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September 2, 2010
Keyboardist Steve Porcaro of Toto is 53.
On this day in 1965, The Beatles released Paul McCartney's "Yesterday."
On this day in 1970, Phil Collins answered an ad in Britain's "Melody Maker" magazine and found himself at an audition for the drummer's slot in Genesis. Phil got the job, and 5 years later, when Peter Gabriel left the band, Phil became the group's lead vocalist.
On this day in 1972, The Doobie Brothers released "Listen To The Music" as "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" by The Hollies peaked at #2 on the charts.
On this day in 1978, Aerosmith entered the charts with "Come Together" as "Surrender" by Cheap Trick peaked at #62.
On this day in 1978, former-Beatle George Harrison married Olivia Trinidad Arias in Henley-on-Thames, England. She was born in Mexico and raised in America, and they met in 1974 when she worked as a secretary for his Dark Horse Records Company in Los Angeles.
On this day in 1988, the Amnesty International "Human Rights Now!" tour began with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Peter Gabriel and Sting headlining the shows.
On this day in 1989, Aerosmith's "Love In An Elevator" entered the singles chart.
On this day in 1995, Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and Museum opened with a seven-hour concert that included Chuck Berry, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Al Green, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Allman Brothers Band, George Clinton, Melissa Etheridge, John Mellencamp, Little Richard and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. The show was great, but parking was a real bitch.
This weekend, over 90 stations will air OFF THE RECORD with Joe Benson featuring the music of Led Zeppelin and Joe's brand new conversation with Jason Bonham... Check out the promo and Stream on!
No More Sowing Of The Roddy Seed
Evidently eight's enough: Rod Stewart has vowed his next child will be his last. Roddy's 40-year-old wife Penny Lancaster should be giving birth to the couple's second child in February. Of course they already share four-year-old Alastair, and the 65-year-old singing star is also dad to Kimberly, Sean, Ruby, Renee and Liam from previous relationships, as well as a baby given up for adoption in 1964. Not sure how long it took him to realize it, but the ever fertile Mr. Stewart says, "I can't have any more kids, otherwise I'll be touring until I'm 90." Now that's a scary visual!
Robert's Mellowing
To no one's surprise, Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has admitted that he no longer feels a connection with heavy rock. After checking out Zep bandmate John Paul Jones' show with his ultra hard-rocking band Them Crooked Vultures in London, Robert told the Brit press, "I feel so far away from heavy rock now. It's quite odd, how mine and John's paths seem to have crossed over — we've sort of gone into each others' worlds a bit." Before helping form Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones was a very successful session musician who played with the likes of Cat Stevens and Dusty Springfield (as well as The Rolling Stones and Jeff Beck). Plant's "Band Of Joy" album, due out on September 14th, expands on the folk rock sound that he explored with Alison Krauss on 2007's GRAMMY-winning album "Raising Sand."
When Yoko Comes To Town
After a successful run of concerts in Brooklyn earlier this year, Yoko Ono will reprise her We Are Plastic Ono Band shows at the Orpheum Theater in downtown L.A. on October 1st and 2nd. Iggy Pop, Lady Gaga, Perry Farrell, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, and actress Carrie Fisher are among the first artists to be announced. Stay tuned for more!
Stand Up To Cancer
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has just signed on for the "Stand Up To Cancer" telethon on September 10th. The fundraiser for cancer research, airing on all the major networks, will also include performances by Neil Diamond, The Edge, Dave Stewart and more. You'll find more details at StandUp2Cancer.org.
It was Arthur McAuliff who said: "If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you."
It was Finnish composer Jean Sibelius who said: "Don't pay any attention to what the critics say. No statue has ever been erected over a critic."
It was President Dwight D. Eisenhower who said: "Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."
