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Born on this day, May 28th 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia, was Phil Vassar, country music singer, songwriter who has co-wr...
05/29/2026

Born on this day, May 28th 1964, in Lynchburg, Virginia, was Phil Vassar, country music singer, songwriter who has co-written singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw ("For a Little While", "My Next Thirty Years"), Jo Dee Messina ("Bye, Bye", "I'm Alright"), Collin Raye ("Little Red Rodeo"), and Alan Jackson ("Right on the Money"). In 1999, he was named by American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers as Country Songwriter of the Year.
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Born on this day, May 28th 1944, in Letcher County, Kentucky, was Gary Stewart, country musician and songwriter known fo...
05/29/2026

Born on this day, May 28th 1944, in Letcher County, Kentucky, was Gary Stewart, country musician and songwriter known for his distinctive vibrato voice and his southern rock influenced, outlaw country sound. During the mid 1970's Time magazine described him as the "king of honkytonk." His biggest hit was the 1975
US #1 Country hit "She's Actin' Single (I'm
Drinkin' Doubles)." Stewart died of a self inflicted gunshot wound on December 16, 2003 a few weeks after his wife had died from pneumonia.

So, just remember the, The kids are back, The kids are back, Oh, watch out, The kids are back 🎵On this day in Rock music...
05/29/2026

So, just remember the, The kids are back, The kids are back, Oh, watch out, The kids are back 🎵On this day in Rock music history (May 28th 1983) 🎶 Twisted Sister releases the single "The Kids Are Back". It was released from their 2nd studio album 'You Can't Stop Rock And Roll'.

‪On this day in Rock music history (May 28th 2013) 🎶 Thin Lizzy's touring band evolves into the Black Star Riders & rele...
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‪On this day in Rock music history (May 28th 2013) 🎶 Thin Lizzy's touring band evolves into the Black Star Riders & release their spectacular debut album 'All Hell Breaks Loose' in the US.

On this day in movies that Rock (May 28th 1984) 🎬 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' was the #1 movie at the box of...
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On this day in movies that Rock (May 28th 1984) 🎬 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' was the #1 movie at the box office on this date. The action flick knocked Robert Redford's 'The Natural' from the top spot.

On this day in TV that rocks (May 28th 1987) 📺 'Scarecrow and Mrs. King' aired it series finale today. The series debute...
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On this day in TV that rocks (May 28th 1987) 📺 'Scarecrow and Mrs. King' aired it series finale today. The series debuted on CBS in 1983 and aired a total of 88 episodes over 4 seasons.

On this day in Rock music history (May 28th 1991) 🎶 The Smashing Pumpkins released their debut studio album 'GISH'. Fro...
05/29/2026

On this day in Rock music history (May 28th 1991) 🎶 The Smashing Pumpkins released their debut studio album 'GISH'. Frontman Billy Corgan described Gish as a "very spiritual album". Despite initially peaking at only #195 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, Gish was eventually certified platinum (one million copies shipped) by the RIAA. The album reached #1 on the College Music Journal chart, which tracks airplay and popularity on college radio stations. It also had a six-week run on the New Zealand Albums Chart, peaking at #40. Until the release of The Offspring album "Smash" in 1994, Gish was the highest-selling independently released album of all time. Gish would later be reissued under the Virgin label, and was certified platinum on Feb. 1995

On this day in Rock music history 42 years ago today (May 28th 1984) 🎶 Lita Ford released her 2nd studio album 'Dancin' ...
05/29/2026

On this day in Rock music history 42 years ago today (May 28th 1984) 🎶 Lita Ford released her 2nd studio album 'Dancin' On The Edge'. It reached #66 of the Billboard 200 chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

On this date in 1950 the late WWF superstar Kamala "The Ugandan Giant" (James Harris) was born 🙏 (passed away Aug 9, ’20...
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On this date in 1950 the late WWF superstar Kamala "The Ugandan Giant" (James Harris) was born 🙏 (passed away Aug 9, ’20). Kamala gained fame in the WWF in the mid-80s feuding with Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant and others

Happy birthday to John Fogerty! He was born on May 28th 1945 and is a musician, singer, and songwriter. Together with Do...
05/29/2026

Happy birthday to John Fogerty! He was born on May 28th 1945 and is a musician, singer, and songwriter. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival ("CCR"), for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter. The group had 9 top-10 singles and 8 gold albums between '68 and '72, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in '93

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