Music History

Elvis Presley died in 1977. The official date of death is August 16, 1977, at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. The death certificate, public records, and contemporan...

Ozzy Osbourne has not officially rejoined Black Sabbath as a full member after his final departure in 2006. The band's classic lineup, including Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and B...

The band name REO Speedwagon comes directly from the REO Speed Wagon, a light motor truck produced by the REO Motor Car Company. The company was founded by Ransom E. Olds, who a...

The official Marvin Gaye death reason, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner, was a gunshot wound to the chest. The coroner's report listed the cause of death as "gunshot...

Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., inside their home in Los Angeles. The incident occurred during a physical altercation between the two, with the el...

Kurt Cobain died on April 5, 1994, at his home in Seattle, Washington. The official cause of death was a self-inflicted shotgun wound, as documented in the Seattle Police Depart...

Otis Redding died from blunt force trauma and drowning after the twin-engine Beechcraft Bonanza he was aboard crashed into Lake Monona on December 10, 1967, near Madison, Wiscon...

Kurt Cobain rose to fame in the late 1980s as the frontman of the band Nirvana, which he formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. After releasing independent singles and the debu...

Elvis Costello performed on Saturday Night Live in 1977 as part of his early U.S. promotional push for the album My Aim Is True. The appearance helped introduce his new wave and...

Buddy Holly died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 3, 1959, along with three other passengers, including country singer Tommy Allsup, rockabilly singer W...