Saturday, March 7, 2009

March 7

A reminder: Daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks move forward one hour.

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 7
Chris White from The Zombies is 66; Peter Wolf is 63; Matthew Fisher from Procol Harum is 63; Randy Guss from Toad the Wet Sprocket is 42; Hugo Ferreira from Tantric is 35;

ON THIS DATE:
2007 The National Association of Recording Merchandisers Definitive 200 list of best albums is released. In the Top 10 are albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, U2, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. At number 1: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles.
2007 In Spokane, Washington John Popper from the Blues Traveler is arrested after he was caught speeding at 111 mph. Guns and marijuana is found in the vehicle.
2008 ZZ Top is awarded the AMD Live! Soundtrack Award at the Austin Film Society's annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards.

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