May 5

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 5
Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 62; Shawn Drover of Megadeth is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Buffalo Springfield play their last concert in Long Beach
1984 Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders marries Jim Kerr of Simple Minds
1986 Cleveland, Ohio is chosen as the site for the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
1990 Jason Bonham gets married, and at the reception he plays a 5 song set with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones
1995 Steven Alder, formerly with Guns 'N' Roses, is arraigned on possesion of heroin charges
2000 Rod Stewart undergoes surgery to have a growth on his thyroid removed, which turns out to be benign
2002 Legendary songwriter Otis Blackwell dies in Nashville, Tennessee. Blackwell was 70
2003 Ted Nugent makes racist statements in an interview with a Denver radio station. Nugent is then dropped from the upcoming Summer Celebration Festival in Michigan

IN CONCERT
Thursday, June 24 THE VEER UNION Firestone Live Orlando
Friday, June 25 THE VEER UNION State Theatre St. Petersburg
Saturday, July 3 HOLE Hard Rock Cafe Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Neil Young Recording New Album With Daniel Lanois
Huey Lewis Pulls Australian Tour
Bret Michaels Released From Hospital

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, May 5 JACKSON BROWNE and DAVID LINDLEY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, May 3 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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