Saturday, December 19, 2009

December 19

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 19
Alvin Lee of Ten Years After is 65; Doug Johnson of Loverboy is 52; Kevin Shepard of Tonic is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1955 Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes"

1993 Michael Clarke of the Byrds dies of liver failure in Treasure Island, Florida. Clarke was 47
2003 Peter Eckenrod pleads no contest for scheming to defraud and fraudulent use of a credit card and receives 25 months in prison for pretending to be Mark Tremonti of Creed
2006 At a Disturbed concert in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 30 people are taken to a local hospital after receiving cuts, bruises and overheating in a mosh pit
2006 The F.B.I. release documents relating to their investigation of John Lennon after President Nixon thought Lennon was providing financial assistance to left wing causes but there was never any evidence to support this theory

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