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David Bowie Makes His TV Debut with The Manish Boys (1965) Bowie, who was 18 years old at the time, made his TV debut with The Manish Boys, which was the second band that he recorded with early in his career. They were a short-lived blues outfit that liked to implement elements of folk and soul who appeared on Gadzooks! It's All Happening where they were set to play their only single, a cover of Bobby Bland's "I Pity the Fool" .  Small Faces Splits Up Following Steve Marriott Departure (1969) Source: Chris Walter/WireImage Active from 1965 to 1969, Small Faces called it quits following the departure of their co-founder and frontman, Steve Marriott. He left in favor of forming Humble Pie, which also featured Peter Frampton, Jerry Shirley, and Greg Ridley. Grateful Dead Keyboardist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Dead at Age 27 (1973) McKernan, co-founder and keyboardist of Grateful Dead, was found dead by his landlady following a gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by c...

March 6th, 2023 - This article holds nothing new, but it certainly comes with some interesting anniversaries. Check them out here! News/Anniversaries: David Bowie Releases "The Prettiest Star"  in the UK (1970) The single, which was released as a follow-up single to "Space Oddity" , features Marc Bolan of T-Rex on guitar. Although it was positively received by critics, it sold under 800 copies. David Crosby Arrested in New York for Possession of an Illegal Weapon and Marijuana (2004) Source: Michael Ochs Archives Crosby, who had been staying in a hotel near Times Square, was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon and marijuana (of course) after accidentally leaving his bag behind. An employee had discovered the gun while looking for identification, which resulted in the musician receiving a warm welcome back from police officers when he returned for his forgotten luggage. Guitarist Alvin Lee Passes Away Following Heart Surgery Complications (2013) Blues rock g...

On this day in 1996, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed a handful of inductees, including David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Pete Seeger, the Velvet Underground, Tom Donahue, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willie John, and the Shirelles.  Source: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Website. Artists who were responsible for inducting these bands included Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Patti Smith, and Stevie Wonder. Happy listening!

January 10, 2022 - David Robert Jones, known by his stage name of David Bowie, passed away on this day in 2016 due to liver cancer. He had just turned 69 two days beforehand. Source: Masayoshi Sukita Active as a musician from 1962 up until 2016, he started out in a band called the Konrads at age 15. He eventually left the band, citing his frustration with his bandmates' "limited aspirations" and joined the King Bees. Bowie went under his first personal management contract with Leslie Conn, but quit the band in less than a month.  He then joined the Manish Boys for a brief time before joining the Lower Third, where he adopted the stage name of David Bowie to avoid confusion between him and Davy Jones of the Monkees. He penned his first single under the name in 1966, which was " Can't Help Thinking About Me ". He was in one more group, Feathers, before embarking on a solo career, and found commercial success in 1969 with his first hit, " Space Oddity...