Revisit the inspirations behind Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett’s playful song “Bike.”
Savannah Bananas’ Jesse Cole explained how he had to be removed from Dave Matthews Band’s ‘American Baby’ music video.
Hear Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia join a one-off group featuring Leon Russell and Doug Sahm in Texas on Thanksgiving in 1972.
Thanksgiving 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of Arlo Guthrie’s arrest in Massachusetts, a tale he told in his legendary song ““Alice’s Restaurant Massacree.”
A classic song by The Beatles was covered just twice by the Grateful Dead with Ron “Pigpen” McKernan.
The Frank Zappa concert film ‘A Token Of His Extreme’ was recorded at Los Angeles’ KCET on August 27, 1974.
In honor of Dead & Company’s upcoming Grateful Dead 60 celebration in Golden Gate Park, JamBase takes a look at GD’s 1975 performance at the iconic San Francisco space.
In honor of late frontman Joey Ramone, watch the iconic punk rocker front the Ramones from San Francisco’s Winterland in 1978.
Revisit Fela Kuti’s chance encounter with Sandra Izsadore in Los Angeles in 1969 that forever changed the life of the pioneering Afrobeat musician.
Legendary reggae superstar Bob Marley had an unexpected connection to Wilmington, Delaware, where a park was dedicated in his honor.
Dive into the history behind the Bob Dylan songs Timothée Chalamet performed on ‘Saturday Night Live’ this past weekend.
Jimmy Buffett’s plane, carrying U2’s Bono, was shot at by Jamaican authorities who mistook it for a drug trafficker, and the incident inspired the song, “Jamaica Mistaica.”
David Bowie and Jeff Beck shared the stage together on the night of the final performance by Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars.
Dave Matthews had to improvise, literally, when he forgot the lyrics to a Rolling Stones song while sitting in with the legendary band.
Looking back at 1999: Rob Mitchum explores the key moments from 25 years ago during one of the Phish most transitionally important period.
The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards wielded his guitar against a stage crasher during the legendary band’s concert on this date in 1981.
The Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts was asked a fateful question that led to the writing of the group’s biggest hit single, “Ramblin’ Man.”
Stream official soundboard recordings of George Harrison covers by String Cheese Incident, Billy Strings, Gov’t Mule, Tedeschi Trucks Band, My Morning Jacket, Greensky Bluegrass and Railroad Earth.
