Rocktober 21, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ARGENT...All Together Now (1972)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 21
Manfred Mann is 71; Elvin Bishop, who was a member of Paul Butterfield's Blues Band, is 69; Charlotte Caffey of The Go-Go's is 58; Steve Lukather of Toto is 54; John Conolly of Sevendust is 43; Che Colovita Lemon, formerly with Jimmie's Chicken Shack, is 41; Charlie Lowell of Jars of Clay is 38;

1958 Buddy Holly has his final recording session
1961 Costing $400 Bob Dylan records his first album in one day for Columbia Records
1977 Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf is released
1995 Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon dies of a cocaine overdose in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hoon was 28
2006 Sandy West, formerly with the Runaways, dies of lung cancer in San Dimas, California. West was 47
2007 Kid Rock is arrested at an Atlanta Waffle House after getting into an altercation

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Record Store Day...Black Friday November 25, 2011

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 24 3 DOORS DOWN 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, Rocktober 26 THE GUESS WHO 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David for the weekend of Rocktober 21-23, 2011. You can download the zip file here