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On This Day, Jan. 6, 1987 ...Eric Clapton kicked off a six-night residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall, treating the crowd to such classic songs as “I Shot the Sheriff,” “Wonderful Tonight" and “Cocaine," as well as Cream tracks “White Room” and “Sunshine of Your Love.”The residency became a near-annual event for Clapton. In 1991, he played a whopping 24 shows at Royal Albert Hall, breaking his own record for […]

Cover of David Bowie's 'Heroes'/(Parlophone Records)David Bowie is the latest artist to see a streaming bump thanks to the Netflix series Stranger Things.Bowie’s "Heroes" plays over the closing credits of the show's series finale, and according to Billboard, Luminate data shows that the song saw a 500% increase in streams following its inclusion."Heroes," the title track to Bowie's 12th studio album, saw about 342,000 streams on Jan. 1, the day after the […]

Musician Mike Garson, former member of David Bowie's touring band, performs onstage during the second annual Above Ground concert benefiting MusiCares at The Fonda Theatre on September 16, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Saturday marks 10 years since David Bowie’s death and his longtime pianist Mike Garson is opening up about the last time he spoke with the rock legend.Garson tells Gold Derby that their last conversation […]

Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones performs with Seasick Steve and Dan Magnusson at the 2014 Bonnaroo Music Festival (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Corbis via Getty Images)Studio equipment previously owned by Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones is currently up for auction.The equipment comes from Jones’ private studio, and has no Led Zeppelin connection. Gear up for grabs includes amps, digital samplers, equalizers, processors and more."John is still very active musically - writing, recording and performing […]

British singer and musician Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull performs live on stage during a concert at the Admiralspalast on September 25, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns)Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson has taken to social media to blast AI-generated content that has apparently been fooling the band’s fans.“It has come to our attention that fake fan websites and social media accounts are displaying AI-generated content purporting to be […]