MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

March 20: On This Day In 1991 – Conor Clapton, the 4-year-old son of rock guitarist Eric Clapton, dies when he falls out the window of a 53rd-floor apartment in New York. The tragedy was…

March 19: This Day in Rock In 2002 – A taping of CMT’s Crossroads is cancelled when Ryan Adams falls ill. His show partner Elton John refuses to have the audience dismissed and delights the…

March 16: This Day in Rock In 2004 – Steve Winwood receives a lifetime achievement award at the 2004 Jammys, held at New York’s Roseland Ballroom. In 1991 – Eddie Van Halen and his wife,…

March 15: This Day in Rock History In 1999 – Jeff Beck begins a headlining U.S. tour at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., in support of his current Epic album, “Who Else!” In 1989…

March 13: This Day in Rock History In 2006 – Blondie, The Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Miles Davis are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Blondie’s performance is marred…

March 12: This Day in Rock History In 2006 – Bob Geldof is honored with a special achievement accolade at the German industry’s annual Echo Awards in Berlin. The veteran Irish musician and humanitarian is…

March 9: This Day in Music In 2011 – Eric Clapton puts several personal items up for auction. Proceeds benefit Crossroads, a treatment center that Clapton established in Antigua. Items included a 2005 Fender amplifier…

March 7: This Day in Music 1962– The Beatles record their first radio appearance at the Playhouse Theatre in Hulme, Manchester, for the BBC radio program Teenager's Turn - Here We Go'. 1966– Mike Millward…

March 2: This Day in Music In 2010 – A Ozzy Osbourne book signing at a Florida Barnes & Noble turns dramatic when the bomb squad is called in, due to a fan with some…

Feb 27: On This Day in Music In 2008 – Eric Clapton is invited to play a landmark concert in communist North Korea, according to an official at the country’s embassy in London. The confirmation…