June 20, 1942 – Today is Brian Wilson’s birthday. As the main writer, arranger and producer for The Beach Boys, Brian helped guide the band to the peak of American pop. He is considered one of the greatest American composers in the rock era.
Here he is singing one of his signature classics, “Don’t Worry Baby.” [...]
June 15, 1996 – On this day Ella Fitzgerald spent her last morning listening to birds in the backyard of her Beverly Hills home. She told her son, Ray, “I just want to smell the air, listen to the birds and hear Alice (her granddaughter) laugh.” After a peaceful hour in her garden, Ella died [...]
April 12, 1966 – Today was the day Jan Berry (of the surf-rock duo, Jan & Dean) slammed his Corvette Stingray into the back of a parked truck in Beverly Hills. The accident was eerily reminiscent of Berry’s top 10 hit from 1964, Dead Man’s Curve.
The wreck nearly killed Berry. He suffered severe brain damage [...]
