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Today in Rock (Feb 15)

• 1941 - Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) was born.

Today in Rock (Feb13)

• 1946 - Peter Tork (Monkees) was born.
• 1950 - Peter Gabriel was born.
• 1952 - Edward John Gagliardi (Foreigner) was born.
• 1961 - Tony Butler (Big Country) was born.
• 1961 - Henry Rollins was born.
• 1982 - Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon celebrates 402 weeks in US Top 200 LP chart - longest run in chart history.

Today in Rock (Feb 12)

• 1935 - Ray Manzerak (Doors) was born.
• 1950 - Steve Hackett (Genesis) was born.
• 1970 - Jim Creegan (Barenaked Ladies) was born.

Today in Rock (Feb 11)

• 1940 - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett (Monster Mash) was born.
• 1953 - Alan Rubin (Blues Brothers) was born.
• 1956 - Julia, John Lennon’s mother, bought him his first guitar through a mail order ad. His incessant playing prompts John’s Aunt Mimi to say, “The guitar’s all very well as a hobby, John, but you’ll never make a living out of it.” John forms his first group, the Quarrymen.
• 1963 - Sheryl Crow was born.
• 1975 - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers form from the disbanded group, Mudcrutch. The lineup: Tom Petty (vocals, guitar), Mike Campbell (guitar), Benmont Tench (keyboards), Ron Blair (bass), Stan Lynch (drums).
• 1989 - The Joshua Tree becomes the first CD to sell a million copies.

Who won “Stash the Cash”?

They said that they’ll announce the winner during the 8:00 hour. Oddly, they said that the total was $999.99 but I know I didn’t miss a day and my total was $999.96 (even after checking my math several times).

The winner is:
Matt Gannon
(and he didn’t leave his phone number)

Today in Rock (Feb 9)

• 1939 - Barry Mann (Who Put the Bomp) was born.
• 1960 - Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) was born.
• 1964 - Beatles make their US TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.
• 1981 - Bill Haley (Rock Around the Clock) died.
• 1997 - The Simpsons,which has featured such guest stars as Aerosmith, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Peter Frampton. becomes the longest-running prime-time animated series. The record was previously held by “The Flintstones.”

Today in Rock (Feb 6)

• 1949 - Bob Marley was born.
• 1950 - Natalie Cole was born.
• 1962 - Axl Rose (William Bailey) (Guns N’Roses) was born.
• 1966 - Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up) was born.

Today in Rock (Feb 5)

• 1964 - Duff McKagan (Guns N Roses) was born
• 1968 - Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) was born
• 1968 - The Beatles’ album “Yellow Submarine” goes gold.

Christian Bale’s outburst (audio)

I’ve found the audio for the Christian Bale outburst but I feel I should include a warning.

There, and now…

Click for the audio

The file is about 4.5MB

Today (Feb 3)

• 1943 - Dennis Edwards (Temptations) was born.
• 1947 - Dave Davies (Kinks) was born.
• 1948 - Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) was born.
• 1957 - Tony Butler (Big Country) was born.
• 1959 - Lol Tolhurst (Cure) was born.
• 1959 - “The Day that Music Died”: After performing at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa,Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) die in aircrash after their Beechcraft Bonanza light aircraft takes off from Mason City, Iowa, on its way to Faro, North Carolina.
• 1961 - Bob Dylan’s first recording session - at the home of his friends Sid and Bob Gleason at East Orange, New Jersey, Dylan sings San Franciso Bay Blues and Jesus Met the Woman at the Well.
• 1978 - Gerry Rafferty releases Baker Street in UK.