Monday, November 7, 2011

November 7, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
COLDPLAY...Parachutes (2000)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 7
Tommy Thayer of Kiss is 51; Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne is 43; Zach Myers of Shinedown is 28;

ON THIS DATE
1968 The Doors are banned from Phoenix, Arizona because, evidently, Jim Morrison mooned the audience
1969 The Rolling Stones begin their first American tour with their new guitarist Mick Taylor
1988 John Fogerty wins a lawsuit brought on by Fantasy, the record label for Creedence Clearwater Revival, who own the publishing rights of CCR songs written by Fogerty. They claimed Fogerty stole “Run Through The Jungle” to create his solo hit “Old Man Down The Road”
1995 Prince Charles of Wales gives Eric Clapton the Order of the British Empire (OMB) at Buckingham Palace
2006 The Road To Escondido by Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale is released
2008 Gene Simmons of Kiss wins $500,000 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation during his appearance on FOX's "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?" That’s a record sum earned by a celebrity guest on the game show

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 7 DAVE MUSTAINE of MEGADETH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 9 MICKEY THOMAS 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David for the weekend of November 4-6, 2011. You can download the zip file here

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