Saturday, April 19, 2014

April 18, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ROGER WATERS...The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking (1984)
The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking was released 30 years ago in 1984. it reached number 31 on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 18
Mike Vickers of Manfred Mann is 74; Mick Sweda, formerly with King Cobra and the BulletBoys, is 54; Mike Mangini of Dream Theater is 51; Greg Eklund formerly with Everclear is 44; Mark Tremonti of Creed, Alter Bridge and Tremonti is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Skip Spence of Jefferson Airplane was born in Windsor, Ontario. He died in 1999 just 2 days shy of his 53rd birthday
2005 Clare Torry wins a lawsuit against Pink Floyd for royalties and songwriting credit for "The Great Gig In The Sky" on the Dark Side Of The Moon album
2006 Every Man For Himself by Hoobastank is released
2006 Gillan's Inn by Ian Gillan is released
2012  5 vintage guitars worth $175,00 are returned to Tom Petty after they had been stolen a week before
2012  Dick Clark dies of a massive heart attack at the age of 82.  Clark was the host of American Bandstand from 1956 to 1989
2013  Rush, Heart, Randy Newman and Albert King are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in a ceremony in Los Angeles

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