The Rock & Roll Diner

01/06/2026

Malcolm Young (January 6, 1953 - November 18, 2017) of AC / DC.

01/06/2026

Remembering Danny Thomas (January 6, 1912 - February 6, 1991) on what would have been his 114th Birthday. R.I.P.

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

Our 2025 year-end coverage ends with the top 10 albums of the year as voted on by the AllMusic community. Respondents from all around the world made their choices, and we're excited…

01/06/2026

Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd, solo) was born January 6, 1946. After suffering from diabetes for several years, Barrett died at his home in Cambridge on 7 July 2006 of pancreatic cancer, aged 60.

01/06/2026

Forty years ago today, Judas Priest's Rob Halford began his journey to sobriety.

"The gift has been monumental, really," he told Metal Hammer in 2021. "It’s having a better grasp on reality and being more open and honest and seeing things better in a musical sense. My judgement and my perception are less clouded and I can focus more clearly and get better results.

"Having said that, I’m also pleased with all those things that I put together prior to turning sober, in those days when it was kind of rough. But since I started that sober trip you’re able to put a better grasp on values and what’s important, what isn’t and what needs attention, as opposed to some stuff that’s not of great value.

"I think it’s different for different people, but God, it’s the best thing in the world, as far as waking up without a hangover and just feeling good about yourself."

📸 Harry Herd/Redferns

01/05/2026

David Lee Roth has announced a Spring 2026 North American tour. See the dates and learn how to get tickets.

01/05/2026

If you could only have one, what album would you pick?

01/05/2026

Happy Birthday To Blondie Co-Founder Chris Stein (b. 1950)
Chris Stein co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. In 1973 Stein became the guitarist of the Stilettos and began a romantic relationship with Debbie Harry, one of the singers. Blondie scored five UK No.1 singles including the 1979 UK & US No.1 single 'Heart Of Glass' and the 1978 worldwide No.1 album Parallel Lines. Stein is also an accomplished photographer.

01/05/2026

Wilbert Harrison (singer, songwriter – “Kansas City”, "Let's Work Together") was born on this date in 1938. He died of a stroke on October 26, 1994, in a Spencer, North Carolina nursing home at the age of 65.

01/05/2026

Remembering
SAM PHILLIPS
January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003

Businessman, Record Executive, Label Owner, Talent Scout, Record Producer and DJ who played an important role in the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular music.

He founded Sun Studios and Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. He discovered such talent as Howlin' Wolf, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash. He also helped to launch Elvis Presley's career.