Wednesday, December 14, 2011

December 14, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BLIND FAITH...Blind Faith (1969)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 14
Cliff Williams of AC/DC is 62; Mike Scott of The Waterboys is 53;

ON THIS DATE
1980 John Lennon is remembered around the world in silent vigil and prayer 6 days after his murder
2004 A lawsuit is filed in L.A. Superior Court claiming that a soccer ball kicked from the stage during an August 31st Rod Stewart concert at the Hollywood Bowl caused a concertgoer "personal injuries, physical disability and physical and emotional distress, pain and suffering"
2005 Jimmy Page is appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace
2006 Co-founder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun, dies at the age of 83 from injuries he received when he fell at a Rolling Stones concert 6 weeks earlier

2010 President Barack Obama appoints Jon Bon Jovi to the White House Council for Community Solutions

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, December 14 SLASH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, December 19 ROB HALFORD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

The Rock Show with Michael David for the weekend of December 9-11, 2011. You can download the zip file here

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