Wednesday, January 29, 2014

January 29, 2014

ALBUM OF THE DAY
CHRISTINE McVIE...Christine McVie  (1984)
Christine McVie was released 30 years ago this month in 1984.  It reached number 26 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 29
Tommy Ramone formerly with the Ramones is 62; Louie Perez from Los Lobos is 61; Eddie Jackson from Queensryche is 52; Jonny Lang is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Who and Jimi Hendrix perform at the Saville Theatre in London
1977 Aerosmith hit the Top 10 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart with "Walk This Way"
1992 Willie Dixon dies in Burbank, California. Dixon was 76
2002 Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence by Dream Theater is released
2008 The Future Starts Here by the Doors is released
2010 Roy Orbison gets a posthumous star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

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