Monday, February 20, 2012

February 17, 2012


THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAUGHTRY...Daughtry (2006)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 17
Timothy J. Mahoney of 311 is 42; Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1960 The Everly Brothers sign a $1 million - ten year contact with Warner Brothers Records
1972 Pink Floyd perform the Dark Side Of The Moon album in a concert in London. The album would not be released for another year
1973 In Hollywood, Florida Free performs their final concert
1975 Rock And Roll by John Lennon is released
1976 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 by the Eagles is released. It is currently the second highest selling album of all time in America
1990 Aerosmith appear on "Saturday Night Live" in a "Wayne's World" skit

The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we check out some tracks from that new Van Halen album "A Different Kind Of Truth", the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Eat A Peach" from the Allman Brothers Band and we'll check out the rock winners from the 54th Annual Grammys. You can download the zip file here

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