June 3, 2013

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 3
Ian Hunter of Mott The Hoople is 74; Suzi Quatro is 63; Kerry King of Slayer is 49; Mike Gordon of Phish is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Michael Clarke of the Byrds is born in Spokane, Washington. Clarke died in 1993
1952 Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd is born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Powell died in 2009
1964 Ringo Starr of the Beatles collapses during a photo shoot and is admitted into the hospital with tonsillitis and pharyngitis
1982   Rusty Day, who was a member of the Amboy Dukes and Cactus, was shot and killed in Longwood, Florida. A band member of his used a machine gun to shoot up his house, killing Day and his son and a guest.  Day was 36
2008 Indestructible by Disturbed is released

June 2, 2013

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Released: 35 years ago on June 2, 1978
Highest Chart Position: #5 Billboard album charts
Label: Columbia
Track Highlights: Badlands; Prove It All Night; Darkness On The Edge Of Town;
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 2
Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones is 72;

ON THIS DATE
1964 On Charlie Watts 23rd birthday the Rolling Stones played their first U.S. concert at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts
1978 Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen is released
1998 Adore by the Smashing Pumpkins is released
2004 Ian Gillian of Deep Purple pleads guilty for drunk driving on May 22 and is banned from driving for 16 months and fined 500 pounds (around $800 US)
2005 Alex Lifeson of Rush, his son and his daughter-in-law file suit against the Naples, Florida Ritz-Carlton Hotel, their security director and 3 local police officers. They seek financial reparations for alleged injuries and mental anguish suffered from an incident that happened on New Years 2004 where they were arrested for resisting arrest
2006 Vince Welnick of the Grateful Dead commits suicide in Sonoma County, California at the age of 55. He is the 4th keyboardist for the Dead to die
2008 Bo Diddley, 79, a founding father of rock 'n' roll, died in Archer, Florida at age 79
2009 Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King by the Dave Matthews Band is released

June 1, 2013

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE POLICE...Synchronicity
Released: 30 years ago today on June 1, 1983
Highest Chart Position: #1 Billboard album charts
Label: A&M
Track Highlights: Wrapped Around Your Finger; Every Breath You Take; King Of Pain; Synchronicity II;
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 1
Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones is 66; Simon Gallup formerly with The Cure is 53; Mike Joyce formerly with the Smiths is 50; Alanis Morissette is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1964 The Rolling Stones arrive in New York for their very first U.S. tour
1967 It was 46 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper's taught the band to play, as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles is released
1968 Dave Mason returns to Traffic but leaves once again in October 1968
1969 John Lennon records "Give Peace A Chance" during a bed-in for peace in Montreal with his wife Yoko Ono. Making an appearance on the recording are Tommy and Dick Smothers, Derek Taylor, Murray the K and Timothy Leary
1971 The two-room shack in Tupelo, Mississippi where Elvis Presley was born opens as a tourist attraction
1972 The Eagles by the Eagles is released
1975 On his 28th birthday Ron Wood performs in concert for the first time as a Rolling Stone in Baton Rogue, Louisiana
1999 Enema Of The State by Blink 182 is released