Thursday, May 5, 2011

May 5, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
STEVE EARLE...I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive (2011)
(CD/DVD, LP, Allmusic Review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 5
Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 63; James LaBrie of Dream Theater is 48; Shawn Drover of Megadeth is 45;

ON THIS DATE

1984 Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders marries Jim Kerr of Simple Minds
1986 Cleveland, Ohio is chosen as the site for the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
1990 Jason Bonham gets married, and at the reception he plays a 5 song set with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones
1995 Steven Alder, formerly with Guns 'N' Roses, is arraigned on possession of heroin charges
2000 Rod Stewart undergoes surgery to have a growth on his thyroid removed, which turns out to be benign
2002 Legendary songwriter Otis Blackwell dies in Nashville, Tennessee. Blackwell was 70
2003 Ted Nugent makes racist statements in an interview with a Denver radio station. Nugent is then dropped from the upcoming Summer Celebration Festival in Michigan
2006 Songs From Black Mountain by Live is released

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 9 ALTER BRIDGE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 11 DEF LEPPARD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

Check out the latest "The Rock Show" with Michael David for the weekend of May 6-8, 2011. You can download the zip file here.

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