December 10

Today in 1967, Otis Redding was killed in a plane crash at age 26

On this date in 1973, The CBGB Club opened in the lower eastside of New York City

 

On this day in 2016, Bob Dylan accepted The Nobel Prize for Literature. He did not attend the ceremony in Stockholm but did acknowledge the prize

Today in 1999, Rick Danko (The Band) died in his sleep at his home near Woodstock, New York. He was 56

Meg White (The White Stripes) was born on this day in 1974

 

Richard Pryor died on this day in 2005 at age 65

Laurie Partridge aka actress Susan Dey was born today in 1952

On this day in 2007, Led Zeppelin reunited for one show at London’s O2 arena with Jason Bonham sitting in on drums