Tuesday, January 10, 2012

January 10, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BROTHER CANE...Brother Cane (1993)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 10
Ronnie Hawkins is 77; Rod Stewert is 66; Aynsley Dunbar formerly with Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake and Journey, is 65; Donald Fagen from Steely Dan is 63; Scott Thurston from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 59; Pat Benatar is 58; Michael Schenker from the Scorpions is 56; Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets is 52; Brad Roberts of the Crash Test Dummies is 48; Matt Roberts from 3 Doors Down is 33; Brent Smith from Shinedown is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1964 The Beatles' first album in the United States, Introducing the Beatles, was released
1977 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is found guitly of cocaine possession
2003 Stolen tapes from the Beatles Let It Be sessions are found in the Netherlands
2005 Gene Simmons of Kiss is sued by Georgeann Walsh Ward claiming Simmons made her out to be a nymphomaniac in the VH1 Kiss documentary "When Kiss Ruled The World"
2007 Don Henley and Glenn Frey of the Eagles file a $537,000 lawsuit against a South Korean insurance company that they accuse of using their group's ballad "Desperado" illegally

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