April 20, 2011

Check out What We're Listening To This Week

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ROBBIE ROBERTSON...How To Become Clairvoyant (2011)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 20
Craig Frost of Grand Funk Railroad and Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band is 63; Mike Portnoy, formerly with Dream Theater, is 44; Mikey Welsh formerly with Weezer is 40; Kelly Hayes, formerly with Cold, is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Deep Purple perform their first concert in Tastrump, Denmark
1976 Black And Blue by the Rolling Stones is released
1981 John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas is sentenced to five years in jail after pleading guilty to drug possession charges. His sentence is suspended after 30 days
1991 John Fogerty marries Julie Lebiedzinksi in Bristol, Indiana. That same day Steve Marriott of Small Faces and Humble Pie dies in a fire at his home in Essex, England, at the age of 44
2004 Bono of U2 makes the list of Time Magazines 2004 list of the 100 most influential people
2004 Desensitized by Drowning Pool is released
2004 Mark Evans, formerly with AC/DC is injured in a car accident in Sydney, Australia

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, April 20 JAY JAY FRENCH of TWISTED SISTER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out the Rock Show with Michael David. You can download the zip file here