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Look back at daily rock history from Joe Rock
May 22nd, 1971 The Rolling Stones on top, 1968 Cream get some precious metal, 1954 Bob Dylan becomes a man and a happy birthday to Bernie Taupin.
May 21st, 1983 a ZZ Top premiere, 1983 David Bowie goes to the top, 1977 Fleetwood Mac kocks out The Eagles, 1955 Chuck Berry meets “Maybellene” and happy birthday to Stan Lynch
May 19th, 2000 The Allmans make an announcement, 1979 Eric Clapton has a party and a day shared by Phil Rudd, Joey Ramone, Dusty Hill and Pete Townshend.
May 16th, 1996 Soundgarden do this once, 1991 R.E.M. hit the top, 1980 Peter Criss quits, and a happy birthday to Rick Wakeman.
May 17th, 2017 we lose Chris Cornell, 1987 Tom Petty gets burned, 1966 Bob Dylan live and a birthday shared by Paul Di’Anno and Bill Bruford.
May 16th, 2010 we lose Ronnie James Dio, 1987 a first for U2, 1978 Joe Walsh gets serious, 1970 The Who live, 1966 Dylan does a double, and a birthday shared by Krist Novoselic and Roger Earl.
May 15th, 1984 Nils Lofgren joins up, 1976 The Rolling Stones got to the top and sign on the dotted line, 1975 a first for Fleetwood Mac.
May 14th, 2015 we lose BB King, 1998 we lose Frank Sinatra, 1988 Atlantic Records celebrate, and a birthday shared by CC Deville, Ian Astbury, David Byrne, Gene Cornish and Jack Bruce.
May 13th, 2002 Eddie Money and the King, 1985 a first for Springsteen, 1970 a last for The Beatles, 1966 The Rolling Stones go dark, and happy birthday to Stevie Wonder and Magic Dick