Wednesday, March 5, 2014

March 5. 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE BYRDS...Dr. Byrds And Mr. Hyde  (1969)
Dr. Byrds And Mr. Hyde was released 45 years ago today in 1969.  it reached number 153 on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)

 ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 5
Alan Clark from Dire Straits is 62; John Frusciante formerly with the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1960 Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army
1963 The Beatles record "From Me To You"
1977 The Rolling Stones perform in a nightclub in Toronto, and some of those tracks ended up on Love You Live
2002 "The Osbournes" premieres on MTV
2004 Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down is arrested in Moss Point, Mississippi after allegedly assaulting a newspaper carrier who accused him of stealing papers from a coin-operated vending machine
2008 Scott Weiland, formerly of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, pleads not guilty of driving under the influence of drugs when he was arrested on a Los Angeles freeway on-ramp the previous November
2009 Experience Hendrix and Authentic Hendrix file a trademark-infringement lawsuit in a federal court in Seattle charging the Las Vegas-based HendrixLicensing.com with selling unauthorized Hendrix-branded merchandise
2013  People, Hell And Angels by Jimi Hendrix is released

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