When Freddie Mercury found himself in so much pain that he overcame his lifelong fear of dentists in early December 1976, the band’s record label
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Saturday Night Live has made news for its fake news plenty of times over the years. On Dec. 12, 1981, however, it simply made fake
Badfinger battled comparisons to the Beatles from nearly the moment they started their musical career. Producer Tony Visconti worked with the group (then known to the world as the
David Bowie had three studio albums to his name by the time he released Hunky Dory on Dec. 17, 1971. Still, in Bowie’s own view,
While its actresses (Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga) have been big screen gold, A Star Is Born‘s multiple incarnations have also boasted
As soon as it was abandoned around the summer of 1967, the Beach Boys’ Smile became the stuff of legend. After all, it was going to
The Doors’ recording career started with a whimper, not a bang. By 1966, the band had become something of a sensation on the Los Angeles
Rod Stewart left little to the imagination in his 1976 hit “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright).” “C’mon, angel, my hearts on fire / Don’t
Before the Doors made a record, they developed their signature sound onstage in front of audiences. “A lot of the songs in the beginning, me or [guitarist Robby Krieger] would
By 1982, Sammy Hagar had spent nearly a decade grinding in the music industry as the frontman for Montrose and a solo artist — so