Keith Moon climbed over his drum kit on May 25, 1978, took a bow, shook hands with fans and then walked off stage – unaware it
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AC/DC was teetering on the brink of worldwide stardom when they released Powerage on May 25, 1978. This album didn’t quite get them there, but

By May 25, 1983, the man baptized Ronald James Padavona had already accumulated an incomparable musical CV including passages through numerous obscure ‘60s doo-wop groups,

Axl Rose didn’t last long with his initial L.A. band Rapidfire, only stopping long enough to record an early demo before exiting after a few

The first single by the Cars was just what music fans needed. Released on May 29, 1978, eight days before the Boston quintet’s self-titled debut album,

Few musical artists of any era had the kind of run Elton John had from 1970 to 1975. Things seemed to grind to a halt,

Fans still reeling from general disappointment over Bob Dylan’s 1986 album Knocked Out Loaded found little comfort when Down in the Groove arrived on May 30, 1988.

George Harrison moved quickly from his multiplatinum rock debut to a massive relief project for genocide-torn Bangladesh. Two years passed before he entered the studio

“China Girl” made an inauspicious debut in the music world. There was little indication of its future as a Top 10 hit. The song was

Talking Heads appeared poised for a breakthrough after charting a steadily upward commercial trajectory with their first four albums. That’s exactly what they achieved on