Monday, April 21, 2014

April 21, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
STEVE PERRY...Street Talk  (19840
Street Talk was released 30 years ago in April 1984.  It reached number 12 on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 21
Mars Bonfire formerly with Steppenwolf is 71; Iggy Pop is 67; Robert Smith of The Cure is 55; David Brenner of Theory of a Deadman is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1961 The Beatles perform at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England for the first time
1980 Empty Glass by Pete Townshend is released
1993 Bill Wyman, formerly with the Rolling Stones, marries Suzanne Accosta
1996 Bringing Down The Horses by the Wallflowers is released
2001 Peter Buck of R.E.M. is arrested for assaulting 2 crew members on a trans-Atlantic flight to London
2013 Dani Crivelli, drummer for Krokus from 1987-1989, died after falling from a bridge in Sweden

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