May 26
Rock's most mystical voice Stevie Nicks celebrates her 78th birthday today, the Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter whose "Rhiannon" and shawl-twirling witchiness made her rock's greatest female frontwoman while her cocaine-fueled romance with Lindsey Buckingham created the band's most legendary dysfunction… We remember jazz's greatest innovator Miles Davis on his birthday today in 1926, the trumpeter whose journey from bebop through cool jazz, modal explorations, and electric fusion revolutionized the genre five times over while his uncompromising artistry influenced every musician across all genres before his death in 1991… Peace took to bed today in 1969 when John Lennon and Yoko Ono began their eight-day Montreal "Bed-In" at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth hotel, the couple recording "Give Peace a Chance" with a room full of celebrities while proving that publicity stunts could advance anti-war causes… We honor the Band's...
