July 19, 1986 – Van Halen headline the Texxas Jam at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, preceeded by Dio, Loverboy, Krokus, Keel and Bachman-Turner Overdrive who are joined by Leslie West on “Mississippi Queen. July 19, 1976 – Deep Purple disband at the end of their UK tour. David Coverdale goes on to form Whitesnake, and the classic line up of Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord … Continue reading CDJ Today: July 19 in Classic Rock →

July 2, 2005 – Live 8 is a string of concerts in 10 cities taking place in the G8 states and in South Africa.  The concerts also coincide with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid.  A TV audience of several hundred million watches the shows which include Pink Floyd, The Who, Deep Purple, Mötley Crüe, U2, Coldplay, Sting, Elton John, Paul … Continue reading CDJ Today: July 2 in Classic Rock →

June 27, 1994 – Aerosmith become the first major band to release a song, “Head First” (an unused cut from the Get A Grip Sessions), as a free download on the internet.  Download speeds at the time were so slow it took between 60 and 90 minutes to download the track, but ten thousand CompuServe subscribers still … Continue reading CDJ Today: June 27 in Classic Rock →

Late last week Universal music dropped a video for a previously unreleased Freddie Mercury track, “Time Waits for No One.” The song, which features Mercury’s stunning voice backed only by a piano, was recorded in April of 1986.  The track was recorded for the concept album of the musical “Time,” with songwriter/ producer Dave Clark … Continue reading Hear the Previously Unreleased Freddie Mercury Track, “Time Waits for No One” →

April 16, 1996 – Kiss hold a press conference aboard the USS Intrepid in New York City to announce the reunion of all four original members, and the Alive/Worldwide reunion tour. With Ace, Gene, Paul and Peter, the tour went on to gross over $140 million dollars. April 16, 1969 – Elektra drops the MC5 after they … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 16 in Classic Rock →

April 9, 1997 – Soundgarden breaks up, only to reform 13 years later. April 9, 1973 – Queen makes its debut performance at the Marquee Theater in London. April 9, 1969 – King Crimson makes their live debut at the Speakeasy in London. Classic Rock Birthdays April 9, 1961 – Mark Kelly, keyboards (Marillion)April 9, 1969 – Kevin Martin, vocalist (Candlebox)April … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 9 in Classic Rock →

March 19, 2001 – Aerosmith, Queen, and Steely Dan are among those inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. Kid Rock inducts Aerosmith, Dave Grohl of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters inducts Queen,and Moby inducts Steely Dan. March 19, 1974 – Jefferson Airplane reform and become Jefferson Starship. They later drop the Jefferson and become Starship in 1984.  The new/old members include Paul Kantner, … Continue reading CDJ Today: March 19 in Classic Rock →

Queen guitarist Brian May will induct Def Leppard into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this month, it was revealed Wednesday morning. Other presenters announced include Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor (inducting The Cure), Harry Styles (inducting Steve Nicks), the Talking Heads’ David Byrne (inducting Radiohead), The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs (inducting The Zombies), … Continue reading Brian May, Trent Reznor Among Presenters for 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony →

Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody was the biggest winner of the night at the 91st Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. The film took home four awards, more than any other film, including Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing and Best Actor in a Leading Role, the latter for Rami Malek’s portrayal of Freddie … Continue reading ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Wins Big at Oscars With Four Awards →

January 16, 1978 – Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols falls through a glass door at a San Francisco hotel while overdosing , and is rushed to a hospital.  Days later, the group disbands. January 16, 1985 – It’s day #6 of  the first Rock in Rio festival held in Rio de Janeiro. The ten day festival featured … Continue reading CDJ Today: January 16 in Classic Rock →