By 1988, Tina Turner was operating at a pace few artists could sustain. Her world tour was breaking records, filling arenas night after night, and reinforcing her status as one…
The first signs were subtle enough to be dismissed, at least at the time. During performances years before his Parkinson’s diagnosis became public, Neil Diamond noticed a slight tremor in…
The attack happened suddenly, inside Bob Marley’s own home in Kingston. In December 1976, as Jamaica stood on the edge of political violence ahead of a national election, armed men…
For years, the final chapter of David Cassidy’s performing life was remembered as bittersweet but dignified. Fans saw an artist still showing up, still singing, still trying to honor the…
The warning signs had been there for months, but it took one night in London in 1975 for the reality to become impossible to ignore. What was meant to be…
Some songs are not meant for youth. They are not written for rushed romance or early passion. “At Last” is one of those songs. And perhaps that is exactly why…
Some concerts are more than a date on a tour calendar. They feel like a quiet appointment with memory—where people don’t come for noise or spectacle, but for something gentler:…
In 1970, the name Tom Jones was synonymous with power, elegance, and classic masculinity. Audiences expected a commanding voice, dramatic ballads, and a performer who could dominate a stage without…
Some old television moments don’t just preserve a performance—they preserve an era. Tom Jones singing “My Funny Valentine” on This Is Tom Jones in 1970 is one of those moments:…
Born on January 8, 1928, he was never considered a guitar virtuoso. No flashy solos. No technical fireworks. In fact, many early critics dismissed his playing as “too simple.” Yet…