April 14

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 14
Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow is 64; Vinnie Moore of UFO is 45; Barrett Martin of the Screaming Trees and Mad Season is 42; Martyn Le Noble of Jane's Addiction and The Cult is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1980 A bill is introduced to make the New Jersey state song "Born To Run" by Bruce Springsteen
1983 Pete Farndon of the Pretenders dies of a drug overdose in his home at the age of 30
2008 At the Country Music Television Awards Robert Plant and Alison Krauss win the Wide Open Country Video of the Year for "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)", Bon Jovi and Leann Rimes win the Collaborative Video trophy for "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore"

CONCERT NEWS
Saturday, June 27 PAT BENATAR Tropicana Field St. Petersburg
Saturday, July 11 AEROSMITH and ZZ TOP Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, August 1 DAUGHTRY Tropicana Field St. Petersburg