December 6, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND...Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll never Forgets (2011)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 6
Peter Buck of R.E.M. is 55; David Lovering of the Pixies is 50; Josh Eppard of Coheed And Cambria is 32;

ON THIS DATE
1956 Randy Rhoads, guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and once a member of Quiet Riot, is born in Santa Monica, California. Rhoads died in 1982
1966 Rubber Soul by the Beatles is released in the U.S.
1969 A free concert by the Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway in Alameda County, California was marred by the deaths of four people, including one who was stabbed by a Hell's Angel
1988 Roy Orbison dies of a heart attack in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Orbison is 52
1994 Vitology by Pearl Jam is released
1995 The Grateful Dead officially announce they have disbanded due to the death of Jerry Garcia
2005 See You On The Other Side by KoRn is released
2007 Stephen Benton of Drowning Pool is hospitalized in Eau Claire, Wisconsin after experiencing paralysis and is diagnosed with the neurological malady Bell's Palsy, a condition that usually is temporary. The group is forced to cancel the remaining shows on their tour
2009 Rivers Cuomo of Weezer suffers three cracked ribs and a lower leg injury after his tour bus hits a patch of ice in Upstate New York and crashes into a ditch
2011 The Path of Totality by KoRn is released

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, December 7 LESLIE WEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, December 12 CHEVELLE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David for the weekend of December 2-4, 2011. You can download the zip file here