July 25

 

On this day in 2020, Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green died at age 73-

 

On this day in 1965, the ever changing Bob Dylan ‘plugged in’ for his headlining set at The Newport Folk Festival-

 

Today in 1969, Neil Young appeared with Crosby, Stills and Nash for the first time at The Fillmore in New York-

 

On this day in 1984, Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton died at the age of 58 in LA of heart and liver complications-

 

Today in 1990, Bruce Springsteen became a father when Patti Scialfa gave birth to a baby boy, Evan James-

 

Bennie Benjamin of Motown’s famed ‘The Funk Brothers’ was born today in 1925-

 

Jim McCarty, drummer for The Yardbirds was born today in 1943-

 

Today in 1989, Steve Rubell, one of the owners of Studio 54, died of AIDS-related causes at age 45-

 

‘Back in Black’, AC/DC’s seminal album was released today in 1980