THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
JULIAN LENNON...Mr. Jordan (1989)
Mr. Jordan was released 25 years ago in March 1989. It reached number 87 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 10
Tom Scholz from Boston is 67; Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam is 51; Dave Krusen, formerly with Pearl Jam and Candlebox, is 48; Jerry Horton from Papa Roach is 39; Benjamin Jackson Burnley from Breaking Benjamin is 36; Michael Barnes of Red is 35;
ON THIS DATE
1984 Deep Purple decide to reunite. Ian Gillian leaves Black Sabbath to participate in the reunion
2003 AC/DC, The Clash, Elvis Costello And 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
2010 At a Metallica concert in Cambodia fans who could not get tickets riot outside the venue. Police use tanks and 160 people are arrested
2011 It is announced that Donnie Steele would be replacing the late Paul Gray as bassist for Slipknot. Steele was a founding member of Slipknot
2013 Vince Neil cuts short a Motley Crue show in Sydney, Australia and is rushed to the hospital where he undergoes surgery to remove kidney stones
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