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Anniversaries: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Brian Jones Meet for the First Time (1962) Credit: Mark and Colleen Hayward/Getty Images The three then-future members of The Rolling Stones met at Ealing Jazz Club in West London. Jones was still using the moniker of Elmo Lewis at the time and was working as a guitarist for Paul Jones, who was performing under his real name, P.P. Pond. The Rolling Stones officially formed that same year. Alice Cooper Accidentally Hangs Himself in Near-Fatal Rehearsal (1988) During a rehearsal on his European tour in 1988, Vincent Furnier, known professionally as Alice Cooper, accidentally hanged himself when a safety rope snapped. He reportedly dangled there for a few seconds before one of his roadies saved him. Veteran Music Producer and Engineer Andy Johns Dead at 61 (2013) Johns, who had been active as a producer since the '60s, has worked with many artists and bands including Free, Humble Pie, Blodwyn Pig, Jack Bruce, The Rolling Stones, Led Zepp...

Déjà Vu , the hit album by folk rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young has officially been around for 53 years as of today! Released as the second studio album by Crosby, Stills, and Nash and the first as a quartet featuring Neil Young on March 11, 1970, it would go on to become the best selling album of each respective musician's careers with over 8 million sales to date.  Photo taken from Wikipedia . Cover photography by  Tom Gundlefinger. It was recorded at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, where the album underwent a lot of extensive work. Stephen Stills estimates the amount of time spent in the studio to be around 800 hours, in which there were hundreds of different takes on songs and a lot of nitpicking involved. This caused a lot of conflict between the musicians who were already in a dark place at the time. Graham Nash spoke to Music Radar  in an interview, stating: "the mood was different from the first album, which was recorded while ...

January 18, 2022 - Today we remember session drummer Dallas Taylor, who is best known for his work with Clear Light, Crosby Stills, Nash, & Young, Manassas, and more. He passed away at age 66 due to complications from viral pneumonia and kidney disease. Source: Jeff Allen Dallas Woodrow Taylor Jr. was born on April 7, 1948 in Denver Colorado, but grew up in San Antonio, Texas. As a young adult he found a small bit of success with the psychedelic rock band Clear Light in the late 60s, but found further success with Crosby, Stills, and Nash's debut album, as well as their follow-up with Neil Young, Déjà Vu , alongside bassist Greg Reeves.  He also appeared on Stephen Stills's first three solo albums, ( Stephen Stills , Stephen Stills 2 , and Stills)  as well as Graham Nash's debut solo album, Songs for Beginners .  In 1974,  Taylor played  in a quartet backing Van Morrison at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and played percussion on the Byrds' 1973 reunion album By...