Monday, March 31, 2014

March 31, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
SAMMY HAGAR...Unboxed  (1994)
Unboxed was released 20 years ago in March 1994.  It reached number 51 on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 31
Mick Ralphs formerly with Bad Company is 70; Sean Hopper of Huey Lewis And The News is 61; Angus Young of AC/DC is 59;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Jimi Hendrix sets fire to his guitar for the first time as he began his first British tour in London
1982 The Doobie Brothers announce that they are calling it quits
1992 Bruce Springsteen releases two albums of all new material on the same day, Human Touch and Lucky Town
1994 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana walks out of drug treatment center in California after only 3 days
2009 The Soundstage Sessions: Live in Chicago by Stevie Nicks is released

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