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Garth Hudson, last surviving member of The Band, dead at 87

Garth Hudson, the keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist who was the last surviving member of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Band, has died. He was 87.The Band's official Instagram confirmed Hudson's passing, writing, "Today, we sadly say goodbye to Garth 'Honey Boy' Hudson, the last ...
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Dead & Company, Mick Fleetwood, Stewart Copeland set for Grateful Dead MusiCares Person of the Year tribute

A group of A-list artists have signed up to celebrate the Grateful Dead at the Recording Academy’s upcoming MusiCares Person of the Year gala, taking place Jan. 31 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Sammy Hagar, Dave Matthews, and ...
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On This Day, Jan. 21, 1966: George Harrison married model Pattie Boyd

On This Day, Jan. 21, 1966...Beatle George Harrison married model Pattie Boyd, with his bandmate Paul McCartney serving as best man.Harrison and Boyd met on the set of the 1964 movie A Hard Day’s Night.The couple separated in 1974 and divorced in 1977, with ...
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Ringo Starr hopes to spread ‘joy’ with new country album, Look Up

Ringo Starr recently released the new country album Look Up, co-written and produced by T Bone Burnett. It features 11 songs, with special guest appearances by Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings, Lucius, Larkin Poe and Alison Krauss.This isn’t Ringo’s first foray into country music, and he recently ...
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Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes dies

British guitarist John Sykes, a member of both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has passed away at the age of 65. His death was announced in a post on his official Facebook page. “It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after ...
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Photographer Danny Clinch raising funds for hurricane victims with Dave Matthews, Warren Haynes prints

Photographer Danny Clinch is helping to raise money for victims of the country’s recent natural disasters.The Transparent Clinch Gallery has just launched a new fundraiser that will benefit the Soulshine Fund, helping those in Florida and Western North Carolina who were impacted by hurricanes ...
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Rod Stewart reunites with former bandmate at his surprise 80th birthday party

Rod Stewart turned 80 on Jan. 10, but the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is still celebrating.After Rod and his family celebrated together on a cruise, Rod's wife, Penny Lancaster, threw him a party on Jan. 18 to allow his friends to ...
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Vivian Campbell misses Def Leppard show in Mexico due to cancer treatments

Def Leppard returned to the stage Saturday, but they were without one of their key band members.Guitarist Vivian Campbell did not perform at the band's show at Feria Estatal De León in León, Mexico, and instead Phil Collen's guitar tech John Zocco filled in.Fan-shot video posted ...
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Bruce Springsteen makes surprise appearance at 25th anniversary Light of Day concert

Bruce Springsteen hit the stage for the first time in 2025 Saturday night, making a surprise appearance at the 25th anniversary Light of Day concert at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey, the Asbury Park Press reports.Springsteen made his first appearance of ...
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Early draft of Bob Dylan’s lyrics to ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ sells at auction for over $500,000

An early draft of Bob Dylan’s lyrics to “Mr. Tambourine Man” sold for $508,000 at the Celebrating Bob Dylan: The Aronowitz Archive, T Bone Burnett & More auction conducted by Julien’s Auctions over the weekend.The typewritten lyrics came from the archive of the late music ...
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