Monday, March 17, 2014

March 17, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BAD COMPANY...Desolation Angels  (1979)
Desolation Angels was released 35 years ago today in 1979.  It reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(Vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 17
Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane is 73; Fran Byrne formerly with Ace is 66; Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy is 63; Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins is 47; Van Conner formerly with Screaming Trees is 47; Melissa Auf der Maur, formerly with Smashing Pumpkins, is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1966 Keith Moon of the Who marries Kim Kerrigan
1967 Grateful Dead by the Grateful Dead is released
1990 Ric Grech of Traffic and Blind Faith dies of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 43
1998 Van Halen 3 by Van Halen is released
2003 Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits breaks a collarbone and 6 ribs in a motorcycle accident in London
2007 At a comic book convention in Los Angeles Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from Kiss participate in a panel discussion
2008 Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills was settled for $48.6 million

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