February 12, 2012

R.I.P. Whitney Houston

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
CROWDED HOUSE...Crowded House (1986)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 12
Ray Manzarek from The Doors is 73; Steve Hackett, formerly with Genesis, is 62; Michael McDonald is 60; Jim Creeggan of the Barenaked Ladies is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Keith Richard becomes the third member of the Rolling Stones to be arrested for “various substances of suspicious nature.”
1968 Jimi Hendrix receives the key to the city in his hometown of Seattle, Washington
1988 Axl Rose walks off the stage in Phoenix, Arizona at a concert where Guns 'N' Roses were the opening act for David Lee Roth. The rest of the shows with DLR are cancelled
1997 David Bowie receives a star on Hollywood`s Walk Of Fame
2005 Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis receive the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award the day before the Grammys.
2007 Heaven And Hell announce that Vinny Appice will be their drummer instead of Bill Ward

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here