May 31

ON THIS DATE
1948 John Bonham of Led Zeppelin is born in Worcestershire, England
1961 Jimi Hendrix signs up for the Army
1976 The Who perform at the Charlton Athletic Grounds in England and according to the Guiness Book Of World Records it was the loudest concert ever at 120 decibels

May 30

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 30
Topper Headon of the Clash is 54; Tom Morello of Audioslave is 45; Patrick Dahlheimer of Live is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1968 The Beatles began recording sessions for what would be The Beatles, more commonly known as The White Album
1972 Bruce Springsteen auditions for Columbia Records’ John Hammond. He signs with the label a month later
1980 Carl Radle of Derek And The Dominoes dies from chronic kidney failure. He was 37
1992 Paul Simon and Edie Brickell marry in Montauk, Long Island, New York
1996 John Kahn of the Jerry Garcia Band dies at age 48 of complications from heart disease at his home in Mill Valley, California
2003 Rod Stewart files for a divorce from Rachel Hunter. That same day Paul and Heather McCartney announce they are expecting a child

May 29

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 29
Gary Brooker of Procol Harum is 64; Michael Porcaro of Toto is 54; Melissa Etheridge is 48; Noel Gallagher of Oasis is 42; Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler is 40; Dave Buckner formerly with Papa Roach is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1971 At a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco 36 people are given medical treatment after they unknowingly drank LSD-laced cider
1999 Four years after his disappearance the remains of Philip Taylor Kramer of Iron Butterfly were found at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. His death was ruled a suicide
2008 In Stockholm, Sweden Kiss meets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

IN CONCERT
Saturday, May 30 LITA FORD Club Firestone Orlando
Saturday, May 30 3 DOORS DOWN Tropicana Field St. Petersburg

Top 10 CD's/Downloads For This Week

LW)TOP 10 CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(1)1. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown
(Enter)2.ERIC CLAPTON/STEVE WINWOOD...Live From Madison Square Garden
(4)3. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(2)4. BOB DYLAN...Together Through Life
(3)5. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(7)6. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(6)7. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs
(Re-enter)8. ROD STEWART...The Definitive Rod Stewart
(9)9. HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD...Swan Song
(8)10. U2...No Line On The Horizon

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 28
John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival is 64; Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the USA is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is arrested for possession of marijuana at his home in London
1983 Van Halen receives $1 million to perform at the US Festival in California, the highest fee paid to date for a single concert performance
2001 Tony Ashton dies of cancer in his home in London. He was 55

IN CONCERT
Friday, May 29 LITA FORD and NIGHT RANGER Vinoy Waterfront Park St. Petersburg
Thursday, Rocktober 15 JOHNNY WINTER The Plaza Theater Orlando

May 26

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 26
Levon Helm OF The Band is 69; Garry Peterson of the Guess Who is 64; Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac is 61; Lenny Kravitz is 45; Phillip Rhodes of the Gin Blossoms is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their second week-long Bed In For Peace in Montreal, Canada
1977 All 4 members of Kiss deposit some of their own blood into the ink that will print their Marvel Comic book at a Marvel printing plant
2008 Paul McCartney receives an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University in New Haven, during the school's ’08 commencement ceremony

New Releases

NEW RELEASES

May 26
BUDDY GUY/OTIS RUSH/MAGIC SAM...Snakebite (Import)
B.B. KING...Purely B.B. King (Import)
PROCOL HARUM...Procol Harum (digitally remastered and expended deluxe edition)
MOTLEY CRUE...Dr. Feelgood (Expanded Version)
PROCOL HARUM...A Salty Dog (Digitally remastered and expanded edition)
PROCOL HARUM...Home (Original Recording Remastered)
PROCOL HARUM...Shine On Brightly (Digitally remastered and expanded edition)
SAMMY HAGAR...Street Machine (Collector's Edition, Original Recording Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...The Razor's Edge (LP record, Enhanced, Limited Edition, Import)
GOLDEN EARRINGS...Winter Harvest (Import, Digitally Remastered, Expanded)
GOLDEN EARRINGS...Miracle Mirror (Import, Digitally Remastered, Extra Tracks)
AC/DC...'74 Jailbreak (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
THE OUTLAWS...Super Hits
AC/DC...Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
GOLDEN EARRINGS...Just Earrings (Digitally Remastered, Extra Tracks, Import)
AC/DC...For Those About To Rock (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Blow Up Your Video (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...High Voltage (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...If You Want Blood You've Got It (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Flick Of The Switch (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Fly On The Wall (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Let There Be Rock (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Back in Black (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Powerage (LP record, Digitally remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Who Made Who (LP record, Digitally remastered, Import)
DEEP PURPLE...Live at Inglewood 1968 (Import)
AC/DC...Live (LP record, Digitally remastered, Import)
THE MOODY BLUES...Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (DVD)
PROCOL HARUM...In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra & Choir (DVD)
JOHNY WINTER...The Johnny Winter Anthology
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...The Concert
PROCOL HARUM...In Concert with Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir
JACK BRUCE...Automatic (First CD release, Digitally Remastered)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Creedence Covers The Classics
BUDDY HOLLY...Purely...Buddy Holly
Various Artist...Boat That Rocked soundtrack

June 2
OASIS...And It's a Good Night from Him (DVD)
THE FACES...A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...to a Blind Horse (180 gram vinyl)
UFO...The Visitor LP record
B.B. KING...Live at Montreux 1993 (blu-ray or DVD)
DELANEY AND BONNIE...On Tour with Eric Clapton (180 gram vinyl)
NEIL YOUNG...Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 (BOX SET)
Various Artist...Last Days of the Fillmore (DVD)
CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH...Demos
ALICE COOPER...School's Out (LP 180 gram vinyl, remastered)
AC/DC...Over The Top unauthorized
IRON MAIDEN...DVD Collectors Box
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (2 LP records)
ERIC CLAPTON/STEVE WINWOOD...Live from Madison Square Garden (Blu-ray)
PAUL SIMON AND FRIENDS...The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (Blu-ray)
NEIL YOUNG...Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 (10 Disc Blu-Ray) (DVD)
SIMPLE MINDS...Graffiti Soul (Import)
LOU GRAMM...The Lou Gramm Band
DEEP PURPLE...History, Hits and Highlights 1968-1976 (DVD)
ANDERSON, BRUFORD, WAKEMAN AND HOWE...In The Big Dream (DVD)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...Greatest Hits

June 5
CHICKENFOOT...Chickenfoot

June 23
CHEAP TRICK...The Latest
NATIVE WINDOW...Native Window CD or LP record

July 14
JUDAS PRIEST...A Touch Of Evil - Live

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 25
Klaus Meine of The Scorpions is 61; Glen Drover formerly with Megadeth is 40; Todd Whitener of Tantric and Days Of The Newis 31;

ON THIS DATE
1965 Dave Davies is knocked unconscious during a Kinks concert in London after he smashes into Mick Avory's cymbals
1978 The Who play what turns out to be the last concert ever with Keith Moon
2005 Domenic Troiano formerly with the Guess Who and the James Gang dies of prostate cancer at the age of 59 in Toronto, Canada

May 24

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 24
Bob Dylan is 68; Albert Bouchard of Blue Oyster Cult is 62; Jimmy Ashhurst of Buckcherry is 46; Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes is 40; Cody Hanson of Hinder is 27;

ON THIS DATE
1991 Gene Clark of the Byrds dies of a heart attack at the age of 46 in Sherman Oaks, California
1994 Bret Michaels of Poison crashes his Ferrari into a telephone pole in Burbank, California
2005 Motley Crue files a lawsuit against NBC for banning the band after Vince Neil slipped in a cuss word on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
2006 Elton John is awarded $188,000 in damages from The Dail Mail after the UK newspaper claimed that John told guest not to approach him at one of his charity ball. That same day the Rolling Stones cancel 15 shows due to a head injury Keith Richard suffered

Central Florida Concert Datebook

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK

Tuesday, June 9 NEW YORK DOLLS State Theatre St. Petersburg
Thursday, June 11 NEW YORK DOLLS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, June 12 BETTER THAN EZRA Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Friday, June 12 STEELY DAN Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, June 13 BETTER THAN EZRA House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Monday, June 15 STEELY DAN Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Friday, June 19 SALIVA The Coliseum at North Beach Daytona Beach
Saturday, June 27 KID ROCK and LYNYRD SKYNYRD Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Friday, June 26 PAT BENATAR Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Saturday, June 27 PAT BENATAR Tropicana Field St. Petersburg
Sunday, June 28 PAT BENATAR House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, July 2 MICHAEL McDONALD Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, July 3 BULLETBOYS Muscle Fairgrounds Sarasota
Sunday, July 5 FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS Floyd's@Seminole Hard Rock & Casino Tampa
Saturday, July 11 AEROSMITH and ZZ TOP Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Sunday, July 12 THE WALLFLOWERS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, July 14 COLLECTIVE SOUL House Of Blue Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, July 16 THE OFFSPRING Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Friday, July 24 RICK DERRINGER Clearwater
Saturday, July 25 EDGAR WINTER BAND & RICK DERRINGER Shepherds Clearwater
Saturday, July 25 DREAM THEATER Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, July 26 DREAM THEATER Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, August 1 DAUGHTRY Tropicana Field St. Petersburg
Monday, August 3 GREEN DAY St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
Wednesday, August 5 GREEN DAY Amway Arena Orlando
Friday, August 7 "Hippiefest" featuring Badfinger with Joey Molland, Denny Laine & others Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Saturday, August 8 "Hippiefest" featuring Badfinger with Joey Molland & others Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, August 12 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Friday, August 14 DEF LEPPARD, CHEAP TRICK & POISON Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, August 15 INCUBUS Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, August 15 COUNTING CROWS Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, August 16 JUDAS PRIEST,WHITESNAKE and POP EVIL St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa
Sunday, August 16 FOREIGNER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Monday, August 17 EDDIE MONEY Marriott World Center Orlando
Monday, August 17 COUNTING CROWS Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, August 22 CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 28 CRUE FEST w/MOTLEY CRUE, DROWNING POOL, GODSMACK, and THEORY OF A DEADMAN Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Tuesday, September 15 CREED Amway Arena Orlando
Monday, September 28 RICHARD MARX Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, Sewptember 29 RICHARD MARX Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, Rocktober 3 METALLICA St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
Wednesday, Rocktober 7 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 8 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 8 JOHNNY WINTER Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Friday, Rocktober 9 U2 Raymond James Stadium Tampa
Thursday, Rocktober 15 JOHNNY WINTER The Plaza Theater Orlando
Friday, Rocktober 16 ROBIN TROWER Jannus Landing Courtyard St. Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 17 FOGHAT Broken Spoke Saloon Ormond Beach
Saturday, Rocktober 17 DR. JOHN Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center Daytona Beach
Saturday, Rocktober 17 ROBIN TROWER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 22 BONNIE RAITT Ruth Eckerd Clearwater
Sunday, November 1 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Monday, November 2 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 6 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, November 7 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, November 8 LOS LOBOS Disney World
Sunday, November 15 STEVE MILLER BAND UCF Arena Orlando
Wednesday, November 18 STEVE MILLER BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, January 23 RICHIE HAVENS Mt. Dora Community Center Mt. Dora

May 22

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 22
Bernie Taupin is 59; Jesse Valenzuela of the Gin Blossoms is 47;

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

Top 10 CD's/Downloads For This Week

LW)TOP 10 CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(Enter)1. GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown
(1)2. BOB DYLAN...Together Through Life
(2)3. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(3)4. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(Enter)5. STEVE EARLE...Townes
(4)6. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs
(6)7. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(5)8. U2...No Line On The Horizon
(8)9. HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD...Swan Song
(Enter)10. BETTER THAN EZRA...Paper Empire

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 21
Hilton Valentine of The Animals is 66; Stan Lynch formerly with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakersw is 54;

ON THIS DATE
1955 Chuck Berry records his first single in Chicago, "Maybelline"
1968 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is arrested for possession of canabis in London
1969 The Beatles announce that Allen Klein will run their financial affairs. That same day John Lennon and Yoko Ono start their 10 day "Bed In For Peace" in Montreal
1980 Joe Strummer of the Clash is arrested after he smashes his guitar over the head of an audience member in Hamburg, West Germany
2000 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots and model Mary Forsberg are wed in Los Angeles
2008 Steven Tyler of Aerosmith enters a Pasadena, California rehab clinic

May 20

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 20
Joe Cocker is 65; Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's is 51;

ON THIS DATE
1966 John Entwistle and Keith Moon of the Who both show up late for a concert so Pete Townshend pokes Moon in the eye giving him a bruised eye and Moon needing 3 stitches
1967 Jimi hendrix signs with Reprise Records. That same day the BBC bans "A Day In The Life" by the Beatles.
1968 Pete Townshend of the Who marries girlfriend Karen Astley
1970 The Beatles film Let It Be premieres in London
1978 The Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey opens in Lubbock, Texas, Buddy's hometown
1979 Elton John becomes the first Westerner to perform in the Soviet Union with a performance in Leningrad
1981 Alice Cooper's wife, Sheryl, gives birth to a daughter, Calico Cooper
1998 Tommy Lee of Motley Crue is sentenced to six months in jail and three years’ probation for kicking his soon-to-be ex-wife, Pamela Anderson, as she holds their infant son
2007 Scott Stapp of Creed was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault with intent to commit a felony at his home in Boca Raton, Florida after his wife called 911 and alleged Stapp had threw a glass bottle at her face and nearly hit her

IN CONCERT
Sunday, August 16 FOREIGNER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 16 ROBIN TROWER Jannus Landing Courtyard St. Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 17 ROBIN TROWER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

May 19

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 19
Pete Townshend of The Who is 64; Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 60; Phil Rudd of AC/DC is 55;

ON THIS DATE
1947 Steve Currie of T. Rex was born in Lincolnshire, England. Currie passed away in 1981 in a car crash
1965 Mick Avory of the Kinks hits Dave Davies over the head with a cymbal during a Kinks concert
1976 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones crashes his car after falling asleep and police find drug paraphernalia, cocaine and marijuana
1979 Eric Clapton marries George Harrison’s ex-wife, Patti Boyd. Harrison, Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney are among the musicians who perform at the wedding reception
2000 The Allman Brothers announce that founding guitarist Dickey Betts will not be a part of their summer tour

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, May 20 QUEENSRYCHE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

New Releases

NEW RELEASES

May 19
LENNY KRAVITZ...Let Love Rule (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
GREEN DAY...Insomniac (Regular Weight Vinyl LP)
ERIC CLAPTON/STEVE WINWOOD...Live from Madison Square Garden
ERIC CLAPTON/STEVE WINWOOD...Live from Madison Square Garden (DVD)
B.B. KING...Live At Montreaux 1993 (DVD)
B.B. KING...Live At Montreaux 1993 (blu-ray)
JOHN LEE HOOKER...Blues On Fire (LP record)
PAT TRAVERS...Travelin' Blues
JETHRO TULL...Live at Montreux 2003 (LP Record)
QUIET RIOT...Live & Rare, Vol. 1 (Oeiginal Recording Reissued with Extra Tracks)
JON LORD...Live at the Basement
IAN GILLAN...Live in Anaheim (2cd/Region 2 DVD)
GLENN HUGHES...Live in Australia
PAUL SIMON AND FRIENDS...The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (DVD)
MICHAEL SCHENKER...Gipsy Lady and the LP record
GIN BLOSSOMS...Live in Concert
WINGER...Then and Now: Making of Pull and Winger IV (DVD)
Various Artist...This Is Metal's Most Covered Moments of the 80s

May 26
BUDDY GUY/OTIS RUSH/MAGIC SAM...Snakebite (Import)
B.B. KING...Purely B.B. King (Import)
PROCOL HARUM...Procol Harum (digitally remastered and expended deluxe edition)
MOTLEY CRUE...Dr. Feelgood (Expanded Version)
PROCOL HARUM...A Salty Dog (Digitally remastered and expanded edition)
PROCOL HARUM...Home (Original Recording Remastered)
PROCOL HARUM...Shine On Brightly (Digitally remastered and expanded edition)
SAMMY HAGAR...Street Machine (Collector's Edition, Original Recording Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...The Razor's Edge (LP record, Enhanced, Limited Edition, Import)
GOLDEN EARRINGS...Winter Harvest (Import, Digitally Remastered, Expanded)
GOLDEN EARRINGS...Miracle Mirror (Import, Digitally Remastered, Extra Tracks)
AC/DC...'74 Jailbreak (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
THE OUTLAWS...Super Hits
AC/DC...Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
GOLDEN EARRINGS...Just Earrings (Digitally Remastered, Extra Tracks, Import)
AC/DC...For Those About To Rock (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Blow Up Your Video (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...High Voltage (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...If You Want Blood You've Got It (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Flick Of The Switch (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Fly On The Wall (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Let There Be Rock (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Back in Black (LP record, Digitally Remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Powerage (LP record, Digitally remastered, Import)
AC/DC...Who Made Who (LP record, Digitally remastered, Import)
DEEP PURPLE...Live at Inglewood 1968 (Import)
AC/DC...Live (LP record, Digitally remastered, Import)
THE MOODY BLUES...Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (DVD)
PROCOL HARUM...In Concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra & Choir (DVD)
JOHNY WINTER...The Johnny Winter Anthology
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...The Concert
PROCOL HARUM...In Concert with Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir
JACK BRUCE...Automatic (First CD release, Digitally Remastered)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Creedence Covers The Classics
BUDDY HOLLY...Purely...Buddy Holly
Various Artist...Boat That Rocked soundtrack

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 18
Rick Wakeman of Yes is 60;

ON THIS DATE
1993 Kiss get a spot on the Hollywood Rock Walk
2003 Scott Weiland from the Stone Temple Pilots is arrested in Burbank, California for drug possession and is released on $100,000 bond
2006 Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd has an emergency appendectomy in Palo Alto, California. That same day Axl Rose of Guns 'N' Roses has an altercation with designer Tommy Hilfiger at a New York club during a private birthday party for actress Rosario Dawson

IN CONCERT
Tuesday, May 19 QUEENSRYCHE Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, May 19 GAVIN ROSSDALE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

May 17

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 17
Bill Bruford formerly with Yes is 60; Paul Di'Anno formerly with Iron Maiden is 50; Dave Abbruzzese formerly with pearl Jam is 45; Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 44; Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1980 Peter Criss leaves Kiss
1987 Tom Petty's home in Los Angeles is destroyed by fire causing $800,000 damage

IN CONCERT
Monday, May 18 GAVIN ROSSDALE Jannus Landing St. Petersburg

May 16

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 16
Boyd Tinsley of The Dave Matthews Band is 45; Krist Novoselic of Nirvana is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1957 Buddy Holly signs a recording contract with Coral Records
1969 John Lennon is declared “an inadmissible immigrant to the U.S." steming from a 1968 marijuana bust. That same day Pete Townshend of the Who spends the night in jail after a man rushes onto the stage and grabs the microphone and Pete boots him offstage. Turns out he was actually a police officer who wanted to tell the audience the building next door was on fire
1970 Randy Bachman leaves the Guess Who to start Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1974 Brian May of Queen collapses due to hepatitis, causing the band to cancel the remaining dates on their U.S. tour
1998 Keith Richard of the Rolling Stones breaks some ribs after he falls at his Connecticut home
2006 Paul McCartney announces that he and his wife have seperated
2006 Mark Knopfler files suit against a woman who had knocked him off of his motorcycle in 2003 causing him to break his collarbone, his shoulder and seven ribs. She was later found guilty of careless driving and deported to Ecuador
2007 ZZ Top cancel a summer European tour becuase Dusty Hill is suffering from a benign growth in his ear

May 15

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 15
Dennis "Fergie" Frederiksen, formerly with Toto, is 58; Nick Perri, formerly with Shinedown and Silvertide, is 25

ON THIS DATE
1984 Nils Lofgren joins the E Street Band
1995 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots is busted for buying drugs
2003 The Rolling Stones cancel a concert slated for Belgrade, Serbia due to security concerns
2008 Kid Rock makes a donation to a Boy Scout troop from Oviedo, Florida who had their equipment stolen the previous week

IN CONCERT
Sunday, August 16 JUDAS PRIEST,WHITESNAKE and POP EVIL St. pete's Times Forum Tampa

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - #102. Loretta Lynn - Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) (1967)

Loretta Lynn - Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) (1967)

Label – Decca
Producer – Owen Bradley
Art Direction – Uncredited
Nationality –USA
Running Time – 30:14

Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)

1 Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
2 I Really Don't Want to Know
3 Tommorow Never Comes
4 There Goes My Everything
5 The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight
6 Saint to Sinner
7 The Devil Gets His Dues
8 I Can't Keep Away from You
9 I'm Living in Two Worlds
10 Get What 'Cha Got and Go
11 Making Plans
12 I Got Caught

Admittedly I am not a huge country music fan – and I like old country music a lot less than new country music being released these days. So it was really pretty hard to get though this album. I totally understand that Loretta Lynn is considered one of the best country & western artists, but it’s just not my cup of tea. This was her seventh studio record and it does contain two of her defining songs – the title track (which reached #1 – her first) and the cynical "I Got Caught". I do like that fact that while there are cover songs on here – notably Ernest Tubb’s "The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight" – that Loretta Lynn for the most part penned most of her own songs. A true all around artist. There are some nice lead guitar/pedal steel interchanges that run through this album that made my ears perk up, but that’s about it.
The album became the first album by a female Country singer to be certified "Gold" by the RIAA, meaning the album has sold 500,000 copies or more. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, her second album to do so. It also peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200. It is however not recommended.

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You can purchase the LP record here.

LW)TOP 10 ABSOLUTE ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(1)1. BOB DYLAN...Together Through Life
(2)2. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(4)3. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(5)4. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs
(6)5. U2...No Line On The Horizon
(7)6. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(Reenter)7. DAUGHTRY...Daughtry
(8)8. HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD...Swan Song
(3)9. HEAVEN AND HELL...The Devil You Know
(9)10. KID ROCK...Rock 'N' Roll Jesus

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 14
Jack Bruce of Cream is 66; David Byrne of Talking Heads is 57; Ian Astbury of The Cult is 47; C.C. (aka Cecil) DeVille of Poison is 47; Mike Inez of Alice In Chains is 43; Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys is 31;

ON THIS DATE
1976 Keith Relf of the Yardbirds dies at the age of 33 when he accidentally electrocutes himself while playing guitar in the basement of his London home
1988 Led Zeppelin reunites, with drummer Jason Bonham to perform a few songs at Atlantic Records’ 40th anniversary concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden

IN CONCERT
Friday, May 29 LITA FORD Venue TBA St. Petersburg
Saturday, May 30 3 DOORS DOWN Tropicana Field St. Petersburg
Saturday, August 22 CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - #101. The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (1967)

The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (1967)

Label – Reprise
Producer – David Hassinger
Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Nationality – USA
Running Time – 29:15

Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)

1. I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
2. Bangles
3. Onie
4. Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoy It Less)
5. Train For Tomorrow
6. Sold To The Highest Bidder
7. Get Me To The World On Time
8. About A Quarter To Nine
9. King Is In The Counting House
10. Luvin'
11. Try Me On For Size
12. Toonerville Trolley
Here again is one of those bands that I have heard of but never heard before. This is the Electric Prunes debut album which kick off with their first (and their biggest) hit single. Sadly the title track “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)” is the highlight of the record, and it never reaches that high point again. While it’s not really bad – it just sounds like a 60’s garage band who got a recording contract and were allowed to release an album. The other single from the record, "Get Me to the World on Time" is pretty good, but the other tracks don’t really distinguish themselves and are basically just filler. Again – I didn’t hate the record it’s just for the most part every song sounds the same. Strange guitar sounds punctuating a psychedelic soundscape. Ok for a while but never really goes anywhere and I was hoping they would branch out with some experimentation along these lines but they never do. What a shame. Not recommended.


You can purchase the CD here.

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 13
Richard “Magic Dick” Salwitz of the J. Geils Band is 64; Danny Kirwan, formerly with Fleetwood Mac, is 59; Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1941 Ritchie Valens was born in Pacoima, California
1971 Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane crashes her Mercedes into a concrete wall near Golden Gate State Park
1985 Bruce Springsteen marries actress Julianne Phillips in Lake Oswego, Ore. They divorce in 1989
2003 The estate of the late John Entwistle of the Who is auctioned off
2004 Paul McCartney's rehearsals at London`s Millennium Dome for an upcoming tour causes nearby residents to complain to authorities. That same day while Kiss is touring Australia Gene Simmons causes controversy by stating that the western world is under threat from extremists and a culture that treats women worse than dogs, he dismisses the Arab world as “God’s armpit.”
2007 Bo Diddley is hospitalized after a concert in Council Bluffs, Iowa, during which he appears disoriented. He is placed in intensive care at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., after suffering a stroke
2008 Jon Anderson of Yes is hospitalized after experiencing a serious asthma attack

IN CONCERT
Tuesday, July 14 COLLECTIVE SOUL House Of Blue Lake Buena Vista

May 12

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 12
Ian McLagan is 64; Steve Winwood is 61; Billy Squier is 59; Billy Duffy of the Cult is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1959 Ray Gillen, who toured with Black Sabbath in 1986, was born in New York City. Gillen died in 1993
1963 Bob Dylan is invited to appear on TV’s Ed Sullivan Show but refuses when he is forbidden to sing “Talking John Birch Society Blues.”
1967 Pink Floyd stages the first-ever rock concert with quadraphonic sound at Queen Elizabeth Hall in England
1971 Mick Jagger and Bianca Perez-Mora marry in St. Tropez, France
1972 Exile On Main Street by the Rolling Stones is released
1992 Rob Halford of Judas Priest holds a press conference to announce that he does not have AIDS
2008 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots enters a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department jail to begin serving his sentence for a DUI conviction stemming from an arrest the previous November. He’s in custody for 10 hours but only spends 14 minutes behind bars before he’s released

IN CONCERT
Saturday, August 15 COUNTING CROWS Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Monday, August 17 COUNTING CROWS Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, Rocktober 8 JOHNNY WINTER Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 17 DR. JOHN Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center Daytona Beach

New Releases

NEW RELEASES

May 12
STEVE EARLE...Townes (2 CD Limited Deluxe Edition or Limited Edition 180 gram vinyl)
MEAT PUPPETS...Sewn Together
JOHN MAYALL...Moving On (first CD release)
JOHN MAYALL...Ten Years Are Gone (first CD release)
JOHN MAYALL...Latest Edition (first CD release)
BILL WYMAN...Greatest & Latest: Just a Thrill & Live (Slip)
ALBERT KING/STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN...In Session (first vinyl release)
MUDDY WATERS...Stepping Stones
THE GUESS WHO...Wheatfield Soul (Remastered)
HEAVEN AND HELL...The Devil You Know (Limited Special Edition CD/DVD) and LP record
THUNDER...The Very Best Of Thunder
BETTER THAN EZRA...Paper Empire
QUEEN...Rock In Rio (DVD)
DR. JOHN...Who Was Mac Rebennack?
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL...X2:Bookends/Sounds of Silence
THE YARDBIRDS...Legend of the Yardbirds: 1964-1968
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Best Of
GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown

May 19
LENNY KRAVITZ...Let Love Rule (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
GREEN DAY...Insomniac (Regular Weight Vinyl LP)
ERIC CLAPTON/STEVE WINWOOD...Live from Madison Square Garden
ERIC CLAPTON/STEVE WINWOOD...Live from Madison Square Garden (DVD)
B.B. KING...Live At Montreaux 1993 (DVD)
B.B. KING...Live At Montreaux 1993 (blu-ray)
JOHN LEE HOOKER...Blues On Fire (LP record)
PAT TRAVERS...Travelin' Blues
JETHRO TULL...Live at Montreux 2003 (LP Record)
QUIET RIOT...Live & Rare, Vol. 1 (Oeiginal Recording Reissued with Extra Tracks)
JON LORD...Live at the Basement
IAN GILLAN...Live in Anaheim (2cd/Region 2 DVD)
GLENN HUGHES...Live in Australia
PAUL SIMON AND FRIENDS...The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (DVD)
MICHAEL SCHENKER...Gipsy Lady and the LP record
GIN BLOSSOMS...Live in Concert
WINGER...Then and Now: Making of Pull and Winger IV (DVD)
Various Artist...This Is Metal's Most Covered Moments of the 80s

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 11
Eric Burdon of The Animals is 68; Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band is 62;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Cream begin recording session for what would be Disraeli Gears in New York City
1995 Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray reunite for a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan in Austin, Texas, the late blues guitarist’s hometown. All five played with the guitarist at his last concert on August 26, 1990, before his death in a helicopter crash
2003 Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience is found dead in his home in County Cork, Ireland, at the age of 57
2008 John Rutsey, formerly of Rush, dies from a diabetes-related heart attack in his sleep at the age of 55

IN CONCERT
Tuesday, May 12 PAPA ROACH House Of Blues Orlando
Friday, August 7 "Hippiefest" featuring Badfinger with Joey Molland, Denny Laine & others Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Saturday, August 8 "Hippiefest" featuring Badfinger with Joey Molland & others Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

May 10

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 10
Dave Mason of Traffic is 63; Graham Gouldman of 10cc is 63; Bono of U2 is 49; Danny Carey of Tool is 48; Krist Novoselic of Nirvana is 44; Richard Patrick of Filter is 41; Jesse Vest of Days Of The New and Tantric is 32;

ON THIS DATE
1965 The Rolling Stones begin recording their “Out of Our Heads” album at Chess Studios in Chicago
1968 Jim Morrison of the Doors incites an audience riot during a Chicago concert, then escapes backstage as the crowd battles with police
1986 Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe marries actress Heather Locklear. The couple divorces seven years later
2006 Chris Daughtry gets voted off Season Five of “American Idol.”

Quick Bits (Mini Reviews Of New Releases)

Chris Issak – Mr Lucky
Mr. Lucky is the first album Chris Isaak has released in seven years built to tie in with a new talk show on A&E. Mr. Lucky isn't a soundtrack for the show, but it feels carefully considered. A deliberate attempt to modernize Isaak's retro obsessions without abandoning them. Mr. Lucky works because Isaak and crew don't overplay their hand, they alternate these romantic mood pieces with swinging rockabilly, sly low-key grooves, duets with Trisha Yearwood and Michelle Branch, and a big, glitzy Vegas number to close the whole show. It's no different than anything Isaak's done, so the difference is the execution Recommended. Standout tracks: Cheater’s Town; Breaking Apart; Big Wide Wonderful World You can purchase the Deluxe Edition here.


J.J. Cale – Roll On
While songwriter J.J. Cale has established himself as an reluctant legend with his sporadic string of releases. He's never drastically changed his approach. “Roll On”, is strange, laid-back grooves and road-weary tales of charm. It is steeped deep in slow boogie, slower jump jazz, swampy blues, and minor-key laid-back guitar workouts. Guests include Jim Keltner on drums and Eric Clapton on guitar. The guitars are pure Cale. This is a set that proves that J.J. Cale is still a vital artist who has a few interesting tricks up his sleeve. Solid from top to bottom. Recommended Standout tracks: Who Knew; Where The Sun Don’t Shine; Fonda-Lina; Roll On You can purchase the CD here.

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die - #100. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)

Label – Reprise
Producer – Chas Chandler
Art Direction – Bruce Fleming
Nationality – USA
Running Time – 40:07

Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)

1. Foxy Lady
2. Manic Depression
3. Red House
4. Can You See Me
5. Love Or Confusion
6. I Don't Live Today
7. May This Be Love
8. Fire
9. Third Stone From The Sun
10. Remember
11. Are You Experienced

With this record we break into the 100’s on our list. Only 901 to go!! And what better way to break the hundred mark than with Jimi Hendrix and truly one of the finest albums ever released. Easily one of the most incredible debuts in rock and roll history. Seemingly out of nowhere there was Jimi Hendrix with is mind blowing guitar work and his cutting edge brand of rock and roll, blues, pop, and soul all rolled into one. His guitar work captured everyone’s attention, but without great songs that wouldn’t have been enough. Fortunately the material is excellent. There are the rock staples "Foxy Lady," "Manic Depression," "Purple Haze," “Hey Joe”. An instrumental jam "Third Stone From the Sun", blues at it’s finest "Red House", a ballad "The Wind Cries Mary". Just top notch stuff!!
It’s easy to focus on Jimi but drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding’s contributions to the Experience cannot be underestimated. They truly were a power trio. While personally I think Hendrix made some higher quality music in the last year of his life there is no denying this first release is his masterpiece. True to the times - the British and American versions of the album differed substantially when they were initially released in 1967 but CD reissues do everyone a favor by gathering all of the material from the two records in one place, adding the few B-sides from the early singles as well and makes for the complete ‘experience’. While the track listing above reflects the US release – I did listen to the complete sessions CD version.
The TV channel VH1 named it the fifth greatest album of all time in 2001. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #15 on it’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list having been ranked as number 5 in their twentieth anniversary listing The Best Albums of the Last Twenty Years published in 1987. In 2005 it was selected for permanent preservation in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress in the United States.
Highly recommended.

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You can purchase the CD here and the LP record here.

Central Florida Concert Datebook

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK

Friday, May 29 LITA FORD Venue TBA St. Petersburg
Saturday, May 30 LITA FORD Club Firestone Orlando
Saturday, May 30 3 DOORS DOWN Tropicana Field St. Petersburg
Wednesday, June 3 BLUE OYSTER CULT Captain Hiram's Resort Sebastian
Tuesday, June 9 NEW YORK DOLLS State Theatre St. Petersburg
Thursday, June 11 NEW YORK DOLLS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, June 12 BETTER THAN EZRA Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Friday, June 12 STEELY DAN Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, June 13 BETTER THAN EZRA House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Monday, June 15 STEELY DAN Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Friday, June 19 SALIVA The Coliseum at North Beach Daytona Beach
Saturday, June 27 KID ROCK and LYNYRD SKYNYRD Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Friday, June 26 PAT BENATAR Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Saturday, June 27 PAT BENATAR Tropicana Field St. Petersburg
Sunday, June 28 PAT BENATAR House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, July 3 BULLETBOYS Muscle Fairgrounds Sarasota
Sunday, July 5 FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS Floyd's@Seminole Hard Rock & Casino Tampa
Saturday, July 11 AEROSMITH and ZZ TOP Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Sunday, July 12 THE WALLFLOWERS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, July 14 COLLECTIVE SOUL House Of Blue Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, July 16 THE OFFSPRING Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Friday, July 24 RICK DERRINGER Clearwater
Saturday, July 25 EDGAR WINTER BAND & RICK DERRINGER Shepherds Clearwater
Saturday, July 25 DREAM THEATER Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, July 26 DREAM THEATER Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, August 1 DAUGHTRY Tropicana Field St. Petersburg
Monday, August 3 GREEN DAY St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
Wednesday, August 5 GREEN DAY Amway Arena Orlando
Friday, August 7 "Hippiefest" featuring Badfinger with Joey Molland, Denny Laine & others Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Saturday, August 8 "Hippiefest" featuring Badfinger with Joey Molland & others Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, August 12 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Friday, August 14 DEF LEPPARD, CHEAP TRICK & POISON Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, August 15 INCUBUS Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, August 15 COUNTING CROWS Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, August 16 JUDAS PRIEST,WHITESNAKE and POP EVIL St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa
Sunday, August 16 FOREIGNER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Monday, August 17 EDDIE MONEY Marriott World Center Orlando
Monday, August 17 COUNTING CROWS Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, August 22 CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 28 CRUE FEST w/MOTLEY CRUE, DROWNING POOL, GODSMACK, and THEORY OF A DEADMAN Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Tuesday, September 15 CREED Amway Arena Orlando
Monday, September 28 RICHARD MARX Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, Sewptember 29 RICHARD MARX Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, Rocktober 3 METALLICA St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
Wednesday, Rocktober 7 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 8 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 8 JOHNNY WINTER Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Friday, Rocktober 9 U2 Raymond James Stadium Tampa
Friday, Rocktober 16 ROBIN TROWER Jannus Landing Courtyard St. Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 17 FOGHAT Broken Spoke Saloon Ormond Beach
Saturday, Rocktober 17 DR. JOHN Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center Daytona Beach
Saturday, Rocktober 17 ROBIN TROWER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 22 BONNIE RAITT Ruth Eckerd Clearwater
Sunday, November 1 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Monday, November 2 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 6 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, November 7 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, November 8 LOS LOBOS Disney World
Saturday, January 23 RICHIE HAVENS Mt. Dora Community Center Mt. Dora

TOP 10 ABSOLUTE ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK

(LW)TOP 10 ABSOLUTE ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(Enter)1. BOB DYLAN...Together Through Life
(1)2. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack
(Enter)3. HEAVEN AND HELL...The Devil You Know
(2)4. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(4)5. THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs
(3)6. U2...No Line On The Horizon
(6)7. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(5)8. HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD...Swan Song
(8)9. KID ROCK...Rock 'N' Roll Jesus
(7)10. SEETHER...Finding Beauty In Negative Places

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 7
Bill Kreutzmann of The Grateful Dead is 63; Prairie Prince of the Tubes and Journey, is 59; Phil Campbell of Motorhead is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1991 Ozzy Osbourne is sued by a couple from Georgia who claim "Suicide Solution" caused their son to commit suicide. The case is dismissed
2002 The Rolling Stones arrive by blimp at New York’s Van Cortland Park to announce their 2002/2003 world tour
2003 London’s Metropolitan Police Service formally cautions the Who’s Pete Townshend for “accessing a Web site containing child abuse images” in 1999
2007 Don Felder, who had been fired from The Eagles in 2001, settles a wrongful termination lawsuit against the band

CONCERT NEWS
Friday, May 8 THE NELSONS Disney World Lake Buena Vista

May 6

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 6, 2009
Colin Earl, formerly with Foghat, is 67; Bob Seger is 64; Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish is 42; Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1977 Led Zeppelin breaks their own attendance record for one single concert as 72,000 see their performance at the Pontiac Silverdome
1994 Pearl Jam begins their fight with Ticketmaster over ticket prices
1997 Crosby, Stills And Nash and Buffalo Springfield are entered into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
2005 Ozzy Osbourne is diagnosed with Parkin Syndrome, a genetic disorder that attacks the central nervous system causing involuntary shaking
2006 A memorial stone in honor of the Bon Scott of AC/DC is unveiled in his birthplace of Kirriemuir, Scotland

CONCERT NEWS
May 8, 9, 10 THE NELSONS Disney World Lake Buena Vista

May 5

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 5
Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 61; Shawn Drover of Megadeth is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Buffalo Springfield play their last concert in Long Beach
1984 Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders marries Jim Kerr of Simple Minds
1990 Jason Bonham gets married, and at the reception he plays a 5 song set with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones
1995 Steven Alder, formerly with Guns 'N' Roses, is arraigned on possesion of heroin charges
2000 Rod Stewart undergoes surgery to have a growth on his thyroid removed, which turns out to be benign
2003 Ted Nugent makes racist statements in an interview with a Denver radio station. Nugent is then dropped from the upcoming Summer Celebration Festival in Michigan

CONCERT NEWS
Saturday, July 25 DREAM THEATER Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, July 26 DREAM THEATER Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

New Releases

ABSOLUTE ROCK NEW RELEASES

May 5
THE DOORS...The Soft Parade (Gold CD)
OASIS...And It's a Good Night from Him (DVD)
ROBERT CRAY...The Robert Cray Collection (DVD)
MUDDY WATERS...The Johnny Winter Sessions 1976-1981
RICK DERRINGER...Knighted by the Blues
LAZY LESTER/JIMMY VAUGHAN...Blues Stop Knockin
JOHN LEE HOOKER...Stomp Boogie
B.B. KING...Icons: B. B. King
THE ROLLING STONES...Sticky Fingers (Original Recording Remastered)
THE ROLLING STONES...Goats Head Soup (Original Recording Remastered)
THE ROLLING STONES...It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (Original Recording Remastered)
THE ROLLING STONES...Black And Blue (Original Recording Remastered)
THE SMITHEREENS...Tommy
ELTON JOHN...The Red Piano (DVD) and blu-ray
Various Artist...Soundstage: Michael McDonald - A Tribute to Motown Live (DVD)
EDDIE COCHRAN/GENE VINCENT...Live: Rock N Roll Rebels
EDDIE COCHRAN...Nervous Breakdown
STEPPENWOLF...The Early Years (DVD)
ELTON JOHN...Spirit in the Sky: Rare Sessions (LP record)
BUDDY HOLLY...Collection
LITTLE RICHARD...Collection
MARC BOLAN & T. REX...Electric Tracks (LP record)
JERRY LEE LEWIS...Collection
GREEN DAY...The Lowdown

May 12
STEVE EARLE...Townes (2 CD Limited Deluxe Edition or Limited Edition 180 gram vinyl)
MEAT PUPPETS...Sewn Together
JOHN MAYALL...Moving On (first CD release)
JOHN MAYALL...Ten Years Are Gone (first CD release)
JOHN MAYALL...Latest Edition (first CD release)
BILL WYMAN...Greatest & Latest: Just a Thrill & Live (Slip)
ALBERT KING/STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN...In Session (first vinyl release)
MUDDY WATERS...Stepping Stones
THE GUESS WHO...Wheatfield Soul (Remastered)
HEAVEN AND HELL...The Devil You Know (Limited Special Edition CD/DVD) and LP record
THUNDER...The Very Best Of Thunder
BETTER THAN EZRA...Paper Empire
QUEEN...Rock In Rio (DVD)
DR. JOHN...Who Was Mac Rebennack?
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL...X2:Bookends/Sounds of Silence
THE YARDBIRDS...Legend of the Yardbirds: 1964-1968
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Best Of
GREEN DAY...21st Century Breakdown

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 4
Mick Mars of Motley Crue is 58; Mike Dirnt of Green Day is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1987 Paul Butterfield of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band dies of a heart attack in his home in Hollywood, California at the age of 44
2004 Slash and Duff McKagan file a lawsuit against Axl Rose alleging he stopped movie music deals worth $1 million
2007 Chad Kroeger of Nickelback gets into a fight outside a nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia after the dude shouted "Nickelback sucks!"

May 3

ABSOLUTE ROCK FOR MAY 3
Mary Hopkin is 59; Josey Scott of Saliva is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Jimi Hendrix is arrested in Toronto for possesion of narcotics
1974 Led Zeppelin launches its Swan Song label
1976 Paul McCartney makes his first U.S. stage appearance in a decade as the “Wings Over America” tour opens in Ft. Worth, Texas
2001 It is announced that George Harrison has undergone cancer surgery with a good prognosis
2004 The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal filed by Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake who claimed in a 1998 suit that they had not received proper compensation and credit for their work on two Ozzy osbourne albums, Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman
2006 A London court rules that Purple Haze Records does not have the right to distribute or sell Jimi Hendrix's music

CONCERT NEWS
Friday, June 26 PAT BENATAR Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Sunday, June 28 PAT BENATAR House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

May 2

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 2
Goldy McJohn of Steppenwolf is 64; Lou Gramm of Foreigner is 59; Prescott Niles of the Knack is 55; Todd Sucherman of Styx is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1979 The Who performs its first concert following the death of drummer Keith Moon with new drummer Kenny Jones
2005 Cream reunites for four shows in London’s Royal Albert Hall

May 1

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 1
Johnny Colt formerly with the Black Crowes is 41; D'Arcy with the Smashing Pumpkins is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1964 The Rolling Stones sign a management agreement with Andrew Loog Oldham and Eric Easton
1979 Elton John becomes the first pop music artist to perform in Israel
1984 Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac files for bankruptcy
2006 1,581 guitarists break a Guinness World Record when they simultaneously play Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Joe” in the town square of Wrocław, Poland. That same day Keith Richards falls out of a palm tree at a private island resort in Fiji
2008 Chad Kroeger of Nickelback is fined $588 and has his driver's license revoked for a year following his conviction for drunken driving

CONCERT NEWS
Saturday, May 2 SEVEN MARY THREE Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey