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Today in Rock (Feb 19)

• 1946 - Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath - guitar) was born.
• 1949 - Mark Andes (Spin / Heart - bass) was born.
• 1957 - Falco (Rock Me Amadeus) was born.
• 1974 - In response to the Grammy Awards, Dick Clark launches the American Music Awards where the record buying public vote.
• 1974 - KISS makes their TV debut on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert.
• 1980 - Bon Scott (AC/DC) died.
• 1994 - Green Day’s “Dookie” begins a two year stay on the U.S. album chart. The group’s third studio album rises to #2 and sells over 12 million copies.
• 2006 - Bon Jovi performs prior to the Daytona 500 stock car race at Florida’s legendary Daytona International Speedway. The band’s show is part of the Sprint Tribute to America, which honors men and women in the United States Armed Forces. “Bon Jovi is a great fit,” says Sprint Nextel executive Michael Robichaud.
• 2009 - Songs by Paul McCartney and Wings and Bob Seger are on track packs for Guitar Hero: World Tour. McCartney and Wings contribute “Junior’s Farm” and “Jet.” Seger is represented by “Her Strut” and “Old Time Rock and Roll.”
• 2009 - Electric Light Orchestra’s (ELO) bassist, Kelly Groucutt dies after suffering a heart attack.

Today in Rock (Feb 18)

• 1933 - Yoko Ono was born.
• 1947 - Dennis De Young (Styx - vocal / keyboard) was born. (He started his career as a music teacher)
• 1953 - Robbie Bachman (Bachman Turner Overdive / BTO - drummer) was born.
• 1962 - After joining the marines, the Everly Brothers (Phil and Don) sing on the Ed Sullivan show in uniform.
• 1954 - John Travolta was born.
• 1968 - David Gilmour replaces Syd Barret in Pink Floyd. Syd was suffering from a mental breakdown and was checked into a psychiatric hospital and eventually goes into seclusion.
• 1974 - KISS releases their self-titled debut album.
• 1985 - Bill Wyman (bass) announces he is leaving the Rolling Stones. It takes him 7 years to live up to that statement.
• 1995 - Bob Stinson (The Replacements) died.
• 2005 - The three surviving members of Alice In Chains perform at a tsunami-relief benefit concert in Seattle and raise over $100,000. Filling in for the late Layne Stayley are Tool/A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan, Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin and Damageplan’s Pat Lachman. Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic hosted the event.
• 2005 - Cheap Trick’s Rick Neilson appears on the Food Network’s Inside Dish providing a tour of the Chicago restaurant he owns, Piece Brewery and Pizzeria.

Today in Rock (Feb 17)

• 1967 - The Beatles release Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane.
• 1972 - Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day - vocals / guitar) was born.
• 1972- Pink Floyd begin a four-night stand at London’s Rainbow Theatre during which they premiere Dark Side of the Moon (a.k.a. Eclipse). (That must have been some show!)
• 1973 - Free give their last concert in Hollywood, FL. Singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke stay together and form Bad Company.
• 1976 - The Eagle’s “Greatest Hits” is released. It goes on to become the all-time top selling album in the US.
• 1990 - Aerosmith appear in a skit on Saturday Night Live (Wayne’s World).
• 2005 - The 4th Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp kicks off in Hollywood. Counselors include John Anderson of Yes, Men At Work’s Colin Hay, Jim Keltner of the Traveling Wilbury’s and the Cars’ Elliot Easton. Roger Daltrey, Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers and the E Street Band’s Nils Lofgen also contribute to the curriculum.
• 005 - Motley Crüe - that’s Vince Neil (vocals), Mick Mars (guitar), Nikki Sixx (bass), and Tommy Lee (drums) - set out on a VH-1 and VH-1 Classic sponsored the reunion tour, “Mötley Crüe: Red White & Crüe Tour 2005…Better Live Than Dead.” Fort Lauderdale is the first stop.

Today in Rock (Feb 16)

• 1961 - Andy Taylor (Duran Duran - guitar) was born.
• 1965 - Dave Lombardo (Slayer - drummer) was born.
• 1972 - Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters - drummer) was born.
• 1975 - Lou Reed’s concert in Rome ends in a riot when a political group attempts to halt the show and the police use tear gas to control the crowd. During the melee, Reed is hit with a brick.
• 1993 - Nirvana wins the Best International Newcomer category at the 12th annual BRIT Awards in London.
• 2005 - Jimi Hendrix memorabila goes on auction with a 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar fetching nearly $190,000. The London auction also features a poem written by Hendrix in 1967 and an autographed copy of the Experience’s first single, “Hey Joe.”
• 2006 - Kid Rock starts a 2 month US tour in Hollywood, FL.

Shappy’s Father

If you listened to the show this morning you know that Shappy’s father passed away this past weekend. I shot Paul and email to see if they have any information on where people can send flowers or make a donation in his father’s name and he did not have one at this time. If anything like this is announced I will post it here on this site.

YouCantWin.net would like to express our deepest condolences to Shappy for his loss. Losing a parent is never easy for anyone.

If you wish to drop Shappy an email, you can at Shappy (at) paulandyoungron (dot) com.

Today in Rock (Feb 15)

• 1944 - Mick Avory (Kinks - drummer) was born.
• 1945 - John Helliwell (Supertramp - sax) was born.
• 1947 - David Brown (Santana - bass) was born.
• 1960- Mickey Craig (Culture Club) was born.
• 1966 - Nat “King” Cole died.
• 1976 - Brandon Boyd (Incubus -vocal) was born.
• 2007 - Chris Cornell leaves Audioslave.
• 2007 - Yes singer Jon Anderson plays the first of two shows with the School of Rock All-Stars in Glenside, PA. The All-Stars are from a Philadelphia-based music-education program for young people aged 7-18. Anderson appeared in an ‘03 documentary about the program.
• 2008 - Carlos Santana performs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It’s the guitarist’s first concert in the Middle East. “Santana is one of the most requested artists here,” says Elissa Murtaza, one of the show’s organizers.
• 2010 - The Blur Rockumentary No Distance Left Behind is available on DVD. The film, directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, is on one disc one with a full-length concert on the second

The big hint.

They gave out a hint at 7:35am (about). The hint was:

Nomination.

Add this in with Paul mentioning he found a paper while going though his deck. It seems that Glen was nominated for an award but what award?

Today in Rock (Feb 10)

• 1967 - The Beatles start recording “A Day In The Life.” The song has three distinct sections – the open (“I read the news today, oh boy”) and close (I’d love to turn you on”) written and sung by John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s middle part (“Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head”). 40 musicians work on the track.
• 1972 - T-Rex makes their US debut in Seattle.
• 1979 - Rod Stewart beats out the Village People (“Y.M.C.A.”), Chic (“Le Freak”) and Olivia Newton-John (“A Little More Love”) to have the #1 song in the U.S. He does it with “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?”
• 1979 - “Sultans of Swing” by Dire Straights is released.
• 1997 - Brian Connolly (Sweet) died.
• Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars is hit with a $10 million palimony lawsuit by an ex-girlfriend who claims he broke a promise to financially support her throughout her life. The couple broke up the previous December
• 2006 - Peter Gabriel and Yoko Ono are among the celebrities taking part in the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Prior to the lighting of the Olympic torch, Ono takes the stage, evoking the memory of her late husband, John Lennon, and making a plea for world peace. She is followed by Gabriel, who performs Lennon’s “Imagine.”

Today in Rock (Feb 9)

• 1964 - The Beatles make their US Debut on the Ed Sullivan show.
• 1981 - Bill Haley died from a brain tumor (at the age of 56). His hit “Rock Around the Clock” is slated as the first Rock & Roll hit.
• 1987 - Eric Clapton is recognized for his Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the BPI Awards in London. Also, Dire Straits “Brothers In Arms” is named Best British Album.
• 1997 - Soundgarden play their last show in Honolulu, HI.
• 2005 - A Los Angeles court rules that Motley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx is entitled to $600,000 from a shoe company for using his likeness in a magazine ad without permission.
• 2005 - The Who’s Roger Daltrey receives one of the British Parliament’s top honors, “Commander of the British Empire.” But Daltrey doesn’t think the title is for his singing. “She (the Queen) said I got this for my music as well as my charity work, but I don’t think she’s a Rock and Roll fan,” said Daltrey.
• 2006 - KISS singer-guitarist Paul Stanley appears at the first of two New Jersey galleries to promote exhibitions of his artwork. The other appearance is the next day. Stanley’s paintings and limited-edition prints are sold at the events.
• 2007 - Don Henley is named the 2007 MusiCares Person of the Year at a Grammy Week in Los Angeles event. The award recognizes Henley’s professional and charitable achievements. Former Doobie Brother Michael McDonald, Henley’s Eagles bandmate Timothy B. Schmit and Henley perform.
• 2009 - Schultz continues with his suing streak - The Boston fan forum CoolTheEngines suspends their message board after an attorney for guitarist Tom Scholz sends a cease-and-desist letter to the moderator threatening to seek “substantial monetary damages” unless all mentions of the guitarist and his wife are erased. Messages protested Scholz’s treatment of former Boston bandmembers, including late frontman Brad Delp. The attorney categorizes the statements as defamatory.
• 2009 - Ex-Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters performs at the eighth annual Cinema For Peace awards ceremony and benefit in Berlin. The event honors “directors and actors whose work has served to cast a new focus on the human condition and values.” Waters plays Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” and music from “The Wall.”

Today in Rock (Feb 8)

• 1961 - Vince Neil (Motley Crue - vocal) was born.
• 1962 - The Beach Boys record “Surfin’ Safari”.
• 1969 - Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker (both formerly of Cream), Traffic’s Steve Winwood and bassist Rick Grech announce the formation of the short-lived “supergroup” Blind Faith.
• 1977 - Dave “Phoenix” Ferrell (Linkin Park - bass) was born.
• 1978 - The double-A “We Will Rock You” / “We are the Champions” peaks at #4 on the US charts.
• 1980 - David and Angela Bowie divorce after ten years of marriage.
• 1999 - Green Day’s album, “Dookie”, officially sells 1 million copies, tying Pearl Jam’s “Vs” as the top selling alternative rock CD.