Monday, December 12, 2011

December 12, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BLACKFOOT...No Reservations (1975)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 12
Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band is 68; Dan Baird, formerly with the Georgia Satellites, is 59; Bruce Kulick formerly with Kiss is 58; Cy Curnin of the Fixx is 54; Eric Schenkman of the Spin Doctors is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1957 Jerry Lee Lewis marries his 13 year old second cousin Myra Gale Brown, in Hernando, Mississippi, a move that ultimately hurt his career. Lewis was still married to his second wife at the time, that divorce didn't come until May 1958

1967 A British court commutes Rolling Stone guitarist Brian Jones’ nine-month prison sentence for cannabis possession
1974 Mick Taylor quits the Rolling Stones
2007 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots is formally charged with driving under the influence of drugs stemming from a car crash he had in Los Angeles on November 11, 2007

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, December 12 CHEVELLE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, December 14 SLASH 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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