Birthdays & Obituaries

We’re saddened to report a longtime scene fixture was among those killed in a tragic train accident yesterday.

We celebrate guitarist Jimmy Herring’s birthday by sharing a batch of Jazz Is Dead videos from the late ’90s.

We celebrate what would’ve been Janis Joplin’s 71st birthday by sharing an incredible Big Brother & The Holding Company performance from 1968.

Drummer Dallas Taylor, best known for his work with Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, has died at age 66.

We celebrate what would’ve been The Band bassist’s 72nd birthday by watching him from the group for a 1976 visit to Saturday Night Live.

Celebrate George Porter Jr.’s birthday by watching the iconic bassist lead The Tedeschi Trucks Band through “Ain’t No Use.”

Watch birthday boy Jorma Kaukonen jam on “Genesis” with John Bell of Widespread Panic.

We celebrate Eddie Vedder’s 50th birthday by looking at five impressive guest spots from over the years.

Famed soul singer Joe Cocker has died at age 70.

We celebrate what would’ve been Frank Zappa’s 74th birthday by sharing his 1971 appearance on What’s My Line?

We celebrate Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards’s birthday with a film showing the making of “Sympathy For The Devil.”

Rock Scully, Grateful Dead manager from 1965 – 1985, has died.

Watch birthday boy Dickey Betts perform “Southbound” with an all-star band in the ’80s.

Watch the 1982 Allman Brothers Band perform two songs on Saturday Night Live.

We remember John Lennon 34 years after his death by looking back at the night he jammed with Frank Zappa.

Faces/Rolling Stones keyboardist Ian McLagan has passed away according to a report from Paste Magazine.

Saxophonist Bobby Keys, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, has died.

The Who dipped into their archives for the official “Be Lucky” video which came out on a very special day in the band’s history.