Tuesday, March 25, 2014

March 25, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
SOUNDGARDEN...Superunknown  (1994)
Superunknown was released 20 years ago in March 1994. It reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 25
Sir Elton John is 67;

ON THIS DATE
1966 Jeff Healey is born in Toronto, Ontario. He passed away in 2008 at the age of 41
1967 The Who perform their first concert in America in New York City
1968 The last original airing of the TV series "The Monkees", after 58 episodes
1986 Guns 'N' Roses signs to Geffen Records
2001 Bob Dylan wins an Oscar for "Things Have Changed" from the movie Wonder Boys
2002 At the Peter Buck of R.E.M.'s air-rage trial Bono of U2 testifies that Buck is one of the most boring people ever.
2005 A fire breaks out at Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's mansion in Buckinghamshire, England
2007 Elton John performs for the 60th time at Madison Square Garden on his 60th birthday
2008 Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi is arrested in Laguna Beach, California on suspicion of driving under the influence
2010 The former manager for Azl Rose files a $1.9 million lawsuit claiming Guns 'N' Roses reneged on a verbal agreement, and the amount is based on 15% of money made on 3 tours
2011 Bret Michaels files a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Tony Award Productions and CBS, blaming them for his brain hemorrhage that he had the year before after a backdrop fell on Michaels after a performance at the 2009 Tony Awards, breaking his nose and splitting his lip

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