January 8

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 8
Robby Krieger from The Doors is 64; David Bowie is 63; Mike Reno of Loverboy is 55; Jeff Abercrombie from Fuel is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1935 rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi
1974 Kiss signs with Casablanca Records
1979 The Canadian government names Rush the “Ambassadors of Music”
1991 Steve Clark of Def Leppard is found dead in London due to excess alcohol mixed with antidepressants. Clark was 30