Today in 1976, Foghat’s “Slow Ride” becomes the first of their five billboard chart entries but the only one to crack the top 20.
On this day in 1964, the Rolling Stones recorded “Not Fade Away” at Olympic Studios in London. The song, which was first recorded by Buddy Holly and his band the Crickets, became the Stones’ first U.S. single.
Sadly today in 2016, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, artist, and actor David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home just two days after his 69th birthday.