Sunday, January 8, 2012

January 8, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BRET MICHAELS...Songs Of Life (2003)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 8
Robby Krieger from The Doors is 66; David Bowie is 65; Mike Reno of Loverboy is 57; Jeff Abercrombie from Fuel is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1935 Rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. Presley died in 1977
1974 Kiss signs with Casablanca Records
1979 The Canadian government names Rush the “Ambassadors of Music”
1991 Steve Clark of Def Leppard is found dead in London due to excess alcohol mixed with antidepressants. Clark was 30

Check out this weekend's "The Rock Show" with Michael David, as they countdown the Top 10 Rock Tracks of 2011, and the Vintage Vinyl Vault will be "Leftoverture" from Kansas. You can download the zip file here

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