On This Day Music – Page 12 – Today Events in Music History

McLagan became interested in rock & roll when he heard “Rock Around the Clock” at the age of 10. Initially

December 2, 2006 – Dutch singer Mariska Veres from Shocking Blue died of cancer at the age of 59.

Veres’ father was the Hungarian Romani violinist Lajos Veres; her mother was born in Germany of French and Russian parents.

“Thriller” was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, with a production budget of $750,000. Sessions began on

He was sailing his boat, the 11-meter (36-foot) Sea Major, with two friends off the coast of San Francisco near

Raised in Hughes, Arkansas, Sumlin got his first guitar when he was eight years old, but his churchgoing mother admonished

The concert was professionally recorded (“It’s Over” appears on the Roy Orbison box set “The Soul of Rock and Roll”)

Lastie joined the Paul Barbarin band at age 15 to play the trumpet, and organized a professional jazz band in

Bolin began his musical career on drums when he was thirteen and played them for two years, then switched to

Hedges was born the son of Dr. Thayne Alden Hedges and Ruth Evelyn Hedges Ipsen. His life in music began

On December 6th, his family publicly announced that “Composer Frank Zappa left for his final tour just before 6:00 pm