Saturday, April 26, 2014

April 26, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
LIVE...Throwing Copper  (1994)
Throwing Copper was released 20 years ago in April 1994.  It reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 26
Duane Eddy is 76; Gary Wright is 71; Roger Taylor of Duran Duran is 54; Chris Mars formerly with the Replacements is 53; Jose Pasillas of Incubus is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1994 Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane pleads guilty to pointing a shotgun at police
1995 Oasis fires their drummer Tony McCaroll
2005 Devils And Dust by Bruce Springsteen is released
2014 Paul Simon and his wife Edie Brickell were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after police were called to their home in Connecticut after a family dispute that involved minor injuries

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