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Today we celebrate the birthday of the great Don Everly, who – along with his late brother Phil – was part of arguably the greatest pop/folk/country duo of the early rock ‘n’ roll era: The Everly Brothers. As you’d expect...

“Remaining childish is a tremendous state of innocence.” – John Lydon Today, we celebrate the birthday of John Lydon, who – even though he doesn’t use his former sobriquet professionally anymore – is still just as rotten as he ever...

It was on this date in 1980 that the world lost one of the great New Orleans pianists: Henry Roeland Byrd, better known by the sobriquet Professor Longhair. As such, today would be a good day for you to take...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Philip David Charles Collins, otherwise known to the world at large as Phil. Given his level of fame, you could well know several of these five things, perhaps even all of them, but we’ve...

60 years ago this month, LaVern Baker recorded an album of songs popularized by Bessie Smith, and while she may not have scored any hit singles from the LP, she surprised more than a few critics by pulling it off...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Thomas Erdelyi, the man who was – prior to adding the words “dearly departed” to his name on July 11, 2014 – the last surviving original member of The Ramones. Born in Budapest, Hungary...

When he was in 4th grade at Hamilton Elementary School in Pasadena, Eddie teamed with Alex and three other students to form a band called The Broken Combs. They performed during lunchtime, and while we have no confirmation as to...

31 years ago today, The Smiths released a song which featured sleeve art that led many of those not in the know to see teenagers purchasing a copy of the single and ask, “So you’re an Elvis fan, eh?” Okay...

15 years ago today in the city of Mobile, two bona fide R&B legends were inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Discussions to begin an Alabama Music Hall of Fame first started in 1978, but it would take...