Saturday, May 29, 2010

May 29

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 29
Gary Brooker of Procol Harum is 65; Michael Porcaro of Toto is 55; Melissa Etheridge is 49; Noel Gallagher of Oasis is 43; Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler is 41; Dave Buckner formerly with Papa Roach is 40; Mark Lee of Third Day is 37,

ON THIS DATE
1971 At a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco 36 people are given medical treatment after they unknowingly drank LSD-laced cider
1977 Elvis Presely walk off stage in Baltimore because he was upset with his performance
1999 Four years after his disappearance the remains of Philip Taylor Kramer of Iron Butterfly were found at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. His death was ruled a suicide
2004 Josey Scott of Saliva marries Kendra Lynnett Edney at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee
2008 In Stockholm, Sweden Kiss meets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
2009 A judge in Los Angeles sentenced music producer Phil Spector to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson
2009 Ozzy Osbourne files a lawsuit against his Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi over rights to the group's name

IN THE NEWS

Ozzy Osbourne on Black Sabbath Reunion: "I Never Say Never"
Carlos Santana Taps Top-Notch Musicians for Classic Rock Album
Dio Memorial Gigs To Be Staged In London and LA

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