Sunday, February 2, 2014

February 2, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
IRON BUTTERFLY...Ball  (1969)
Ball was released 45 years ago in February 1969. It reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)

 ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 2
Graham Nash is 72; Ross Valory from Journey is 65; Robert DeLeo from Army of Anyone and Stone Temple Pilots is 48; Ben Mize from the Counting Crows is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1959 Buddy Holly performed his last concert in Clear Lake, Iowa
1974 Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is injured when a piano wired to explode does so prematurely
1979 Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols is found dead of a heroine overdose in Greenwich Village, New York. Vicious was 21
2006 It is announced that Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi and Heather Locklear will be divorcing
2010 Hellbilly Deluxe 2 by Rob Zombie is released

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