November 24
Rock lost one of its greatest showmen today in 1991 when Freddie Mercury died of AIDS-related complications at his London home at 45, ending the life of Queen's flamboyant frontman just one day after publicly confirming his illness and silencing one of music's most powerful voices… Pop culture's most unusual wedding occurred today in 1991 when Cyndi Lauper married actor David Thornton with the Reverend Little Richard performing the ceremony, uniting the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" singer with her partner in a marriage that has endured over three decades… The blues lost one of its shouting pioneers on this date in 1985 when Big Joe Turner died of a heart attack at 75, ending the career of the Kansas City vocalist whose powerful voice on "Shake, Rattle and Roll" helped bridge blues and early rock and roll… Texas blues mourned its "Master of the Telecaster" today in 1993 when Albert Collins died of lung cancer at 61, silenc...
