Doug Sandom was part of The Who while they were still The Detours (they changed the name -- thankfully -- after learning that there was already another band with the same name). Unfortunately for Sandom, a tiff with Townshend during their audition with Fontana Records would be the end of his tenure.
Read MoreSinger Mitch Malloy had the opportunity to join the band in 1996 following Hagar's first departure. Again according to Ultimate Classic Rock, guitarist Eddie Van Halen was "extremely complimentary about the work the singer did while auditioning for the group."
Read MoreAsked if he watched his former show with its new host, Barker said: "I sometimes turn it on for a game or two. But I don't watch it. I'm not a loyal viewer."
Read MoreIggy Pop is one of the most fascinating rock legends, known for his fearless stage persona with the proto-punk band The Stooges and later for his solo career.
Read MoreKhambatta, an internationally known model from Mumbai (formerly Bombay), won Miss India in 1965 clad in an outfit she purchased right before the competition, according to the New York Times. She had appeared in Indian films before coming to Hollywood to play roles
Read MoreBorn in Sheffield, England in 1959, Joe Elliott is known for his decades as lead singer for British pop metal and rock band Def Leppard.
Read MoreGeoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, a collection of 24 stories written in the 14th century, is full of surprisingly bawdy, dirty tales.
Read MoreEven before the band hit, it went through lineup changes caused by issues between members. Frischmann, who was in a relationship with Anderson, was kicked out of Suede after the two broke up, though NME revealed that Anderson credits Frischmann's departure as the reason for Suede's later success.
Read MorePolitico describes an October surprise as either "happenstance or deliberately orchestrated ... bombshells that scramble political calculus just as the stakes are at their highest." And it appears as though October 2020, like the rest of this bewildering year, won't be lacking in such events.
Read MoreMcNair was found dead in his apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 4, 2009. The body of his mistress, Sahel Kazemi, was found along with him.
Read MoreIn a time when we are beginning to challenge the figures of the past whom we have chosen to lionize either by erecting statues or giving their names to streets, it seems that Walter Reed, whose name adorns the Presidential hospital at Bethesda, is an utterly apt and timely choice.
Read MoreWhile Wager and Tolkien share similarities, it could be because the same mythologies inspired them. Tolkien always downplayed any connection to Wagner, even to the point that any comparison annoyed him. "Both rings were round, and there the resemblance ceased," Tolkien supposedly said.
Read MoreThe bitterness between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham has had a lasting impact on Fleetwood Mac's tours, and dominates the headlines surrounding the group.
Read MoreIrish immigrants faced discrimination in the US during the Great Famine of 1845, according to History. And while Shamrock's stereotypical characteristics don't tread on the "dirty Irish" ones historically used, pigeonholing her as only that is unfair to Shamrock.
Read Moreaccording to The Atlantic, if you want to party with Pence, you'd better hope Karen is at his side. The vice president said back in 2002 that "if there's alcohol being served and people are being loose, I want to have the best-looking brunette in the room standing next to me."
Read MoreThis is the wild history of the Summer of Love explained.
Read MoreThe stars of Old Hollywood dealt with alcoholism, erratic behavior, and sometimes, a bad end. Here are tragic stories about Old Hollywood's legendary actresses.
Read MoreTyphoid fever, caused by a particular Salmonella bacterium, was an incredibly deadly disease that still persists today.
Read MoreThe oldest known photographs tell us a lot about history, from their subjects and the scientific breakthroughs used to document everyday life.
Read MoreFor every one of Patti LaBelle's successes, there was a failure, and for every accomplishment, there was a loss.
Read MoreThe Cranberries were one of the biggest bands of the 90s, and singer Dolores O'Riordan made the band's songs hits.
Read MoreLong a mystery, numbers stations are radio stations that play coded messages and anyone with a shortwave radio can listen in. The bizarre mystery behind the numbers stations is that nobody knows who transmits them. Numbers stations broadcast numbers or codes for intelligence officers and spies.
Read MoreThe trend of "upscaling" historic film –- which includes the process of colorization, improving the resolution to 4k, and standardizing the frame rate at 60 frames-per-second -– has become a huge hit on YouTube. Why do historians dislike it?
Read MoreAs head of the FIDE, the International Chess Foundation, Arkady Dvorkovich stated in a New York Times article, "No matter what the game is, when there are benefits from winning, you have cheating."
Read MoreSir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists of all time, once claimed: "I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people."
Read MoreThere's a lot of material to work with to piece together what happened in the days leading up to gunmen opening fire on Marley's home, but even so, the story is complex, and the final truth unclear.
Read MoreTuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the deadliest infections a human can get. Here's the messed up history.
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