This year, there has been more than the usual amount of consternation regarding the list of nominees who were granted access into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  For the first time since the Fan Vote started in 2012, the top vote-getter (The Dave Matthews Band) did not get inducted, even though they garnered … Continue reading 15 Most Overlooked Artists by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →

January 10, 1964 – The Beatles release their first U.S. album Introducing… The Beatles on Vee-Jay records.  The release comes only 10 days before Capitol’s Meet the Beatles! hits the shelves. Classic Rock Birthdays January 10, 1955 – Michael Schenker, guitar (Scorpions, UFO, Michael Schenker Group, McAuley Schenker Group, Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock)January 10, 1953 – Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski), vocalsJanuary 10, … Continue reading CDJ Today: January 10 in Classic Rock →

Nominees for the 2020 class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were announced Tuesday. The sixteen nominees include the Doobie Brothers, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Todd Rundgren, Thin Lizzy, T. Rex, Pat Benatar, Depeche Mode, Soundgarden, Dave Matthews Band, MC5, Whitney Houston, Kraft Werk, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G, and Rufus Featuring Chaka … Continue reading Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2020 Nominees →

February 20, 1991 – Bob Dylan and John Lennon receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Aerosmith win their first Grammy for Best Rock Performance for “Janie’s Got A Gun” and perform “Come Together” as part of the tribute to Lennon. February 20, 1976 – All four members … Continue reading CDJ Today: February 20 in Classic Rock →

Pat Benatar has released a new single titled “Dancing Through The Wreckage,” a powerful ballad she wrote alongside Linda Perry and Neil Giraldo. The song appears in the Lysa Heslov-directed documentary, Served Like A Girl. The film reveals the complexity of homeless female veterans’ lives and identities through a spectacle like no other, the Ms. … Continue reading Pat Benatar Releases New Single ‘Dancing Through The Wreckage’ →