Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Auguast 10

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 10
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull is 63; Jon Farriss of INXS is 49; Todd Nichols of Toad The Wet Sprocket is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1970 The lewd and obscene behavior trial for Jim Morrison of the Doors begins. Morrison is found guilty but files an appeal which is still pending at the time of the singer's death less than a year later
1972 Paul and Linda McCartney are arrested in Sweden following a concert
1985 Michael Jackson outbids Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono for the ATV Music catalog, which includes 250 John Lennon/Paul McCartney Beatle songs. Jackson pays $47.5 million dollars
2007 John Wetton of Asia undergoes triple-bypass surgery
2010 Order Of The Black by Black Label Society is released

IN THE NEWS
Remembering Jerry Garcia 15 Years Later
Mellencamp Hits the Road with Dylan, Plans Fall Tour
Deluxe Jimi Hendrix Reissues Set For Fall

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, August 11 DEE SNIDER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, August 16 STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB featuring TOM MORELLO 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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