April 29, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
Various Artist...Songs For Japan (2011)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 29
Klaus Voorman of Manfred Mann is 73; Mike Hogan of The Cranberries is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1970 George Harrison announces the Beatles will eventually reunite
1976 Bruce Springsteen tries to climb over the fence at Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate in an attempt to see Presley. He is escorted off the premises by guards
1998 Aerosmith postpone the remaining 14 shows on their North American tour after Steven Tyler has a knee injury during a show in Anchorage, Alaska
1999 Tommy Lee quits Mötley Crüe to spend more time with his new band Methods of Mayhem
2002 Scott Stapp has a car accident in Orlando forcing Creed to cancel their remaining dates on their tour
2007 My Chemical Romance cancel a State College, Pennsylvania, concert after band members and road crew are hospitalized with food poisoning following their concert a day earlier in Williamsburg, Virginia
2008 Mudcrutch by Mudcrutch is released
2008 Nine Lives by Steve Winwood is released
2008 Songs From The Sparkle Lounge by Def Leppard is released

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