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13 hours ago · David Eric Grohl (/ ˈɡroʊl /; born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He founded the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. From 1990 to 1994, he was the drummer of the grunge band Nirvana. In 1986, at age 17, Grohl joined the punk rock band Scream, replacing drummer Kent Stax.
13 hours ago · Record labels established in 1980. Record labels disestablished in 1980. The single "Groovy Ghost Show" by Casper is one of the first recorded hip hop songs from Chicago. British comedy group The Hee Bee Gee Bees release "Meaningless Songs (in Very High Voices)", a parody of a Bee Gees' disco-style single.
13 hours ago · Awards. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened; the following artists were the first inductees: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and record producer Sam Phillips. Grammy Awards of 1986. 1986 Country Music Association Awards.
13 hours ago · October 31 – George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic begin "The P-Funk/Rubber Band Earth Tour" in Houston, a national live series highlighting one of the biggest and revolutionary stage shows in the history of the music industry (the rock group Kiss would be the other group to do a similar act), relying on elaborate costumes, special lighting and effects, and extremely large props including "the Mothership", which would arrive and land on stage, all of what this band is generally known ...
13 hours ago · 2024 in heavy metal music. Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. [ 2 ] With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distorted guitars, extended ...
13 hours ago · April 3 – M.C. Hammer files for bankruptcy. April 4 – The Grateful Dead 's Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia 's widow, Deborah, scatter part of Garcia's ashes in the Ganges River in India. April 10 – Alice in Chains plays at Majestic Theatre in New York City for an MTV unplugged record and video to be released in July.
13 hours ago · July 12–16 – The Yoyo A Go Go punk and indie rock festival opens in Olympia, Washington.; July 30. The Verbier Festival is launched.; In keeping with the country's new constitution and the promotion of its native language, Moldova adopts Limba noastră as its new national anthem, replacing the anthem of Romania which was previously in use.
