Tuesday, March 11, 2014

March 11, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
PETER FRAMPTON...Somethin's Happening  (1974)
Somethin's Happening was released 40 years ago in March 1974.  It reached number 125 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 11
Harvey Mandel of Canned Heat and very briefly the Rolling Stones is 69; Mark Stein from Vanilla Fudge is 67; George Kooymans from Golden Earring is 66; Rami Jaffee from The Wallflowers is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1970 At the Grammys: Crosby, Stills And 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
2013 Vince Neil of Motley Crue undergoes surgery to remove kidney stones in Sydney, Australia after he had to cut short the bands performance the night before

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