April 17

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 17
Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1960 Eddie Cochran dies at the age of 21 in a car accident in Wiltshire, England
1998 Linda McCartney of Wings dies at the age of 56 due to breast cancerin Arizona
2004 ABC News says that the U.S. Marines rattle Iraqi insurgents by playing "Shoot To Thrill" by AC/DC
2008 Danny Federici, the keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen, died in New York City at age 58