December 10

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 10
Scot Alexander of Dishwalla is 39; Meg White of The White Stripes is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Otis Redding, 26, and six others were killed when their plane crashed into Wisconsin's Lake Monona
1967 The Steve Miller Blue's Band sign with Capitol Records, with "Blues" soon dropped
1976 Wings Over America by Wings is released
1984 "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band-Aid is released to raise money for African famine relief
1999 Death claimed Rick Danko of the Band. Danko was 56
2007 Led Zeppelin perform at London's O2 Arena at a tribute concert for Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who passed away the previous December. Included in the audience: Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, The Edge, David Grohl, Queen drummer Roger Taylor and Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott
2009 Axl Rose of Guns 'N' Roses punches a photographer while boarding a flight at Los Angeles International Airport


CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Saturday, December 11 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA St. Pete Times Forum Tampa 2 Shows at 3 PM and 8 PM

IN THE NEWS
Bon Jovi: Billboard's Top Touring Act of the Year
John Lennon Remembered: 10/9/40 – 12/8/80
Inside Springsteen's Secret E Street Band Show in Asbury Park

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
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