August 22

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 22
Vernon Reid of Living Colour is 51; Paul Doucette of Matchbox 20 is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Layne Staley of Alice In Chains is born in Kirkland, Washington. Staley died in 2002
1968 Cynthia Lennon files for divorce from John Lennon
1994 Pearl Jam annonce that Dave Abbruzzese has left the band. Abbruzzese later claimed he was fired
2005 Kevin Miller formerly of Fuel sues the band claiming that he is owed $141,000 from an advance Fuel received for their 2003 Natural Selection album, and is also seeking a cut of the profits from his last tour with the group
2006 Bruce Gary of the Knack dies at age 55 in Tarzana, California after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

IN CONCERT
Friday, Rocktober 2 ALICE COOPER Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater