Friday, June 17, 2011

June 16, 2011


Check out the Top 10 Rock CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week (6-16-2011)
THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND...Revelator (2011)
(CD, LP, http://allmusic.com/album/revelator-r2186187)

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Monterey Pop Festival begins. The list of performers in quite impressive: The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Animals, Buffalo Springfield
1970 The company who provided the money for Woodstock, Woodstock Ventures, announce that they lost money on the concert
1975 John Lennon sues the U.S. government for "selective prosecution" as the U.S. try to deport him
1982 James Honeyman-Scott of the Pretenders dies of a heroin overdose. That same day Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special is arrested for drinking on stage
1994 Kristen Pfaff of Hole dies of a heroin overdose
2007 Rod Stewart marries Penny Lancaster
2009 Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison by George Harrison is released

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, June 20 CROSSFADE and DANKO JONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 22 WARREN HAYNES 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 June 17-19, 2011. You can download the zip file here

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