Lancaster Music

05/03/2026

05/03/2026

Prince released his debut album For You at the age of 20. In the album notes he is listed as the musician behind all vocals, but besides that, he played 27 musical instruments: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, bass synth, singing bass, fuzz bass, electric piano, acoustic piano, Minimoog, Polymoog, ARP String Ensemble, ARP Pro Soloist, Oberheim Four Voice, clavinet, drums, syndrums, water drums, slapsticks, bongos, congas, finger cymbals, wind chimes, orchestral bells, woodblocks, brush trap, tree bell, hand claps, and finger snaps.

05/02/2026

1975 - The Rolling Stones
During a press conference held at the 5th Avenue Hotel in New York City to announce The Rolling Stones forthcoming American tour, the Stones themselves came down the street playing live from the back of a flat-bed truck. Stones drummer Charlie Watts came up with the idea, after the practise of New Orleans jazz musicians, who would play walking down the street.

04/29/2026

The name of the only player who does not show off his beard in the band ZZ Top is Frank Beard.

04/28/2026

This Day In Music History

04/16/2026

Lancaster Music installed sound at a 325' x 175' horse arena and training facility. 4 Peavey Es**rt 15" speakers were hung from center powered by a Peavey power amp. Also in the mix is a Shure wireless system to transmit audio from a riders phone frome the arena floor, bluetooth reciever.

04/15/2026

Metallica is the only band to have performed on all seven continents. After playing a concert for 120 scientists and contest winners in Antarctica (at Carlini Station) in December 2013, they accomplished the rare feat of performing on every continent on Earth.