This Moment in Music History for 11-03-2024

# June 5, 1967: The Beatles Release "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" On June 5, 1967, The Beatles unleashed what would become arguably the most influential album in rock history: *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band*. Released in the United Kingdom by Parlophone Records ...  Show more

# The Day Prince Crashed the Billboard Charts (Literally All of Them) **June 4, 2016** On this date, something utterly unprecedented happened in music chart history. Prince Rogers Nelson—the Purple One, His Royal Badness, the Artist Formerly (and Currently Again) Known as Prince— ...  Show more

"We're not worried about petty morals." What happened to the Rolling Stones in 1967 to see them on the brink of imprisonment and mass censure, while at the height of their success, with fame, fortune, mansions, world tours, and best selling albums to their names? Was Brian Jones, ...  Show more

We're celebrating our 10th anniversary all year by digging in the vaults to re-present classic episodes with fresh commentary. Today, we're revisiting our 2021 conversation with Steve Perry. 

ABOUT STEVE PERRY
One of the most iconic voices in rock m ...

Every once in a while, something extraordinary happens in rock’n’roll…I hate the use of the cliché of “a perfect storm,” but that’s precisely what I’m talking about…a bunch of things involving culture, politics, demographics, economics and technology all collide and mix in just t ...  Show more

“Eminence Front” by The Who was recorded at a crucial time for the band, after the death of drumming legend Keith Moon and during a very rocky period in songwriter Pete Townshend’s life. Listen to the story in the new episode of Behind The Song. Watch the video episode on the ...