March 8

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 8
Randy Meisner, formerly with the Eagles, is 63; Mickey Dolenz from the Monkees is 64;

ON THIS DATE:
1968 Big Brother and the Holding Company, Albert King and Tim Buckley perform the first concert ever at the Fillmore East.
1973 Paul McCartney pleads guilty to growing marijuana on his farm in Scotland.
1975 The Rolling Stones announce that Wayne Perkins will be replacing Mick Taylor as guitarist. Perkins played on a few tracks on the Black And Blue album, but was soon replaced by Ron Wood
1977 Foreigner by Foreigner is released
2006 Tahoe Wabo in Nevada, owned by Sammy Hagar, is named as one of the Top 100 bars and clubs in the United States by the editors of Nightclub And Bar magazine
2007 Eddie Van Halen enters rehab, which causes him to miss the induction of Van Halen into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame.