Friday, June 27, 2014

June 27, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
GRATEFUL DEAD...From The Mars Hotel
Released: 40 years ago today, June 27, 1974
Highest Chart Position: #16 U.S. Billboard Album Charts
Track Highlights: Ship Of Fools, China Doll, U.S. Blues
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)

ON THIS DATE
1971 The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band and Albert King play the final show at the Fillmore East
2002 John Entwistle of the Who dies in Las Vegas of an apparent drug-related heart attack
2006 Axl Rose of Guns 'N Roses is arrested and charged with damaging property, assault and threatening a police officer in Stockholm, Sweden and is freed after paying a $5,500 fine. That same day Kiss opens a Kiss coffehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2009 Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen marries Janie Liszewski
2012 Godsmack are forced to cancel a European tour so that Sully Erna can rest his vocal chords under the advice of doctors