Thursday, May 22, 2014

May 22, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
QUEEN...The Miracle
Released: 25 years ago, May 22, 1989
Highest Chart Position: #24 U.S. Billboard Album Charts
Label: Capitol
Track Highlight: I Want It All
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 22
Bernie Taupin is 64; Morrissey is 55; Jesse Valenzuela of the Gin Blossoms is 52; Dan Roberts of the Crash Test Dummies is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1954 Bob Dylan has his bar mitzvah in Hibbing, Minnesota
1958 Jerry Lee Lewis announces that he has married his 13 year-old second cousin twice removed Myra
2006 Jimi Hendrix's hometown of Seattle's City Council votes to name 5 acres of land after him
2007 Black Rain by Ozzy Osbourne is released
2011 While on stage at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio Pop Evil tear up their contract with their distributor Universal Music.  They later sign with eOne Music

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