Thursday, May 9, 2013

May 9, 2013

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
PETER FRAMPTON...Frampton's Camel  (1973)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 9, 2011
Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly and the Crickets is 76; Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield and Poco is 69; Billy Joel is 64; Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick is 63;

ON THIS DATE
1989 Bill Berry of R.E.M. collapses due to a bronchial infection during the group’s European tour
1993 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana is treated at a Seattle hospital for overdosing on heroin and bupreorphine
2006 Stadium Arcadium by the Red Hot Chili Peppers is released
2007 An undisclosed settlement is reached in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the relatives of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott of Damageplan and Pantera against a Columbus, Ohio nightclub where he and three others were killed by a deranged gunman during a Damageplan show December 8, 2004

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