March 10, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE MONKEES...The Best Of The Monkees (2003)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 10
Tom Scholz from Boston is 65; Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam is 49; Dave Krusen, formerly with Pearl Jam and Candlebox, is 46; Jerry Horton from Papa Roach is 37; Benjamin Jackson Burnley from Breaking Benjamin is 34; Michael Barnes of Red is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1973 The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd is released
1984 Deep Purple decide to reunite. Ian Gillian leaves Black Sabbath to participate in the reunion
2003 AC/DC, The Clash, Elvis Costello & The Attractions and The Police are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2004 The Recording Industry Association of America tells a DJ that he can no longer sell his The Double Black Album, which he created using Metallica's so-called Black Album and a rapper named Jay-Z's The Black Album and mixed them together
2005 Molly Hatchet lead singer Danny Joe Brown dies in Davie, Florida due to complications with diabetes. He was 53
2006 Rock music's Top 30 Moneymakers list is released by Rolling Stone magazine. Top spot: U2 $154.2 million. No. 2, The Rolling Stones, 3. The Eagles, 4. Paul McCartney, 5. Elton John
2008 John Mellencamp is inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
2009 Scream by Chris Cornell is released
2010 Pink Floyd sues their label EMI over iTunes sales of individual songs. EMI argues that separating the songs only applies to their physical releases
2010 Lawyers for Phil Spector appeal his ’09 murder conviction claiming he didn’t get a fair trail. Spector was sentenced to prison for 19 years to life for shooting actress Lana Clarkson at his California mansion in ‘03

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This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here
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