March 11, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
EDGAR WINTER...Entrance (1970)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 11
Harvey "The Snake" Mandel of Canned Heat is 67; Mark Stein from Vanilla Fudge is 65; George Kooymans from Golden Earring is 64; Rami Jaffee from The Wallflowers, Foo Fighters, Soul Asylum, Pearl Jam and others is 43; Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte are 33;

ON THIS DATE
1970 At the Grammys: Crosby, Stills & Nash win Best New Artist. They beat out Led Zeppelin
1997 Paul McCartney becomes SIR Paul McCartney as he is knighted by Queen Elizabeth
2004 Aerosmith begin their Honkin' On Bobo North American tour in Houston, with Cheap Trick the opening act
2004 Corey Taylor of Stone Sour and Slipknot marries his fiancee Scarlett in Des Moines, Iowa
2011 Paul Di'Anno, formerly with Iron Maiden, is jailed after being convicted of fraud. Di'Anno claimed he had nerve damage in his back that prevented him from working but is seen in youtube videos jumping around on stage

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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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