January 27, 2012

R.I.P. Mark Reale of Riot

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
CHEVELLE...Point #1 (1999)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 27
Bobby "Blue" Bland is 82; Nick Mason from Pink Floyd is 67; Janick Gers from Iron Maiden is 55; Mike Patton from Faith No More is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1956 RCA Records release their first single by Elvis Presley, "Heartbreak Hotel." 1976 Queen begin a four month tour in Waterbury, Connecticut
2004 The book “Ordinary People: Our Story” is published. It chronicles Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and their children
2009 Working On A Dream by Bruce Springsteen is released
2009 For(N)ever by Hoobastank is released

Check out "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we'll check out some new music from Bruce, Paul, Lenny and the Black keys, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Fragile" from Yes, we'll check out a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks In America and I'll take you on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here

May 16, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DEREK AND THE DOMINOES...Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 16
Boyd Tinsley of The Dave Matthews Band is 47; Krist Novoselic of Nirvana is 46;

ON THIS DATE
1957 Buddy Holly signs a recording contract with Coral Records
1969 John Lennon is declared “an inadmissible immigrant to the U.S." stemming from a 1968 marijuana bust. That same day Pete Townshend of the Who spends the night in jail after a man rushes onto the stage and grabs the microphone and Pete boots him offstage. Turns out he was actually a police officer who wanted to tell the audience the building next door was on fire
1970 Randy Bachman leaves the Guess Who to start Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1974 Brian May of Queen collapses due to hepatitis, causing the band to cancel the remaining dates on their U.S. tour
1980 Dr. George Nicjopoulous is indicated on 14 counts of over-prescribing drugs to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and others
1998 Keith Richard of the Rolling Stones breaks some ribs after he falls at his Connecticut home
2006 Paul McCartney announces that he and his wife have seperated
2006 Mark Knopfler files suit against a woman who had knocked him off of his motorcycle in 2003 causing him to break his collarbone, his shoulder and seven ribs. She was later found guilty of careless driving and deported to Ecuador
2007 ZZ Top cancel a summer European tour because Dusty Hill is suffering from a benign growth in his ear
2010 Ronnie James Dio dies due to stomach cancer in Houston, Texas. Dio was 67

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 16 EGYPT CENTRAL and MIDDLE CLASS RUT 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 18 TOMMY SHAW 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out the latest "The Rock Show" with Michael David for the weekend of May 13-15, 2011. You can download the zip file here

December 10

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 10
Scot Alexander of Dishwalla is 39; Meg White of The White Stripes is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Otis Redding, 26, and six others were killed when their plane crashed into Wisconsin's Lake Monona
1967 The Steve Miller Blue's Band sign with Capitol Records, with "Blues" soon dropped
1976 Wings Over America by Wings is released
1984 "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band-Aid is released to raise money for African famine relief
1999 Death claimed Rick Danko of the Band. Danko was 56
2007 Led Zeppelin perform at London's O2 Arena at a tribute concert for Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who passed away the previous December. Included in the audience: Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, The Edge, David Grohl, Queen drummer Roger Taylor and Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott
2009 Axl Rose of Guns 'N' Roses punches a photographer while boarding a flight at Los Angeles International Airport


CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Saturday, December 11 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA St. Pete Times Forum Tampa 2 Shows at 3 PM and 8 PM

IN THE NEWS
Bon Jovi: Billboard's Top Touring Act of the Year
John Lennon Remembered: 10/9/40 – 12/8/80
Inside Springsteen's Secret E Street Band Show in Asbury Park

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, December 13 HINDER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, December 15 SCORPIONS 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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November 24

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 24
Pete Best is 69; Bev Bevan formerly with ELO is 66; Clem Burke of Blondie is 55; John Squire of The Stone Roses is 48; Chad Taylor of Live is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1972 Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert debuts on ABC with Alice Cooper, Chuck Berry and the Allman Brothers Band
1991 Freddie Mercury of Queen dies from AIDS. Mercury was 45
1991 Eric Carr of Kiss dies from heart cancer. Carr was 41
2005 Scott Stapp gets into a brawl with members of 311 at a Baltimore hotel
2007 Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers lost his home as fires swept through Malibu, California
2008 The Chinese government claims that the new Guns 'N' Roses album Chinese Democracy is part of a Western conspiracy to "grasp and control the world using democracy as a pawn"
2009 The Live Anthology by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Saturday, April 9 ACCEPT/SABATON Firestone Live Orlando
Thursday, April 14 MARC COHN/BOZ SCAGGS Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, August 14 ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM FESTIVAL (Bands to be announced in January) 1-800-ASK-GARY Ampitheatre Tampa

IN THE NEWS
"Let It Be" Leads Beatles Digital Debut
Axl Rose Files $20 Million Lawsuit Against 'Guitar Hero'
Beatles Sell 2 Million Songs in First Week on iTunes

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, November 24 STEVE MILLER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, November 29 BUCKCHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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November 23

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 23
Bruce Hornsby is 56; Charlie Grover formerly with Sponge is 44; Ken Block of Sister Hazel is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1889 The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon
1964 The BBC bans the Rolling Stones for showing up late for some radio shows
1991 Freddie Mercury of Queen announces he has AIDS
2004 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb by U2 is released
2005 Ryan Vikedal formerly with Nickelback is sued by Chad Kroeger for royalties he had been receiving since leaving the group eleven months earlier
2008 Chinese Democracy by Guns 'N' Roses is released
2008 At the American Music Awards Linkin Park wins Favorite Artist -- Alternative Rock Music

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Saturday, March 5 LYNYRD SKYNYRD Universal Studios Orlando

IN THE NEWS
John Lennon's 'I'm Only Sleeping' Lyrics Headed to Auction
U2's Bono, The Edge Discuss 'Spider-Man' Delays
'Double Fantasy' album that Lennon signed for his killer is for sale

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, November 24 STEVE MILLER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, November 29 BUCKCHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Top 10 Rock CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week (10-28-2010)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/LP'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (10-28-2010)
(Enter)1. KINGS OF LEON...Come Around Sundown
(Enter)2. ELTON JOHN/LEON RUSSELL...The Union
(Enter)3. ROD STEWART...Fly Me To The Moon...The Great American Songbook Volume V
(Enter)4. BOB DYLAN...The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)
(2)5. LINKIN PARK...A Thousand Suns
(Re-enter)6. THE BEATLES...1967-1970
(3)7. SANTANA...Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
(Re-enter)8. THE BEATLES...1962-1966
(5)9. ERIC CLAPTON...Clapton
(1)10. ALL THAT REMAINS...For We Are Many


ON THIS DATE
1996 Anthology 3 by the Beatles is released
2003 At 61 years old Paul McCartney becomes a father once more as his then wife Heather mills gives birth to Beatrice
2008 The Cosmos Rocks by Queen + Paul Rodgers is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Thursday, November 11 MOLLY HATCHET Beach Club Sarasota
Saturday, January 29 ROBIN TROWER Jannus Live St. Petersburg

IN THE NEWS
Kings Of Leon Debut New Album At Tiny London Show
Chester Bennington Says His 'Saw 3D' Trap Is 'Complex'
Foo Fighters Return, Dave Grohl Recruits Krist Novoselic

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 1 The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 3 DIO AT DONNINGTON w/Wendy Dio, Rudy Sarzo and Vinny Appice 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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New Releases

NEW RELEASES
August 10
New
LAURENCE JUBER...LJ Plays The Beatles Volume 2
THIN LIZZY...Live 77 (180 gram vinyl)
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY...Order Of The Black and vinyl
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS...Blast: Live

Compilations, Reissues
BUDDY GUY...Blues Biography
MODEST MOUSE...Moon And Antarctica (10th Anniversary Edition)
FOGHAT...Family Joules (with bonus tracks)
UFO...Beginnings

DVD, BLU-RAY
HALFORD...Live In Anaheim
NILS LOFGREN...Cry Tough
PINK FLOYD...Between Syd And The Dark Side
PINK FLOYD...Shine On
LED ZEPPELIN...For Evermore
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS...Blast: Live

August 17
New
FILTER...The Trouble With Angels (Deluxe)
IRON MAIDEN...The Final Frontier (Mission Edition) (Double Vinyl Picture Disc)
APOCALYPTICA...7th Symphoney (Limited)
JOHN MELLENCAMP...No Better Than This
TOADIES...Feeler

Reissues, Box Sets
ALAN PARSON PROJECT...Tales Of Mystery And Imagination (Vinyl, Remastered, Extra Tracks)
JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS...So Many Roads: An Anthology 1964-1974
ALICE COOPER...A Fistful Of Alice (180 gram 2 LP vinyl)

DVD
JACKSON BROWNE...Going Home
SLAYER...Live Intrusion
SLAYER...Still Reigning
SLAYER...War At The Warfield

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 9
Rinus Gerritsen of Golden Earring is 64; Arion Salazar formerly with Third Eye Blind is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1955 Benjamin Orr of the Cars was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Orr passed away in 2000
1986 Queen perform their last concert with Freddic Mercury at the Knebworth Park Festival in England
1994 A fan rushes the stage at an Oasis concert and punches Noel Gallagher.
1995 Jerry Garcia, lead singer of the Grateful Dead, died in Forest Knolls, California of a heart attack at age 53

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Tuesday, August 10 ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM FESTIVAL featuring ATREYU, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, KORN, ROB ZOMBIE and others 1-800-ASK-GARY Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, December 11 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
Sunday, December 12 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Amway Arena Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Rod Stewart Expecting Seventh Child at 65
Dave Matthews, Taylor Swift to Play NFL Kickoff Concert
Allman Brothers Band Schedule Trio of Boston Shows

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, August 9 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, August 11 DEE SNIDER Part 2 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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New Releases

NEW RELEASES
July 27
RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL-STARR BAND...Live at the Greek Theatre 2008
ROBERT CRAY...Cookin' In Mobile
ERIC GALES...Relentless
AVENGED SEVENFOLD...Nightmare or clean version
GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS...Live In Boston, 1982
CROWDED HOUSE...Intriguer (vinyl release of new album)
ROY ORBISON...Final Concert
Remastered
MR. BIG...Lean Into It (Remastered, Extra Tracks)
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN...Couldn't Stand The Weather (Remastered, 2 CD Legacy Edition)
BILLY SQUIER...Don't Say No (30th Anniversary, Remastered)
ROBIN TROWER...Bridge Of Sighs (180 gram vinyl)
CARLOS SANTANA/JOHN McLAUGHLIN...Love Devotion Surrender (180 gram vinyl)
FOREIGNER...Can't Slow Down (180 gram vinyl)

DVD, BLU-RAY
RINGO STARR AND THE ALL-STARR BAND...Live at the Greek Theatre 2008
THE ROLLING STONES...1969-1974: The Mick Taylor Years
EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER...Pictures At An Exhibition
U2...Let Them Be: The Second Chapter

August 3
SQUUEZE...Spot The Difference
DR. JOHN...Tribal
THE BLACK CROWES...Croweology
LOS LOBOS...Tin Can Trust
BUCKCHERRY...All Night Long
Various Artist...Middle Men soundtrack

Reissues
METALLICA...Reload (180 gram vinyl 4 LP's, 45 RPM, Limited Edition)
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE...Rated R (Deluxe Edition)

DVD, BLU-RAY
Elvis Presley...Elvis On Tour DVD or blu-ray
ELVIS PRESLEY...Elvis: Blu-ray Collection (Jailhouse Rock/Viva Las Vegas/Elvis On Tour)
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS...Classic Albums: Damn The Torpedoes DVD or blu-ray
Various Artist...Woodstock: 3 Days Of Peace And Music (blu-ray)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 26
Mick Jagger is 67; Roger Taylor of Queen is 61; Gary Cherone of Extreme and formerly with Van Halen is 49; Dan Vickrey of the Counting Crows is 44; Taylor Momsen of Pretty Reckless is 17;

ON THIS DATE
1977 Elvis Costello is arrested outside the London Hilton where CBS executives are having a meeting. Costello was performing, trying to audition. He is later given a proper audition

IN THE NEWS
Elvis Autopsy Tools Removed from Auction
Steven Tyler Opens Up About Rehab and the Band's Future

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, July 26 CREED 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, July 28 FOGHAT 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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New Releases

NEW RELEASES
July 20
Various Artist...This Is The Blues Volume 3
Various Artist...This Is The Blues Volume 4
Various Artist...The Cliffhanger Project
B.B. KING...B.B. King And Kings Of Electric Blues
MARC COHN...Listening Booth: 1970
EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER...A Time And A Place (Box Set, Live)
DEVO...Something For Everybody (Blue-Colored Vinyl w/Bonus CD)
BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS...Rocksteady

July 27
RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL-STARR BAND...Live at the Greek Theatre 2008
ROBERT CRAY...Cookin' In Mobile
ERIC GALES...Relentless
AVENGED SEVENFOLD...Nightmare or clean version
GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS...Live In Boston, 1982
CROWDED HOUSE...Intriguer (vinyl release of new album)
ROY ORBISON...Final Concert
Remastered
MR. BIG...Lean Into It (Remastered, Extra Tracks)
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN...Couldn't Stand The Weather (Remastered, 2 CD Legacy Edition)
BILLY SQUIER...Don't Say No (30th Anniversary, Remastered)
ROBIN TROWER...Bridge Of Sighs (180 gram vinyl)
CARLOS SANTANA/JOHN McLAUGHLIN...Love Devotion Surrender (180 gram vinyl)
FOREIGNER...Can't Slow Down (180 gram vinyl)

DVD, BLU-RAY
RINGO STARR AND THE ALL-STARR BAND...Live at the Greek Theatre 2008
THE ROLLING STONES...1969-1974: The Mick Taylor Years
EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER...Pictures At An Exhibition
U2...Let Them Be: The Second Chapter

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 19
Bernie Leadon formerly with the Eagles is 63; Brian May of Queen is 63; Kevin Haskins of Love and Rockets is 50; Nick Jago, formerly with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1948 Keith Godchaux of the Grateful Dead was born in Seattle, Washington. Godchaux died in 1980
1972 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones have problems with a reporter in Boston. The reporter filed charges and the Stones took to the stage for their concert 4 hours late
1991 Steve Alder of Guns 'N' Roses sues his former bandmates claiming that they made him use heroin but then kicked him out of the band when he tried to quit using the drug
2001 It is announced that James Hetfield of Metallica has entered rehab for alcoholism and “other addictions

IN CONCERT
Tuesday, July 20 Carnival Of Madness with SHINEDOWN, CHEVELLE, PUDDLE OF MUDD, SEVENDUST New UCF Arena Orlando
Wednesday, March 16 COLIN HAY The Largo Cultural Center Largo

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, July 19 HELLYEAH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, July 21 RINGO STARR 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Ronnie James Dio, 1942-2010

R.I.P. RONNIE JAMES DIO, 1942-2010

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 16
Boyd Tinsley of The Dave Matthews Band is 46; Krist Novoselic of Nirvana is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1957 Buddy Holly signs a recording contract with Coral Records
1969 John Lennon is declared “an inadmissible immigrant to the U.S." steming from a 1968 marijuana bust. That same day Pete Townshend of the Who spends the night in jail after a man rushes onto the stage and grabs the microphone and Pete boots him offstage. Turns out he was actually a police officer who wanted to tell the audience the building next door was on fire
1970 Randy Bachman leaves the Guess Who to start Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1974 Brian May of Queen collapses due to hepatitis, causing the band to cancel the remaining dates on their U.S. tour
1998 Keith Richard of the Rolling Stones breaks some ribs after he falls at his Connecticut home
2006 Paul McCartney announces that he and his wife have seperated
2006 Mark Knopfler files suit against a woman who had knocked him off of his motorcycle in 2003 causing him to break his collarbone, his shoulder and seven ribs. She was later found guilty of careless driving and deported to Ecuador
2007 ZZ Top cancel a summer European tour becuase Dusty Hill is suffering from a benign growth in his ear
2010 Ronnie James Dio dies due to stomach cancer in Houston, Texas. Dio was 67

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, June 30 TED NUGENT/PAT TRAVERS Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, July 16 MARC COHN Capitol Theater Clearwater
Saturday, July 17 MARC COHN Plaza Theater Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Ronnie James Dio, Metal Legend, Dead at 67
Metal Icon Ronnie James Dio Dead at 67 After Cancer Battle
Metal Legend Ronnie James Dio Has Died

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 17 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 19 TRIUMPH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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April 9

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 9
Kevin Martin with Candlebox and the Gracious Few is 41; Gene Parsons formerly with the Byrds is 66;

ON THIS DATE
1932 Carl Perkins was born in Tiptonville, Tennessee. He died in 1998 at the age of 65
1966 Jeff Beck, as a member of the Yardbirds, collapses while in conert in Marseilles, France
1970 The Beatles are over, as far as a group recording together goes
1973 Queen makes its debut performance in London at the Marquee Theater
1997 Soundgarden are officially over
2008 Jasin Todd of Shinedown is arrested in Jacksonville, Florida for disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer
2010 'When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors' starring Johnny Depp is released in select theaters

IN CONCERT
Saturday, April 10 TAMPA BAY BLUES FESTIVAL: KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD Vinoy Park St. Petersburg
Saturday, April 10 CHRIS HILLMAN & HERB PEDERSEN TBA St. Petersburg
Saturday, April 10 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED Central Park In Town Center Palm Coast
Friday, Rocktober 1 RUSH Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

IN THE NEWS
Remembering Kurt Cobain in Classic Photos and More
Rolling Stones Plan “Plundered My Soul” Single for Record Store Day
Where are the modern-day 'Runaways'?

March 19

ON THIS DATE
1946 Paul Atkinson was born in Hertfordshire, England. He would become the keyboardist for the Zombies. He died in 2004 at the age of 58
1957 Elvis Presley purchases Graceland
1974 Jefferson Airplane becomes Jefferson Starship, officially
1976 Paul Kossoff of Free dies on a flight from Los Angeles to new York at the age of 25. He dies of a drug-induced heart attack
1982 Randy Rhoads dies at the age of 25 in Leesburg, Florida when the plane he was flying clips Ozzy Osbourne's tour bus and then flies into a house
1993 Drummer Jeff Ward commits suicide at the age of 30. Ward had worked with Nine Inch Nails
1996 Anthology II by the Beatles is released
2001 Aerosmith, Paul Simon, Queen, Ritchie Valens, Solomon Burke and Steely Dan are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame

IN CONCERT
Saturday, March 20 FOREIGNER King Center for the Performing Arts Melbourne
Saturday, March 20 SAVING ABEL St. Pete Times Forum Tampa

IN THE NEWS
SXSW Day 2 Brings STP, Cheap Trick Performances, Alex Chilton Tributes
Alex Chilton Memorial Gig At SXSW To Feature M. Ward, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills
Review: 'Runaways' rocks, most of the time

January 27

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 27
Bobby "Blue" Bland is 80; Nick Mason from Pink Floyd is 65; Janick Gers from Iron Maiden is 53; Mike Patton from Faith No More is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1956 RCA Records release their first single by Elvis Presley, "Heartbreak Hotel." 1976 Queen begin a four month tour in Waterbury, Connecticut
2004 The book “Ordinary People: Our Story” is published. It chronicles Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and their children
2009 Working On A Dream by Bruce Springsteen is released
2009 For(N)ever by Hoobastank is released

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, July 28 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

IN THE NEWS
Will.i.am, Slash Remix The Who's 'My Generation' For Haiti Charity Single
Boss exhibit to stay at Cleveland's rock hall
Police 'fairly certain' remains are student missing from Metallica concert

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week (12-10-2009)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (12-10-2009)
(2)1. STING...If On A Winter's Night...
(1)2. BON JOVI...The Circle
(5)3. ROD STEWART...Soulbook
(4)4. PAUL McCARTNEY...Good Evening New York City
(Enter)5. BOB DYLAN...Christmas In The Heart
(8)6. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(9)7. FOO FIGHTERS...Greatest Hits
(6)8. THEM CROOKED VULTURES...Them Crooked Vultures
(10)9. CREED...Full Circle
(Re-enter)10. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 10
Scot Alexander of Dishwalla is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Otis Redding, 26, and six others were killed when their plane crashed into Wisconsin's Lake Monona
1967 The Steve Miller Blue's Band sign with Capitol Records, with "Blues" soon dropped
1976 Wings Over America by Wings is released
1999 Death claimed Rick Danko of the Band, a day after his 56th birthday
2007 Led Zeppelin perform at London's O2 Arena at a tribute concert for Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who passed away the previous December. Included in the audience: Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, The Edge, David Grohl, Queen drummer Roger Taylor and Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott

November 24

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 24
Pete Best is 68; Bev Bevan formerly with ELO is 65; Clem Burke of Blondie is 54; John Squire of The Stone Roses is 47; Chad Taylor of Live is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1968 The Beatles (White Album) by the Beatles is released
1972 Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert debuts on ABC with Alice Cooper, Chuck Berry and the Allman Brothers Band
1991 Freddie Mercury of Queen dies from AIDS
1991 Eric Carr of Kiss dies from heart cancer
2005 Scott Stapp gets into a brawl with members of 311 at a Baltimore hotel
2007 Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers lost his home as fires swept through Malibu, California
2008 The Chinese government claims that the new Guns 'N' Roses album Chinese Democracy is part of a Western conspiracy to "grasp and control the world using democracy as a pawn"

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, November 25 ROGER DALTREY House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

New Rock Releases

November 23
BOB DYLAN...Christmas In The Heart (180g Vinyl with Bonus CD)
Various Artist...La Blues Authority 5: Cream Of The Crop (vinyl)
THEM CROOKED VULTURES...Them Crooked Vultures (180 Gram Vinyl, 2 LP, MP3 Included)
THE BLACK CROWES...Cabin Fever (DVD)
STING...A Winter's Night...Live From Durham Cathedral (DVD)
Various Artist...Princess And The Frog soundtrack

Box Sets, Remasters
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS...The Live Anthology (4 CD Box Set) or the 7 LP Box Set
GENESIS...Movie Box (5 DVD Box Set)
NEIL YOUNG...Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (vinyl, Remastered)
NEIL YOUNG...Neil Young (vinyl, remastered)
NEIL YOUNG...Harvest (vinyl, remastered)
NEIL YOUNG...After The Gold Rush (vinyl, remastered)
BUDDY HOLLY...Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More (6 CD Box Set)
THE BEATLES...A Hard Day's Night (CD/T-Shirt, Limited Edition)
TRAFFIC...Heaven Is in Your Mind/Mr. Fantasy (vinyl)
THE BEATLES...Magical Mystery Tour (CD/T-Shirt)
THE BEATLES...Help! (CD/T-Shirt)

December 8
NEIL YOUNG...Dreamin' Man Live '92
Various Artist...The People Speak soundtrack
PUDDLE OF MUDD...Volume 4: Songs In The Key Of Love And Hate

Compilations, Reissues, Box Sets
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN...High Impact
JEFF BECK...Blow By Blow (180 gram vinyl)
ELVIS PRESLEY...Elvis 75-Good Rockin' Tonight (Box Set)
JOHN MAYALL...Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton (Deluxe Edition)
BUSH...Golden State (Enhanced)

December 22
NIRVANA...Live At Reading (vinyl)

January 12
Reissues
STEPHEN STILLS AND MANASSAS...Manassas (2 LP 180 Gram Vinyl)

February 2
LIFEHOUSE...Smoke And Mirrors

Reissues
SANTANA...Supernatural (Legacy Edition, Extra Tracks)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 23
Bruce Hornsby is 55; Charlie Grover formerly with Sponge is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1889 The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon
1964 The BBC bans the Rolling Stones for showing up late for some radio shows
1991 Freddie Mercury of Queen announces he has AIDS
2004 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb by U2 is released
2005 Ryan Vikedal formerly with Nickelback is sued by Chad Kroeger for royalties he had been receiving since leaving the group eleven months earlier
2008 Chinese Democracy by Guns 'N' Roses is released

IN CONCERT
Saturday, July 3 SURVIVOR Busch Gardens Tampa

September 5

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 5
Brad Wilk of Audioslave is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Freddie Mercury (Forok Bulsara) of Queen is born in Zanzabar. Mercury died in 1991
1946 Buddy Miles, drummer for Jimi Hendrix, is born in Omaha, Nebraska. Miles died in 2008
1990 B.B. King gets a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
2006 It is announced that Marc Ford has left the Black Crowes

August 19

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 19
Ginger Baker of Cream and Blind Faith is 70; Ian Gillian of Deep Purple is 64; John Deacon of Queen is 58;

ON THIS DATE
1980 Alice Cooper cancels a show in Toronto and 1,400 fans riot
2004 Hurricane Charley victims in Florida get help from Clear Channel Communications Inc. They auction off 43 guitars autographed by Tom Petty, Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, Nickelback and ZZ Top. The proceeds are split between displaced families and the American Red Cross
2008 LeRoi Moore of the Dave Matthews Band dies at the age of 46 in Charlottesville, Virginia from injuries he suffered in an ATV accident

IN CONCERT
Thursday, August 20 HURT/SICK PUPPIES/THE VEER UNION House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 1 POP EVIL Club Firestone Orlando

August 9

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 9
Rinus Gerritsen of Golden earring is 63; Arion Salazar formerly with Third Eye Blind is 37

ON THIS DATE
1955 Benjamin Orr of the Cars was born. Orr passed away in 2000
1986 Queen perform their last concert with Freddic Mercury at the Knebworth Park Festival in England
1994 A fan rushes the stage at an Oasis concert and punches Noel Gallagher.
1995 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead dies

IN CONCERT
Monday, Rocktober 5 CAGE THE ELEPHANT State Theater St. Petersburg
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, Rocktober 24 STRYPER Jannus Landing Courtyard St. Petersburg
Wednesday, Rocktober 28 STRYPER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

July 19

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 19
Bernie Leadon formerly with the Eagles is 62; Brian May of Queen is 62;

ON THIS DATE
1948 Keith Godchaux of the Grateful Dead was born in Seattle, Washington. Godchaux died in 1980
1972 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones have problems with a reporter in Boston. The reporter filed charges and the Stones took to the stage for their concert 4 hours late
1991 Steve Alder of Guns 'N' Roses sues his former bandmates claiming that they made him use heroin but then kicked him out of the band when he tried to quit using the drug
2001 It is announced that James Hetfield of Metallica has entered rehab for alcoholism and “other addictions”
2006 Axl Rose is hit by objects at a concert in Newcastle and Guns 'N' Roses abruptly end the show