MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 2021 - American musician and bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top died age 72. In 1968, he and the drummer Frank Beard joined the guitarist Billy Gibbons in ZZ Top. They…

On this day in 1974 - Wings started a seven-week run at No.1 on the album chart with Band On The Run. Although sales were modest initially, its commercial performance was aided by two hit…

On this day in 2019 - Queen's iconic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ video reached one billion views on YouTube, a new record for one of the band’s videos. The milestone made it the first pre-1990s video to…

On this day in 2001 - 59-year-old Paul McCartney, who lost his first wife Linda to cancer three years ago, became engaged to 33-year-old Heather Mills, an activist for the disabled. It was the first…

On this day in 2025 - Ozzy Osbourne died at the age of 76, just seventeen days after his final live performance with Black Sabbath at the Back to the Beginning farewell concert. He was…

On this day in 1969 - The Beatles started work on the John Lennon song 'Come Together' at Abbey Road studios in London. The track became the opening song on The Beatles Abbey Road album…

On this day in 1968 - Jane Asher announced on the national British TV show, Dee Time, that her engagement to Paul McCartney was off. Paul reportedly was watching at a friend's home and was…

On this day in 1972 - A bomb exploded under The Rolling Stones equipment van in Montreal, believed to be the work of French separatists. Angry fans rioted throwing bottles and rocks after 3,000 tickets…

On this day in 2012 - Queen's 1975 classic Bohemian Rhapsody was voted as the UK's "Favorite No. 1 Single," narrowly beating out Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' for the top spot. The poll conducted by…

On this day in 1978 - The Rolling Stones started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Some Girls the group's seventh US No.1 album. The cover designed by Peter Corriston,…