February 17
Country met folk royalty today in 1969 when Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash recorded "Girl from the North Country" together at Nashville's CBS Studios, the duet capturing two American music giants at the peak of their powers during Dylan's country period… Punk's most melodic revolutionary Billie Joe Armstrong celebrates his 54th birthday today, the Green Day frontman whose "Basket Case" and 'American Idiot' proved that three-chord punk could evolve into rock opera without losing its working-class edge… Pop's most calculated troubadour Ed Sheeran was born today in 1991, the British singer-songwriter whose loop pedal performances and romantic ballads made him one of the 2010s' biggest stars while critics debated whether his ubiquity represented genuine talent or savvy marketing… Southern rock's most versatile guitarist Rickey Medlocke was born today in 1950, the Blackfoot founder who would later join Lynyrd Skynyrd, proving ...
