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  • December 4, 1988 - Roy Orbison played his final gig
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    December 4, 1988 – Roy Orbison played his final gig

    The concert was professionally recorded (“It’s Over” appears on the Roy Orbison box set “The Soul of Rock and Roll”) and the whole show is via Itunes as “Roy Orbison: The Last Concert.”Exhausted, he returned to his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee to rest for several days before flying again to London to film two videos […] More

  • December 4, 1976 Tummy Bolin died from a heroin overdose
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    December 4, 1976 Tummy Bolin died from a heroin overdose

    Bolin began his musical career on drums when he was thirteen and played them for two years, then switched to guitar for a year, played keyboards for a year and a half, and then went back to guitar.He dropped out of high school at age sixteen and began playing in bands around the city as […] More

  • December 2, 1997 Michael Hedges died in a car crash
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    December 2, 1997 Michael Hedges died in a car crash

    Hedges was born the son of Dr. Thayne Alden Hedges and Ruth Evelyn Hedges Ipsen. His life in music began in Enid, Oklahoma, as he flirted with various instruments before focusing on flute and guitar. He eventually enrolled at Phillips University in Enid to study classical guitar and composition under E. J. Ulrich. Subsequently, Hedges […] More

  • December4, 1993 Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer
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    December4, 1993 Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer

    On December 6th, his family publicly announced that “Composer Frank Zappa left for his final tour just before 6:00 pm on Saturday”.Zappa was survived by his wife of 26 years Gail Sloatman, who had managed much of Zappa’s business concerns in his later career, and their four children: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and […] More

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    December 1, 2012 – The three remaining members of Led Zeppelin received a prestigious Kennedy Center award from Barack Obama

    DECEMBER 1, 2012 – The three remaining members of Led Zeppelin received a prestigious Kennedy Center award from Barack Obama for their significant contribution to American culture and the arts. Dressed in black suits and bow ties, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page were among a group of artists who received Kennedy Center Honors […] More