May 11

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 11
Eric Burdon of The Animals is 69; Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band is 63;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Cream begin recording session for what would be Disraeli Gears in New York City
1970 Woodstock, the triple disc album with music from the festival, is released
1972 On the "Dick Cavett Show" John Lennon claims the US government is spying on him and trying to boot him out of the country, a claim which turned out to be true
1990 Ritchie Valens is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1995 Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray reunite for a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan in Austin, Texas, the late blues guitarist’s hometown. All five played with the guitarist at his last concert on August 26, 1990, before his death in a helicopter crash
2003 Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience is found dead in his home in County Cork, Ireland, at the age of 57
2008 John Rutsey, formerly of Rush, dies from a diabetes-related heart attack in his sleep at the age of 55

IN CONCERT
Saturday, May 15 JONATHAN TYLER AND THE NORTHERN LIGHTS Ybor Square Ybor City
Wednesday, June 30 PAT TRAVERS Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

IN THE NEWS
Lenny Kravitz Among Headliners at Gulf Aid Benefit
Smashing Pumpkins Add New Bassist Nicole Fiorentino
METALLICA - New Shows Added In Perth, Sydney, Adelaide And Melbourne

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, May 12 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, May 17 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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