It was on May 3, 1968 that Jimi Hendrix and his crew spent an entire day playing one song, “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” over and over again in the studio. The resulting track has been covered dozen of times by top guitarists, notably Stevie Ray Vaughn, but no one has ever come close to Jimi’s version.

Friday, February 1, marks a special anniversary for Neil Young. On that day in 1963, he played his first concert as a professional musician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

January 7th marked the 42nd anniversary of the U.S. release of one of the most influential rock records ever made: Black Sabbath‘s Paranoid, considered by fans and critics alike to be their best work.

October 5 – what happened this week in Music History