Tuesday, December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BLUE CHEER...Vincebus Eruptum (1968)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 20
Peter Criss formerly of Kiss is 66; Alan Parsons is 63; Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1957 Elvis Presley gets his draft notice. He’ll start his tour of duty the following year
1975 Joe Walsh joins the Eagles
2006 Matthew Fisher formerly with Procol Harum wins his lawsuit for royalties from "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" but was awarded 40% of the composers' share of the music copyright, rather than the 50% he was seeking and was not granted royalties prior to 2005

2006 Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith announces he is cancer-free
2007 Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli's divorce becomes final
2009 James Gurley of Big Brother And The Holding Company dies in Palm Desert, California of a heart attack. Gurley was 69

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, December 21 REO SPEEDWAGON 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, December 26 GARY HOEY BAND 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 16-18, 2011. You can download the zip file here

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