March 28

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 28
John Evans formerly with Jethro Tull is 62;

ON THIS DATE
1958 Jerry Lee Lewis sets his piano on fire at a concert in Brooklyn, New York after he was told that Chuck Berry would be closing Alan Freed’s Big Beat Show
1964 London’s Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum announce that the first rock band to be cast in wax will be the Beatles
1966 Big Hits (High Tides And Green Grass) by the Rolling Stones has its U.S. release
1982 David Crosby is arrested in Los Angeles for possession of qualudes, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of cocaine and carrying a concealed weapon
1994 Kurt Cobain enters rehad at SoCal Exodus Recovery Center, but he walks out 3 days later
1996 Phil Collins announces that he is leaving Genesis
2000 Ministry magazine pays Jimmy Page an undisclosed amount of money and offers Page an apology after the mag announced that Page contributed to the death of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham by satanic rituals
2006 Educated Horses by Rob Zombie is released
2008 The Allman Brothers Band cancel some shows because Gregg Allman is having treatments for Heapatitis C

IN CONCERT
Friday, May 14 CAGE THE ELEPHANT State Theatre St. Petersburg
Sunday, May 16 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Firestone Live Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Phil Collins on Overcoming Nerve Damage, Future of Genesis
Tour Tracker: Them Crooked Vultures, Lilith Fair and Sublime With Rome
Nine Inch Nails Book Coming Soon, But Not That Soon