On April 12, 1954, Bill Haley and His Comets recorded
“(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock.” If rock and
roll was a social and cultural revolution, then
“(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock” was its
Declaration of Independence, and if Bill Haley was
not exactly the revolution’s Thomas Jefferson, it
may be fair to call him its John Hancock.

(FOXNEWS) – The short but winding road that made the Beatles
the greatest  recording act and pop-culture sensation of all time
ended publicly on this day in history, April 10, 1970. 

Paul McCartney announced a "break with the Beatles" in press
materials that accompanied the scheduled release of his first
solo album a week later (below).

His announcement confirmed months of rumors about the
band’s dissolution.

"Personal differences, business differences, musical differences,
but most of all because I have a better time with my family,"
McCartney said in the statement. 

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry died on this day in
history, March 18, 2017, at age 90.

Born as Charles Edward Anderson Berry on Oct. 18,
1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, Chuck Berry was exposed
to music through his parents and his church.

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Members of the band Kiss, from left, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Eric Singer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rockers Kiss have announced the final
shows of their last tour: The band plans to hang up their
platform boots after two back-to-back shows at Madison
Square Garden in New York at the end of 2023.

The last leg of the band’s 17-date North American tour kicks
off in October in Texas and hits California, Washington,
Canada, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland and then
culminates in their hometown’s famous venue on Dec. 1
and Dec. 2.