Nils Lofgren performing “Because the Night” with Bruce springsteen in 2003. May 15, 1987 – Mötley Crüe release their fourth album Girls, Girls, Girls.  It  becomes the band’s third straight album to go quadruple platinum. May 15, 1995 – Stone Temple Pilots lead singer Scott Weiland is arrested for heroin and cocaine possession in Pasadena by sheriff’s deputies who find cocaine in … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 15 in Classic Rock →

May 13, 1985 – Tipper Gore infamously creates the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) after hearing her daughter listening to the Prince song “Darling Nikki.”  The four member group of politically connected wives pressure the RIAA to put warning stickers on albums with offensive lyrics.  In testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 13 in Classic Rock →

May 9, 1992 – Bruce Springsteen makes his North American network television debut on Saturday Night Live with host Tom Hanks.  He performs three songs to promote his two recently-released albums, Lucky Town and Human Touch. May 9, 1978 – Fee Waybill of The Tubes breaks a leg after falling from the stage at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.  He says,”I had a chain saw and we were doing … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 9 in Classic Rock →

Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance at the New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sunday night to introduce his longtime guitarist and friend Steven Van Zandt. Van Zandt was one of 17 people who were welcomed as members of the 2017 class – a group which includes Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons … Continue reading Springsteen Surprises Steven Van Zandt at New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony →

  On May 1st the Tony Awards announced that Bruce Springsteen would be receiving one of this year’s Special Tony Awards for his ongoing engagement Springsteen on Broadway, a once-in-a-lifetime theater going experience for the Broadway stage. The second of the 2018 Special Tony Awards will go to John Leguizamo who is being honored for his … Continue reading The Boss To Be Honored With Tony Award For ‘Springsteen On Broadway’ →

April 29, 1998 – Steven Tyler incurs a knee ligament injury when he drops his mic on his knee at a concert in Anchorage, Alaska while singing “Mama Kin.”  The tour is postponed through September of that year. April 29, 2003 – Great White play their first gig since the infamous Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people.  Proceeds from … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 29 in Classic Rock →

April 17, 2012 – Ted Nugent tells a NRA audience that if President Barack Obama wins a second term, he’ll “either be dead or in jail by this time next year.” He also urges Republicans to “ride into that battlefield and chop their [Democrats] heads off in November.” April 17, 1975 – Elvis Presley buys a $250,000 private jet, … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 17 in Classic Rock →

A new HBO show about Elvis Presley seeks to strip away the legends surrounding the King and give the viewer a real look at the man behind the myths. Elvis Presley: The Searcher is a two-part 3 hour documentary that will premiere tonight – Saturday, April 14th at 8pm. Few celebrities (or celebrity deaths) have … Continue reading New Elvis Documentary Airs tonight on HBO →

April 13, 1993 – William Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts, officially declares April 13 to be “Aerosmith Day” in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  This will be the 22nd year of celebration. April 13, 1979 – David Lee Roth collapses onstage in Spokane, only 5 days into the World Vacation Tour supporting Van Halen II.  The reason given is heat … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 13 in Classic Rock →

A trip to Dallas last week took an unfortunate turn for longtime E Street Band Guitarist, Nils Lofgren. Sometime between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning someone broke into his van and absconded with four guitars and a harp as well as a much loved tool box belonging to Lofgren’s tech. Lofgren was was in Dallas … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen’s Guitarist Nils Lofgren Has Stolen Guitars Returned Thanks to a Good Samaritan →