On This Day in Rock: May 24
20 moments in rock history on May 24.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on May 24, 2026 (11 posts)
Album releases
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1968
Small Faces released Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
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- 1980 Electric Light Orchestra released the single "I'm Alive" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1982
Blondie released The Hunter
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- 1985 Prince released the single "Paisley Park" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1986
AC/DC released Who Made Who
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- 1986 AC/DC released the single "Who Made Who" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1988
Van Halen released OU812
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1993
Rod Stewart released Unplugged...and Seated
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1993
Jethro Tull released The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection
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- 1993 a-ha released the single "Dark Is the Night for All" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1999
Mike Oldfield released Guitars
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Born on this day
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1941
Bob Dylan of Traveling Wilburys was born
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Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0
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1960
Guy Fletcher of Dire Straits was born
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Photo: Adrian Buss, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1964
Oleh Skrypka of Vopli Vidopliassova was born
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Photo: Управління зв’язків з громадськістю Збройних Сил України, CC BY-SA 4.0
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1965
Jens Becker of Grave Digger was born
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Photo: Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0
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1969
Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes was born
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Photo: Denise O'Hara (d_neeses_pix), CC BY-SA 2.0
Remembering
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1991
Gene Clark of The Byrds died
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Photo: KRLA Beat/Beat Publications, Inc., Public domain
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2010
Paul Gray died
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Photo: Gamerscore Blog from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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2023
Tina Turner of Ike & Tina Turner died
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Photo: HBO, Public domain
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2024
Doug Ingle of Iron Butterfly died
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Photo: Atco Records, Public domain
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