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Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for VH1)

Rock N’ Roll Diary: June 19

Happy birthday to Ann Wilson of Heart. Who is her song “Magic Man,” about?

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How Jimi Hendrix Set the Music World on Fire (Literally) in 1967

In the latest “Carter’s Catalog”, our resident rock & roll guru Carter Alan takes us back to the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, where a then-relatively unknown Jimi Hendrix set his guitar ablaze and, later, the music world as a whole.

2013/06/18

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Rock N’ Roll Diary: June 18

Happy birthday to Sir Paul McCartney! What’s his birthname?

2013/06/18

President Obama Attends Kennedy Center Honors Reception

Rock N’ Roll Diary: June 17

In 1980, Led Zeppelin began a tour of Europe, which would become their last before John Bonham died. What was the last song that the original Led Zeppelin played in concert on that tour?

2013/06/17

Black Sabbath Town Hall Event Celebrating The Release of "13"

Rock N’ Roll Diary: June 16

In 1999 the original Black Sabbath reunion tour reached the Tweeter Center. A double live album called “Reunion” went platinum. Where was that album recorded?

2013/06/16

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Rock N’ Roll Diary: June 15

Mick Jagger was knighted by the Queen of England in 2002. In what year was Keith Richards knighted?

2013/06/15

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Rock N’ Roll Diary: June 14

The Police released “Synchronicity” on this day in 1983. How many Top 40 singles were released from that album?

2013/06/14

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As “Texas Flood” Turns 30, Carter Alan Recalls His First Time Seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan Live

Carter Alan found it hard to believe it’s been 30 years since the release of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s brilliant debut album “Texas Flood”. Though we lost Stevie Ray in 1990, his music lives on forever.

2013/06/13

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Rock N’ Roll Diary: June 13

On this day in 1983, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble released their first album “Texas Flood,” which would go on to sell heavily and garner critical acclaim. The title track was a cover of a 1958 song by what fellow Texan?

2013/06/13

Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators gather in New York's Central park on June 14, 1982 for a massive disarmament rally. Thousands marched from the park to voice their demands for disarmament of nuclear weapons in the largest political demonstration in U.S. history.

Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform at a Central Park Anti-Nuclear Rally in 1982

Only someone like Bruce Springsteen could perform at the biggest American political demonstration in history and just be his regular self. On June 12, 1982, American protesters stormed Central Park in New York City to [...]

2013/06/12

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