
This song won the 1985 Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Song of […]

Michael Jackson turns 50 today (and John McCain turns 72, by the way. Choosing a VP nominee with absolutely no experience when you’re 72 years old is quite interesting - “Ready To Lead” indeed.)
The biggest pop star of the ’80s and arguably of all time; Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana.
He […]

Mase was born as Mason Durrell Betha on August 27, 1977 in New York City (Harlem.)
Mase is most well known for his collaborations with Puff Daddy & Notorious B.I.G., but he also had a “comeback” hit in 2004 with the single “Welcome Back” which featured a sample from the 70s television show Welcome Back, Kotter. […]

Elvis Costello was born as Declan Patrick MacManus on August 25, 1954 in London, England.
His biggest selling album in the US to date is his 1977 debut My Aim Is True which is Costello’s only studio album certified platinum (one million units sold in the US.) The compilation “greatest hits” album The Best of […]

Arguably the three biggest pop stars of the 1980s all turn 50 in 2008: Michael Jackson, Prince, & Madonna. It feels a bit strange to me that these 80s icons are (or are about to be) 50 years old now. Time flies, and all of that jazz, right?
Prince was born on June 7, 1958 in […]