November 18
AC/DC lost its rhythmic foundation today in 2017 when Malcolm Young died at his Sydney home at 64 after battling dementia, ending the life of the co-founder and rhythm guitarist whose relentless power chords were the true engine behind the Australian band's thunderous rock… Rock tragedy struck twice today in 1972 when Neil Young fired Danny Whitten from Crazy Horse due to his heroin addiction, and the guitarist died of an overdose that very night, haunting Young and inspiring the anguished "Tonight's the Night" album… Grunge's most haunting document was captured on this day in 1993 when Nirvana recorded their MTV Unplugged special at Sony Studios in New York, the stripped-down performance that would become Kurt Cobain's artistic swan song after his suicide just five months later… Pub-rock's most passionate voice Graham Parker was born today in 1950, the British singer-songwriter whose angry energy and R&B-influenced sound with the...
