ROCKTOBER 9

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 9
Jackson Browne is 61; Sean Lennon is 34;

ON THIS DATE
1940 John Lennon is born in Liverpool, England. Lennon died in 1980
1944 John Entwistle of the Who was born in Chiswick, London, England. Entwistle died in 2002
1973 Elvis and Priscilla Presley's divorce is finalized
2008 Bon Jovi is sued by Samuel Bartley Steele for $1 billion for plagarizm. Steele claims that the band's ‘07 tune "I Love This Town," which was used in Major League Baseball postseason ads, is remarkably similar to his ‘04 ode to the Boston Red Sox, "(Man I Really) Love This Team." Steele wants $100, 000 for each copy of “Lost Highway,” which has “I Love This Town.” The album sold 4 million units which is how Steele got to $40 billion