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Today In Rock 5/30

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May Thirtieth Featured Artist

Ozzy Osbourne


"Black Rain" is Ozzy Osbourne's highest-charting album ever. It debuts at #3 on the Billboard 200 after selling 152,000 copies in its first week. 2007
1940's Dave Clark Five guitarist Lenny Davidson is born in Enfield, Middlesex. 1942
1950's Drummer Topper Headon (The Clash) is born in Bromley. Kent (England). 1955
1960's It’s guitarist Tom Morello’s birthday. His resume includes Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave – as well as his solo project The Nightwatchman. 1964

The Beatles first single, “Love Me Do,” barely cracked the U.K. Top 20. But released during the first wave of Beatlemania, the rather simplistic song with John Lennon on harmonica, rises to #1 in the U.S. 1964

The Beatles start work on the so-called “White Album.” The two record set has John, Paul, George and Ringo working more as individuals than as a group. 1968

1970's Live bassist Patrick Dalheimer has a birthday. 1971

It’s a birthday for The Donnas’ vocalist Brett Anderson (Donna A.). 1979

1980's Carl Radle, bass player for Derek & the Dominoes, dies from a chronic kidney failure at age 37. 1980

1990's


Midnight Oil plays in front of the Exxon Building in New York to protest the corporation's global polluting. 1990

Gin Blossoms release “Til I Hear It From You/Follow You Down” as a double-sided single. 1996

2000's Rod Stewart files for divorce from model Rachel Hunter. They separated in ’99 and have two children. On a more positive note, it’s announced that Paul McCartney and second wife Heather Mills are expecting a child. But in the end, the McCartney-Mills marriage doesn't last either. 2003

Deal with the devil. Judas Priest kicks off their Angels Of Retribution reunion tour in Cleveland. 2005

Despite efforts by the Greek Orthodox Church, Slipknot performs at the Lykavittos Theatre in Athens. The church campaigned to cancel the show because they disapproved of the band's "shocking" appearance and felt their song lyrics and concerts promoted Satanism. Yikes! 2005

An Alice Cooper CD/DVD package titled Live in Montreux 2005 is released. Recorded at the famed Montreux Jazz Festival, the career-spanning set includes classic hits "School's Out" and "I'm Eighteen" plus more current (and lesser) material. 2006

"The Hard Stuff" from George Thorogood and the Destroyers is released. The 15-track disc has originals and vintage Blues tunes. 2006

Four of Aerosmith's five members visit Navy aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz, on their way to a concert in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They group does a 'meet-and-greet' with military personnel. "Hi everybody, this is Aerosmith," announces frontman Steven Tyler over the ship's PA system. "Hope you guys are having fun and playing safe -- and, always remember, 'Dude looks like a lady.'" 2007

Paul McCartney uses the Home Shopping Network to promote his album. A 30-minute special on "Memory Almost Full," premieres on HSN. There’s in-studio footage as McCartney discusses the recording of the album. Of course, you can buy the album through the network. 2007

Everclear plays the first of two shows for U.S. soldiers when they take the stage at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "These two are important to the band," says frontman Art Alexakis. "There are folks in uniform all over the world, and at home, looking out for us -- and to play for them is an honor." A second concert for military personnel is on Oahu five weeks later (7/6). 2008

Disturbed perform "Into the Fire" at Spike TV's Guys Choice awards in Culver City, CA. Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash snags the Outstanding Literary Achievement honor for his bio. 2008

Billy Idol and Dave Mason (ex-Traffic) perform at the For The Arts benefit concert in Santa Monica, CA. The event supports the Education Foundation of Santa Monica & Malibu in the organization's effort to raise $15 million for a "permanent endowment fund" benefiting music and art programs at the area's public schools. 2009

At Spike TV’s Guy’s Choice ceremony in Culver City, CA, Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) is presented the Guitar God prize and Metallica gets the fan-voted Ballsiest Band award. 2009
2010's Ronnie James Dio, who fronted Black Sabbath, Dio, Rainbow, and Heaven & Hell, is laid to rest at the Hall of Liberty in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills. He passed away two weeks earlier from stomach cancer. 2010

Blondie’s “Panic Of Girls,” the group’s first album in eight years, is available for download. 2011

Slash’s album, “Apocalyptic Love,” is #1 on the Independent Albums Chart and also tops the Hard Music Albums Chart in its first week of release. The album sits at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and #2 on the Canadian chart. 2012

As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis posts a bond and is released from the San Diego County jail after being arrested for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill his wife. 2013

On a more positive note, Aerosmith, Extreme, Godsmack, The J. Geils Band and Boston are among the performers at the Boston Marathon benefit concert at the TD Garden. Donations are distributed to the survivors of the 4/15 bombings and to the families of those killed in the terrorist attack. 2013

Jack White pays $142,000 in back taxes for Detroit's historic Masonic Temple saving it from a threatened auction. Masonic directors rename one of the venue's several stages the Jack White Theater. 2013

The ninth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert at Club Nokia in L.A honors Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. He receives the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his support of the fund. The MusiCares MAP Fund aids musicians recovering from addiction. 2013