October 21, 1976 – Keith Moon plays his last show with The Who at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada.  It is the final date on the band’s 1976 tour.  Though Moon would perform with the Who in a couple of special performances filmed for use in the documentary, The Kids Are Alright, this would be his last … Continue reading CDJ Today: October 21 in Classic Rock →

August 5, 1975 – The first all-female hard-rock band is formed when producer Kim Fowley puts together The Runaways, featuring Joan Jett, future Bangle Michael Steele, and Lita Ford. August 5, 1994 – Billy Idol is rushed to St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA following a suspected overdose.  Earlier in the year, he had collapsed in convulsions outside the … Continue reading CDJ Today: August 5 in Classic Rock →

July 6, 1957 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time at The Woolton Church Parish Fete where The Quarry Men (featuring Lennon) were appearing.  McCartney impresses Lennon by playing Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock” and “Be-Bop-A-Lula” from Gene Vincent.  He also shows Lennon how to tune his guitar, something he’d been paying someone else to … Continue reading CDJ Today: July 6 in Classic Rock →

March 29, 1975 – Led Zeppelin becomes the first band in history to have six albums on the Billboard chart at once: Physical Graffiti (#1), Led Zeppelin IV, House of the Holy, Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin III. March 29, 1979 – Supertramp release their sixth album Breakfast in America, which goes on to sell six million copies … Continue reading CDJ Today: March 29 in Classic Rock →

March 15, 1976 – Kiss release their fourth studio album, Destroyer.  The album goes on to be certified double platinum and contains the songs “Detroit Rock City,” “Shout It Out Loud” and “Beth.” March 15, 2004 – Jackson Browne, George Harrison, Bob Seger, Traffic, and ZZ Top are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bruce Springsteen inducts Browne, fellow Traveling … Continue reading CDJ Today: March 15 in Classic Rock →

January 18, 1989 – Stevie Wonder becomes the youngest living person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the age of 38.  Later, in 2012, Josh Klinghoffer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers becomes the youngest Rock and Roll Hall of Famer ever inducted at the age of 32. January 18, 1991 … Continue reading CDJ Today: January 18 in Classic Rock →

Ringo Starr will release a new EP this fall. Due out September 24th, Change The World will be available on CD, cassette and digital platforms. A 10-inch vinyl edition will follow on November 19th. The lead single “Let’s Change The World” is out now and can be heard in the player below. “Let’s Change The … Continue reading Ringo Starr Announces New EP ‘Change the World’ →

Ringo Starr and his All Starr band are heading back out on the road in 2020. The drummer announced a 15 city, 20 concert tour launching on May 29th at the Casino Rama in Ontario and finishing up on June 28th at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. The tour will feature a number … Continue reading Ringo Starr Announces 2020 Tour →

Toto is set to wrap up their 40th-anniversary tour on Sunday, October 20th in Philadelphia and then, according to a recent statement by guitarist and founding member Steve Lukather, they are calling it quits. “We worked really hard and this is a great way to …,” Lukather began, in an interview with Morning Call. The … Continue reading Steve Lukather says Toto is Done →

Toto has literally done it all. To date, their songs have been collectively streamed over a billion times, and individually, the band members can be heard on a mind-boggling 5,000+ albums including the best-selling album of all-time, Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Of these recordings, hundreds have been nominated for Grammys. They also created one of the … Continue reading Toto Releases New Concert Film ’40 Tours Around The Sun’ →

“Both aspects of this occupation are really beautiful and completely segregated, different worlds. I love to walk into a studio when it’s dark, there’s nothing playing, turn on the equipment, no idea, pick up a guitar, start playing something and by the end of the day you’ve made something that’s exciting. I also love taking … Continue reading Class Axe: Don Felder Fills Second Solo Album ‘American Rock ‘N’ Roll’ with Guitar Hero Who’s Who List of Friends →

Respected studio musician and founding member of TOTO Steve Lukather (aka “Luke”) is set to release his first ever memoir this September. The Gospel According To Luke promises a no-holds barred, uncensored look at Lukather’s 40+ years of making records with TOTO as well as the countless studio sessions he’s been a part of. Written … Continue reading TOTO’s Steve Lukather To Release Memoir “The Gospel According to Luke” →