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Rock History goes to the movies with “La Bamba” and “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
July 24th, 1987 Rock on the big screen with Los Lobos, Marshall Crenshaw and Brian Setzer, 1978 Peter Frampton, Aerosmith and more fail where The Beatles succeeded.
Rock History talking about Amy Winehouse, Sun Studio, The Police, Ringo, Slash and Dino Danelli
July 23rd, 2011 we remember Amy Winehouse, 2033 Sun Studio becomes even more historic, 1989 Ringo Starr hits the road, 1983 The Police on top, and happy birthday Slash of Guns N’ Roses and Dino Danelli of The Rascals.
Rock History discussing Jim Morrison and The Doors, and happy birthday Don Henley and George Clinton
July 22nd, 1971 Jim Morrison and The Doors gain some precious metal and a birthday shared by Don Henley from The Eagles and George Clinton from Parliament Funkadelic.
Styx keyboard player Lawrence Gowan “There’s 3 hours of classic rock on stage every single night”
July 23, 2026, Styx play Jones Beach with Chicago for The Windy Cities tour. Watch our conversation with Styx keyboard player, Lawrence Gowan, about the tour, new music and more.
Rock History about Roger Waters, GNR, Blind Faith and we remember Howie Epstein on his birthday
July 21st, 1990 Roger Waters gets some help on “The Wall”, 1987 Guns N’ Roses get started, 1965 Blind Faith’s first, we remember Howie Epstein of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on his birthday.
Rock History on Sex Pistols, Little Steven, Bob Dylan, Chris Cornell, Carlos Santana and John Lodge
July 20th, 1986 Sex Pistols Sid Vicious on film, 1975 a first for Stevie Van Zandt and Bruce Springsteen, 1965 Bob Dylan rolls and a birthday shared by Chris Cornell, Carlos Santana and John Lodge of The Moody Blues.
Rock History covering Billy Joel, Joan Jett, David Bowie, Allen Collins, Brian May and Bernie Leadon
July 19th, 2002 Billy Joel heads towards Tony, 1985 Joan Jett talks boxing, 1980 David Bowie hits a different stage, a birthday shared by Allen Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Brian May of Queen and Bernie Leadon of The Eagles.
Rock History with Billy Joel and Paul McCartney, Def Leppard, Elvis, Dion and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
July 18th, 2008 Billy Joel’s last with Paul McCartney, 1978 first for Def Leppard, 1953 Elvis Presley gets started, and shout outs to Dion and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.
Rock History about GNR, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Keith Richards, Bob Marley, John Coltrane and Geezer Butler
July 17th, 1993 an end for Guns N’ Roses, 1991 Lynyrd Skynyrd finally arrive, 1987 Keith Richards alone, 1975 Bob Marley live, 1967 We remember John Coltrane, happy birthday to Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler.
Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon “it’s edgy sometimes, it’s a little rough, but we have gotten it down”
We caught up with Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon to talk about their new covers album “Homage,” hitting the road with Motley Crue and a lot more.
Rock History on Johnny Winter, John Panozzo, Harry Chapin, Judas Priest, Stewart Copeland and more
July 16th, We remember Johnny Winter, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, John Panozzo of Styx and Harry Chapin, 1990 Judas Priest on trial, 1966 Cream rises and happy birthday to drummer from The Police, Stewart Copeland.
Steve Lukather of Toto “I got a killer band and I’m really proud of everybody, we’re ready”
Toto is ready to hit the road with Christopher Cross and The Romantics for the summer. We caught up with guitarist Steve Lukather to talk about the tour, six decades of making music and so much more. And yes, we asked about the Van Halen project.
