Saturday, October 24, 2009

Rocktober 24

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 24
Bill Wyman is 73; Ben Gillies of Silverchair is 30;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Jerry Edmonton of Steppenwolf was born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Edmonton died in 1993
1973 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is convicted of on four drug charges and three firearm offenses resulting from a June 26th police raid of his home. He was fined and given a conditional discharge
1988 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival is sued by Fantasy (who ownes CCR's music publishing) for ripping off "Run Through The Jungle", which he wrote, to create “Old Man Down The Road”, which he also wrote
2005 Hurricane Wilma forces the cancellation of a Nine Inch Nails show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2006 Forbes.com's sixth annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list is released and at number 1: Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
2008 Merl Saunders formerly with the Grateful Dead died in San Francisco at the age of 74

IN CONCERT
JET House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

No comments: