October 5, 2003 – Surviving Nugent, Ted Nugent’s reality show, set on Nugent’s 2000-acre Michigan ranch, premieres on VH1. Seven contestants compete in a series of challenges, like building an outhouse and skinning a boar, for a new pickup truck and $25,000. October 5, 2008 – Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night finally tie the knot after dating for 20 years. … Continue reading CDJ Today: October 5 in Classic Rock →

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 →

Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, The Cars, Yes, Steve Miller and Los Lobos are among the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, announced today. Also included on this year’s ballot are Chic, Janet Jackson, The J.B.’s, Chaka Khan, Nine Inch Nails, N.W.A., The Smiths and The Spinners. Fan votes will comprise a fans’ … Continue reading 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced →

Steve Miller is just one of a handful of A-list artists paying tribute to Paul McCartney on the upcoming release, The Art of McCartney. Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey, Def Leppard, Paul Rodgers, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Brian Wilson, Chrissie Hynde, Jeff Lynne, Yusuf and more have all recorded covers of McCartney songs – from his … Continue reading Preview Steve Miller’s Cover of Paul McCartney’s ‘Junior’s Farm’ →

Tom Petty, Steve Miller and Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart are among the performing songwriters nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year. The organization’s list of those being considered was released Wednesday, and also includes Elvis Costello, Steve Winwood, Cat Stevens, Vince Gill, Cyndi Lauper, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Gloria Estefan, Toby Keith … Continue reading Tom Petty, Steve Miller and Heart Among Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees →

Born In Chicago, the much lauded documentary film that tells the story of middle class white kids who learned to play and live the blues directly from its most legendary practitioners, makes its New York premiere Friday, July 26 as a presentation of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Sound+Vision series. The film was screened … Continue reading “Born In Chicago” Blues Documentary to Make New York Premiere at Lincoln Center’s Sound+Vision Series →