Friday, April 25, 2014

April 25, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE MOODY BLUES...On The Threshold Of A Dream  (1969)
On The Threshold Of a Dream was released 45 years ago today in 1969.  It reached number 20 on the U.S. Billboard charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 25
Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival/Creedence Clearwater Revisited is 69; Steve Ferrone of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers is 64; Billy Rankin, formerly with Nazareth, is 55; Eric Avery, formerly with Jane's Addiction, is 49;

ON THIS DATE
1968 The Beatles turn down a request to do a concert for the Queen
1981 Denny Laine officially leaves Wings
2006 IV by Godsmack is released
2006 Let Love In by the Goo Goo Dolls is released
2006 We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions by Bruce Springsteen is released
2006 All The Roadrunning by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris is released
2013 Bob Weir, formerly with the Grateful Dead and now with Further, collapses onstage in Port Chester, New York.  Further finishes the concert without Weir

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