Wednesday, April 2, 2014

April 2, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAVID BOWIE...Diamond Dogs   (1974)
Diamond Dogs was released 40 years agom in April 1974.  It reached number 5 on the US Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 2
Leon Russell is 72; Dave Robinson of The Cars is 65;

ON THIS DATE
1952 Leon Wilkerson of Lynyrd Skynyrd was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He died in 2001 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida from natural causes at the age of 49
1973 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 by the Beatles are released
1999 Joshua Harmon attends a Black Crowes concert and later sues the band for hearing loss
2006 Gene Simmons of Kiss is the grand marshal of the Honda Grand Prix auto race in St. Petersburg, Florida
2013 Richie Sambora leaves Bon Jovi's tour to deal with  “personal issues”

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