THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAVE EDMUNDS...Rockpile (1972)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 19
Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath and Heaven and Hell is 64; Mark Andes from Heart is 63; Jon Fishman of Phish is 47; Daniel Adair from Nickelback is 37;
ON THIS DATE
1974 Kiss appear on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
1980 Bon Scott from AC/DC goes out drinking on the town with friends. This is the night that Scott would end up passed out in a car and found unconscious the next day. Doctors were unable to help him
1996 Oasis win a couple of awards at the BRIT Awards in London for Best Video ("Wonderwall") and Best Album (“(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?”). During one of the acceptance speechs they refer to record industry folks as "Corporate pigs"
2009 Kelly Groucutt, formerly with Electric Light Orchestra, dies in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Groucutt was 63
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
Monday, February 20, 2012
February 19, 2012
Labels:
AC/DC,
Black Sabbath,
Bon Scott,
Daniel Adair,
Dave Edmunds,
ELO,
Heart,
Heaven And Hell,
Jon Fishman,
Kelly Groucutt,
KISS,
Mark Andes,
Nickelback,
Oasis,
Phish,
Tony Iommi
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