Musings On Music History: Lucille Gets Her Player, Country Gets Its Voice, and We Lose The Greatest Guitar Player On The Planet

09.16: On this day in 1925, B.B. King was born. Lucille (look it up) would never be the same. Master of the blues, virtuoso improviser on the guitar, and influencer of everyone from Clapton to Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughn, B.B. King’s reach around the globe can never be underestimated. He is the Ambassador of…

Musings On Music History: Rock Gets A Hall, We Gain A Buddy, and The World Gets The Greatest Front Man In The History Of Rock ‘N’ Roll

09.02: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened its doors on this day in 1995 in Cleveland, Ohio, forever enshrining all that is awesome and good about rock and roll, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, country, and most other genres of which one could think. Over the years, there have been many a criticism lobbied…

Milestone Victory In Trademark And Unfair Competition Dispute With Unauthorized Hard Rock Cafe In Heidelberg, Germany

We are delighted to inform our customers of a major legal victory our company has achieved today after a legal battle over the last five years. The Supreme Court of Germany has found today that an unauthorized restaurant operating in Heidelberg, Germany under the identical name and logo Hard Rock Cafe violates our companies’ well-known…

Mayer Hawthorne Signs On As Hard Rock’s First Featured “Artist Of The Month”

Hard Rock Cafe Launches Targeted Video SystemShowcasing New Releases From Established and Emerging Artists  Orlando, Fla., August 8, 2013 – Hard Rock International has recruited Republic Records recording artist, Mayer Hawthorne, as the brand’s first ever featured video Artist of the Month.  The announcement marks the debut of the brand’s Artist of the Month program,…

Musings On Music History: In Which We Say Goodbye To Lady Day, The King Makes His First Recordings, and Leroy Brown Hits The Top

07.15: Pop-punk songstress Avril Lavigne is married to sweetheart Deryck Whibley (who swiftly stole the crown of “Ugliest Guy In Rock” from Jani “Cherry Pie” Lane) of Sum 41 in Montecito, CA, on this day in 2006. But this ended as most musician/musician (or musician/celebrity or musician/supermodel) marriages end, in a bitter and acrimonious divorce,…

Musings On Music History: Rumors? No, It’s True. We’re Joined By A Fleetwood, Sonny & Cher Call It Quits, and The King’s Last Concert

06.24: Rumors? No, it’s true. On this day in 1942, Mick Fleetwood, he of the band which carried his name into fame and infamy, he who co-starred (believe it) in the ’80s awesometastic Schwarzenegger movie The Running Man, he who makes many a funny face as he bangs furiously upon his drum kit, was born.…