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12/22/2025

Chris Rea Dies, English Singer-Songwriter of "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" —> https://bestclassicbands.com/chris-rea-obituary-english-singer-songwriter-12-22-25/

12/22/2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Chris, who died peacefully earlier today following a short illness.

Chris’s music has created the soundtrack to many lives, and his legacy will live on through the songs he leaves behind.

12/22/2025

Happy Birthday to Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen, born today in 1948.

📸 Kevin Nixon/Classic Rock Magazine

12/22/2025

12/22/2025

The 'Mandy' singer, 82, shared the 'good news' and the 'bad news' in a new health update. | iHeart

12/22/2025

The great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini was born on this day 167 years ago. Happy birthday to the mind that brought us iconic operas including La bohème, Tosca, Turandot, and Madame Butterfly. ❤️

12/22/2025

It’s starting to feel a lot like… Yuletide Throwdown season!

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12/21/2025

Frank Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993).

12/21/2025

12/21/2025

Today, we celebrate the genius of 1995 Inductee Frank Zappa on his birthday!

📸 Jeff Rusnak

12/21/2025

For the past three years, Father John Misty has performed a Big Sur Park School Benefit at Sunset Cultural Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. In the past, he’s uploaded the live shows to Bandcamp. The annual (((folkYEAH!)) event took place this past Thursday and Friday. According the setlist.fm, the...

12/21/2025

Remembering Carl Wilson who was born on this date December 21, 1946 in Hawthorne, CA. He was a co-founder of The Beach Boys and younger brother of Dennis and Brian Wilson.

Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and The Ventures, Wilson's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing vocals, but he performed lead vocals on several of their later hits, including "God Only Knows" (1966), "Good Vibrations" (1966), and "Kokomo" (1988).

Unlike other members of the band, he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group's critical and commercial peak in the mid 1960s.

After Brian's reduced involvement with the group, Carl produced the bulk of their albums between "20/20" (1969) and "Holland" (1973).

During the 1980s, Wilson attempted to launch a solo career, releasing the albums "Carl Wilson" (1981) and "Youngblood" (1983). In the 1990s, he recorded material with Gerry Beckley and Robert Lamm, later released for the posthumous album "Like a Brother" (2000).

He was the group's de facto leader in the early 1970s. He was also the band's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death February 6, 1998 at the age of 51.

Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys in 1988.