THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND...Enlightened Rogues (1979)
Enlightened Rogues was released 35 years ago in February 1979. It reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 13
Peter Tork from The Monkees is 72; Peter Gabriel is 64; Ed Gagliardi, formerly with Foreigner, is 62; Henry Rollins is 53; Todd Harrell from 3 Doors Down is 42;
ON THIS DATE
1955 Elvis Presley performs in Lubbock, Texas. Buddy and Bob open for Elvis. The Buddy is, yes, you guessed it, none other than Buddy Holly himself
1970 Black Sabbath release the debut album Black Sabbath
1972 Government officials in Singapore refuse to let Led Zeppelin off of their plane simply because their hair was to long
1982 Police find the stolen gravestone belonging to Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd in a dry river bed
2005 The Grammy Hall Of Fame inducts Let It Bleed by the Rolling Stones. The 47th Grammys award U2 with the Best Rock Song for 'Vertigo', Best Rock Album goes to Green Day for American Idiot, Best Hard Rock performance-Velvet Revolver for 'Slither'. In the meantime Slash has his tophat stolen that he had worn for 15 years
2006 It is announced that Brett Scallions has left Fuel
2011 At the 54th Grammy Awards: Best Rock Song "Angry World" by Neil Young, Best Solo Rock Performance "Helter Skelter" by Paul McCartney (a live version from Good Evening New York City) and Best Rock Instrumental Performance 'Hammerhead' by Jeff Beck
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