Saturday, January 21, 2012

January 21, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BUSH...Sixteen Stone (1994)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 21
Mark Trojanowski from Sister Hazel is 42; Chris Kilmore from Incubus is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1941 Richie Havens is born in Brooklyn, New York.  Havens died in 2013
1966 George Harrison married Patti Boyd
1987 Eddie Cochran, Roy Orbison, B.B. King and Bo Diddley are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
1990 MTV Unplugged premieres with Squeeze
1997 Elvis Presley’s manager, Col. Tom Parker, dies at the age of 87
2003 Journey gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
2004 The recording industry sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet
2006 As Bon Jovi's Boeing 707 lands in Hamilton, Canada it skids off the runway. No injuries and that night's show goes on
2008 Ringo Starr appears on the 'Late Show With David Letterman' on CBS
2009 Five Finger Death Punch announce that Jason Hook has replaced Darrell Roberts
2012 Deen Castronovo of Journey is arrested and charged with coercion, fourth-degree assault, criminal mischief in the second degree, interfering with making a report, and harassment. Castronova was released after posting his $52,500 bail

Check out "The Rock Show" where the rock music does all the talkin' with Michael David. This week we will hear some new music, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Freeze Frame" from the J. Geils Band and we'll take a trip on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here

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