July 23

 

The music world lost a singular talent today in 2011 when Amy Winehouse was found dead at her north London home at just 27, joining the tragic "27 Club" and silencing the powerful voice behind "Rehab" and "Back to Black."…

 

Rock history began quietly today in 1963 when high school student Neil Young and his band the Squires entered a Winnipeg studio to record their first single, marking the humble beginning of one of music's most enduring careers…

 

The Grateful Dead family mourned on this day in 1979 when keyboardist Keith Godchaux died from injuries sustained in a car accident at age 32, ending the life of the musician who brought jazz sophistication to the band's sound…

 

British pop star David Essex was born today in 1947, the singer-actor who would capture hearts in the 1970s with hits like "Rock On" and his starring role in the musical "Godspell."…

 

Guitar legend Slash celebrates his 60th birthday today, the top-hatted axeman born Saul Hudson whose iconic riffs with Guns N' Roses helped define hard rock's sound in the late 1980s…

 

Bluegrass angel Alison Krauss turns 54 today, the fiddle virtuoso and vocalist whose pristine voice and musical versatility have earned her more Grammy Awards than any other female artist.