Thursday, April 24, 2014

April 24, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BLACK SABBATH...Headless Cross  (1989)
Headless Cross was released 25 years ago  today in 1989.  It reached number 115 on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 24
Doug Clifford of Creedence Clearwater Revival/Creedence Clearwater Revisited is 69; Glen Cornick, formerly with Jethro Tull, is 67; Rob Hyman of the Hooters is 64; Jack Blades of Night Ranger, the Damn Yankees and Shaw/Blades is 60; Boris Williams, formerly with the Cure, is 57; Billy Gould of Faith No More is 51; Shannon Larkin, who has been a member of Godsmack, Candlebox and Ugly Kid Joe, is 47; Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors is 46; Brian Marshall of Creed and Alter Bridge is 41; Jasen Rauch formerly with Red, is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1961 Bob Dylan plays harmonica on Harry Belafonte’s “Midnight Special” earning $50
1970 Grace Slick is invited to the White House by Tricia Nixon. She is escorted by Abbie Hoffman, who is not allowed by the Secret Service to enter, therefore they leave
1984 Jerry Lee Lewis marries Kerrie McCarver, his sixth wife
1989 Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty is released
1992 David Bowie marries fashion model Iman
2009 Aerosmith settles a class-action lawsuit brought against them after they pulled out of a sold-out concert on Maui, Hawaii, in September ‘07. As part of the deal, the group gives a free performance on Maui in ‘09
2014 Stephen Pearcy announces that he is leaving Ratt


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