December 7, 2000 – The 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors salutes Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who.  Also feted are Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Barbra Streisand and Twyla Tharp.  Rob Thomas, Dave Grohl and Chris Cornell honor them with a live performance. December 7, 1964 – Brian Wilson suffers a nervous breakdown on a flight from Los Angeles to Houston. … Continue reading CDJ Today: December 7 in Classic Rock →

Roughly a thousand years ago, the elite class in Ireland began taking surnames that began with O’ — O’Sullivan, O’Brien, O’Connor —with the O’ translating to “grandson of.” Before we approach the complexities of “Baba O’Riley,” one of The Who’s — and, indeed, all of rock music’s — most lasting songs, it bears explaining the … Continue reading Classic Rock Landmarks: Baba O’Riley →

May 19, 2000 – Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band is essentially kicked out of the band for “creative differences,” which are allegedly related to drugs and/or alcohol use. May 19, 1979 – Eric Clapton and Patti Boyd throw a reception party two months after their wedding featuring a jam session with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Ginger Baker, Mick Jagger … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 19 in Classic Rock →

May 7, 2016 – Axl Rose temporarily becomes the lead singer of AC/DC at a show in Lisbon, Portugal, replacing Brian Johnson who had been told by his doctor that continuing to tour could result in permanent deafness. Johnson returned to AC/DC several years later, with the help of new technology for in-ear monitors. May 7, … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 7 in Classic Rock →

April 14, 1975 – Former Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood gets a coveted Rolling Stones gig, replacing Mick Taylor.  Other rumored replacements for the position are Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Steve Marriott and Chris Spedding. April 14, 2009 – George Harrison is honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in front of the Capitol Records building.  In attendance … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 14 in Classic Rock →

A tribute concert honoring original Fleetwood Mac frontman Peter Green and organized by his former bandmate Mick Fleetwood is scheduled to hit theatres in 2021. The show took place in February of 2020 at the London Palladium, just weeks prior to COVID-19 shutdowns, and featured performances by Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, Steven Tyler, Billy Gibbons, … Continue reading Peter Green Tribute Concert Coming to Theaters →

Earlier this month The Who gave their first long-form television interview about the Cincinnati concert stampede that claimed the lives of 11 youth and forever changed rock and roll. Airing on December 3, 2019 – the 40th anniversary of the tragedy – the interviews were part of Cincinnati TV station WCPO’s documentary The Who: The … Continue reading Watch the New Documentary ‘The Who: The Night That Changed Rock’ →

The Who will make their long-awaited return to Cincinnati in 2020 as part of a newly announced run of tour dates. The last time the legendary rock group performed in the city was December 3, 1979, when 11 young people died during a stampede outside their show. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry made the announcement … Continue reading The Who Announce First Cincinnati Show Since the 1979 Concert Tragedy that Claimed 11 Lives →

The Who have released another song – “I Don’t Wanna Get Wise” – from their forthcoming album WHO, due out December 6, 2019, via Polydor records. Hear the track below. The single arrives just days after fans who attended the opening of London’s new Music Walk of Fame were given a special preview of the … Continue reading Listen to The Who’s New Song “I Don’t Wanna Get Wise” →

The Who were honored with the first stone on the new Music Walk of Fame in Camden, north London in a ceremony on Tuesday in Camden High Street. “This will be great for Camden. It’ll be great for London. It’ll be great for the neighborhood and it will be great for our business, one of … Continue reading The Who are the First to be Honored on London’s Music Walk of Fame →

A new exhibit will open at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this month. Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll explores the history of the instruments that have “inspired the musicians and made possible the songs we know and love.” The Play It Loud exhibit, which was previously on display at … Continue reading New Rock Hall Exhibit ‘Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll’ to Open this Month →

Twenty-six years after closing on Broadway, The Who’s Tommy is making a return to the Great White Way. The highly-acclaimed rock musical will receive its first Broadway revival in 2021, announced producers Hal Luftig and Patrick Catullo. Des McAnuff will return to the director’s chair for the new run. McAnuff won a Tony Award for … Continue reading The Who’s Tommy Set for Broadway Revival →