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On this day, 54 years ago in 1971, Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, France. at the age of 27.

Black Sabbath, 2025. Photo by 📷️ Ross Halfin

Jim being Jim

Led Zeppelin holding their Music Life Awards in Japan 1971. Swipe for a better view. The year was 1971 and the stadium-shaking, diaphragm wobbling rock band Led Zeppelin travelled to East Asia for their first Japanese tour during what was an exciting time to be young in Japan. After the US occupation of the country in the years immediately following the Second World War, the country was divided. But, by the 1970s, a sense of optimism was in the air. A new generation had come of age and looked forward to a bright future. One of the concerts from the short tour, at Hiroshima on September 27, was a benefit show. As an expression of thanks, the city of Hiroshima presented the band with a letter of appreciation and the city medal from the local mayor. . As Jimmy Page recalled, when Led Zepellin arrived in Tokyo, they were struck by the sheer momentum of the place: “It was a city with such a new vision towards the future,” Page began. “The technology boom was really going on, even then… It seems odd now with Nikon everywhere, but at the time they were just really breaking the market, and you could get cameras over here really, really inexpensively, and hi-fi and little cine cameras… We came here and went away loaded with cameras and I started documenting the rest of my travels with Led Zeppelin for a bit.”

Bob Dylan at O'Henry's Cafe in New York, 1965. Photo by Daniel Kramer less

Happy 78th birthday to the Fleetwood Mac drummer, Mick Fleetwood!

Janis Joplin singing 'Little Girl Blue', for the television program 'This is Tom Jones', in London, England, December 4, 1969. photo by 📷 Terry O'Neill

Nirvana in parque del retiro, Madrid, Spain. July, 03, 1992. Photos by Steve Double

Of the Prefecture of Police, under the authority of the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office, this iconic symbol for the Morrison fans was recovered.

"Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd, released in 1975, is a poignant rock ballad that reflects on absence and longing. Written by band members Roger Waters and David Gilmour, the song was inspired by the mental breakdown of former bandmate Syd Barrett. Its acoustic guitar intro and heartfelt lyrics convey a deep sense of nostalgia and loss. The track is the title song of their ninth studio album, which explores themes of disillusionment and alienation. "Wish You Were Here" is celebrated for its emotional depth and remains one of Pink Floyd's most beloved and enduring songs.

Happy heavenly birthday to John Bonham!

(February 6, 1945 – May 11,1981)

Lemmy Kilmister statue unveiled in Stoke On Trent in England.

Three Doors Down singer Brad Arnold has announced he has stage 4 kidney cancer that has spread to his lungs — but says he has “no fear.”

Happy 72nd birthday to the Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen!