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How The Nobel Came to Be Prized

· Tuesday, October 15, 2024 · 9 comments

In the end there can be only one.

Robbie Robertson, 1943-2023

· Thursday, August 10, 2023 · 12 comments

The leader of The Band is gone at 80.

Jeff Beck, 1944-2023

· Thursday, January 12, 2023 · 8 comments

A legendary guitarist is gone at 78.

Dusty Hill, 1949-2021

· Wednesday, July 28, 2021 · 2 comments

ZZ Top’s longtime bass player is gone.

Eddie Van Halen, 1955-2020

· Tuesday, October 6, 2020 · 11 comments

A rock and roll legend is gone too soon.

Aretha Franklin, The Queen Of Soul, Dies At 76

· Thursday, August 16, 2018 · 14 comments

RIP. Queen Of Soul

Malcolm Young, Legendary Rock Guitarist And AC/DC Co-Founder, Dies At 63

· Saturday, November 18, 2017 · 4 comments

A huge loss for the world of Rock & Roll.

Tom Petty Dead at 66

· Tuesday, October 3, 2017 · 16 comments

The band leader of the Heartbreakers and the Traveling Wilburys is gone.

Chuck Berry, Rock And Roll Pioneer, Dies At 90

· Sunday, March 19, 2017 · 5 comments

A pioneer of Rock & Roll has passed away.

Leonard Cohen, Legendary Singer, Songwriter, And Poet, Dead At 82

· Friday, November 11, 2016 · 8 comments

Another great loss for music in what has been a difficult year.

Prince Dead At 57

· Thursday, April 21, 2016 · 21 comments

A music legend has passed at far too young an age.

Paul Kantner, Co-Founder Of Jefferson Airplane, Dies At 74

· Friday, January 29, 2016 · 10 comments

Another icon of popular music has passed away.

Tommy Ramone, Last Original Member Of The Ramones, Dead At 65

· Saturday, July 12, 2014 · 6 comments

The Beastie Boys and the Segregation of American Music

· Saturday, May 5, 2012 · 28 comments

The outpouring from my Twitter stream yesterday on the news of the death of Adam Yauch, MCA of the Beastie Boys, surprised me.

Levon Helm in ‘Final Stages’ of Cancer Battle

· Wednesday, April 18, 2012 · 5 comments

Legendary musician Levon Helm is dying.

Hank Williams Wins Pulitzer

· Tuesday, April 13, 2010 · 4 comments

James Brown, Godfather of Soul, Dies at 73

· Monday, December 25, 2006 · 3 comments

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols Voted into Rock Hall of Fame

· Monday, November 28, 2005 · 11 comments

Katrina: Fats Domino Is Missing in New Orleans

· Thursday, September 1, 2005 · 3 comments

Johnnie Johnson, Hall of Fame Rock Pianist, Dies

· Thursday, April 14, 2005 · 1 comment

Dick Clark Has Stroke

· Wednesday, December 8, 2004 · 1 comment

It Do Come Easy

· Wednesday, March 17, 2004 · 3 comments

David Crosby Arrested

· Saturday, March 6, 2004 · 8 comments

ROCK HALL OF FAME, III

· Wednesday, November 26, 2003 · 4 comments

HARRISON: HALL OF FAME?

· Sunday, November 23, 2003 · 1 comment

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