“You Got the Silver” (1969) was the first Rolling Stones song to feature Keith Richards on lead vocals. It was also the last song to feature a usable contribution by Brian Jones.
Bonus: Happy 66th (?!?) Birthday to Keith Richards …
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Queen frontman Freddie Mercury died on this day in 1991. :: sigh :: One of their lesser known (but incredible) songs “Dragon Attack” features a melody eerily similar to another better known track, “We Will Rock You.” Most of the track evolved out of a drunken jam session the band had at the studio. Brian May then added lyrics and melody, the latter being surprisingly...
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter launched on June 8, 1958. Until 1971 she was the largest ship on the Great Lakes.Although she had reported having some difficulties during a gale on Lake Superior, the Fitzgerald sank suddenly on November 10, 1975 in 530 feet (160 m) of water without sending any distress signals. All 29 hands in the crew perished, presumably by drowning...
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Today would have been Ike Turner’s 78th birthday. Credited with writing the first rock ‘n’ roll song ever (Rocket 88), he also denied having ever been legally married to Tina Turner. Upon his death, and after years of obvious estrangement, Turner issued a brief statement through a spokesperson which said, “Tina hasn’t had any contact with Ike in more than 30 years...