radiobill

radiobill

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I’m one part Rock music, one part Detroit sports junkie and one part keeping our Democracy away from the fascists. And I’m passionate as hell about all of them.

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Throughout the annals of American military success, from Washington to Grant to Eisenwhower to Schwartzkopf, all the great generals have resorted to crowd-sourcing ideas from anyone who has one when they've completely run out of ideas.

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usatoday.comScott Pelley speaks out after CBS firing, makes '60 Minutes' bias claimsScott Pelley is speaking out after being fired from "60 Minutes" with accusations that CBS leadership has forced bias and catered to politicians.

And MAGA -- no matter what they say -- will continue to watch football. As for the NFL? You're far from my favorite organization but gotta hand it to you.

Though not a constant member, he appeared on every studio album by both Mott The Hoople and Bad Company. He founded Bad Company along with Simon Kirke and Paul Rodgers of Free and Boz Burrell of King Crimson in 1973.

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The 81-year-old musician retired following a stroke in 2016: ultimateclassicrock.com/mick-ralphs-...

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This day in Rock history: Mike Starr, original bassist for Alice In Chains, was born in Honolulu in 1966. He was convicted of felony drug possession in 2003 and was featured in Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew on VH1 in 2010 and eventually overdosed at 44 on 3/8/2011.

This day in Rock history: The Beatles held the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. Those five songs were "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist And Shout," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand," and "Please Please Me."

This day in Rock history: Josh Todd, frontman for Buckcherry, was born in Los Angeles in 1971. Known for Rock songs like "Lit Up" and "Crazy Bitch," the band's biggest, and only, hit was 2007's "Sorry."

This day in Rock history: Guitarist Gary Moore was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1952. Prior to going solo, which produced the Rock hit "Still Got The Blues (For You)" in 1990, he was with Thin Lizzy between 1974-79. Moore died of a heart attack at 58 on 2/6/2011.

This day in Rock history: The #1 album in 1981 was 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 by Styx where it stayed for a total of 3 weeks. It became the band's most commercially successful album, producing classics like "Too Much Time On My Hands" and "The Best Of Times."

This day in Rock history: Barry Oakley of the Allman Brothers was born in Chicago. in 1948. He was killed in a motorcycle accident at 24 on 11/11/1972 which occurred 3 blocks from where Duane Allman's fatal motorcycle accident happened a year earlier on 10/29/1971.

This day in Rock history: The #1 album in 1992 was the soundtrack to the movie 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 where it stayed for 2 weeks. It includes numerous rock classics, including "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Dream Weaver," "Ballroom Blitz," and "Foxey Lady."

This day in Blues history: Legendary blues guitarist Muddy Waters was born in Issaquena County, MS in 1915. From 1977 to 1981 blues musician Johnny Winter, who idolized Waters growing up, produced four of his albums, three of which won Grammys. Waters died in his sleep at 70 on 4/30/1983.

This day in Rock history: Dee Murray, longtime bassist for Elton John, was born in Gillingham, England in 1946. Before joining Elton John, he and drummer Nigel Olsson were members of the Spencer Davis Group but sadly he died of a stroke at 45 on 1/15/1992.

This day in Audio history: The RealAudio Player was introduced, allowing users to stream audio for the first time in 1995. It was one of the first media players capable of streaming media over the Internet.

This day in Rock history: Richard Manuel, pianist and vocalist for The Band, was born in Stratford, Ontario in 1943. He was one of three lead singers in the band and is featured in songs such as "Share Your Love With Me" and "The Shape I'm In" but sadly took his own life at 42 on 3/4/1986.

This day in Rock history: Bad Company released the album 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿 in 1975. It reached #3 on the chart and produced classics like "Feel Like Makin' Love," "Shooting Star," and "Good Lovin' Gone Bad."

This day in Rock history: The Beatles released two greatest hits albums - 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟮-𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟲 and 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟳-𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬 in 1973. The former has been dubbed the "red" album and the latter the "blue" album due to their distinct color differences.

This day in Rock history: The #1 album in 1977 was 𝗥𝘂𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 by Fleetwood Mac where it stayed for a staggering total of 29 weeks. Only two albums were #1 for more weeks -- the West Side Story soundtrack (54 weeks) and Thriller by Michael Jackson (37 weeks).