Friday, April 4, 2014

April 4, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
TEN YEARS AFTER...Positive Vibrations   (1974)
Positive Vibrations was released 40 years ago in April 1974.  It reached number 81 on the US Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 4
Craig Adams of The Cult is 51; Josh Todd of Buckcherry is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1948 Barry Oakley of the Allman Brothers was born in Chicago, Illinois. Oakley died November 11, 1972 after having a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia
1960 Elvis Presley recorded "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" in Nashville for RCA Victor
1964 The top 5 songs on Billboard's Singles Chart are "Can't Buy Me Love", "Twist And Shout", "She Loves You", "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Please Please Me", all by The Beatles
1966 Mike Starr of Alice In Chains is born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Starr died in 2011
1996 Some of Jerry Garcia's ashes are scattered in India’s Ganges River
2006 Operation: Mindcrime II by Queensryche is released
2007 The press has a field day with Keith Richards after he stated that he had snorted his fathers ashes with cocaine in 2002
2009 Jeff Beck and Metallica are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
2010  China's Ministry of Culture denies Bob Dylan permission to perform in China because of his involvement in the 60's counterculture movement
2011  According to papers filed at the Los Angeles County Recorders Office Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne owe $1.7 million in back taxes

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