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HAPPY 47th BIRTHDAY TO GREEN DAY’S BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

 

 

 

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LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 17, 2019…ON THIS DATE IN 1972 BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG WAS BORN IN OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. HE’S THE YOUNGEST THE OF THE 6 CHILDREN OF OLLIE JACKSON, AND ANDREW ARMSTRONG.

 

 

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ACCORDING TO BABY HUEY (BILLIE JOE AND GREEN DAY STALKER)

 

BILLIE JOE IS THE YOUNGEST OF THE 6 CHILDREN.

 

HE WAS RAISED IN RODEO CALIFORNIA, AND MET MIKE DIRNT AT THE AGE OF 10 IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA. IN 1989, AT THE AGE OF 17, BILLIE JOE FORMED GREEN DAY WITH DIRNT. THE NAME GREEN DAY WAS CHOSEN FOR THE GROUP’S LOVE OF MARIJUANA. ON HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY, ON THIS DATE IN 1990 BILLIE JOE DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MUSIC. I’D SAY THINGS WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL FOR HIM.

 

HERE’S GREEN DAY IN CONCERT

 


THE EAGLES GREATEST HITS

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 17, 2019…ON THIS DAY IN 1976, THE EAGLES RELEASED THE FIRST OF THEIR MEGA ALBUMS. ‘THE EAGLES THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975’ IS NOW THE BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM IN AMERICA. IT MOONWALKED PAST MICHAEL JACKSON’S ‘THRILLER’, WITH OVER 38 MILLION COPIES AND DOWNLOADS IN THE USA. WORLDWIDE IT’S SOLD OVER 48 MILLION COPIES.

HERE ARE THE EAGLES IN CONCERT FROM 1973

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR HAWKINS

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 17, 2019…HAPPY 47TH BIRTHDAY TO TAYLOR HAWKINS. PRIOR TO JOINING THE FOO FIGHTERS IN 1997, HAWKINS WAS THE TOURING DRUMMER FOR ALANIS MORRISETTE. IN ADDITION TO HANDLING THE DRUMS FOR THE FOO FIGHTERS, HAWKINS IS A GREAT SINGER, AND IS FEATURED ON THE FOO FIGHTERS’ VERSION OF PINK FLOYD’S ‘HAVE A CIGAR’ ON THE ‘MISSION:MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2’ SOUNDTRACK

HERE’S ‘HAVE A CIGAR’ WITH THE FOO’S AND QUEEN’S BRIAN MAY

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LINDA RONSTADT WAS #1

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 16, 2019…ON THIS DATE IN 1975 LINDA RONSTADT WAS SITTING AT NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS WITH HER VERSION OF ‘YOU’RE NO GOOD’. VAN HALEN LATER WENT ON TO RECORD THIS SONG FOR THEIR SECOND ALBUM.

HERE’S A 1973 RECORDING SESSION FROM LINDA RONSTADT THAT WAS BROADCAST ON KSAN (THE BONE). THIS IS LIVE SESSION WITH A SOUNDBOARD FEED, AND IT’S SPECTACULAR. THIS IS AUDIO ONLY ( HEY, WE WEREN’T A TV STATION AND BACK THEN NOBODY HAD MOBILE PHONES WITH CAMERAS.) I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE SESSION, BUT IF YOU WANT TO HEAR ‘YOU’RE NO GOOD’

FAST FORWARD TO THE 48 MINUTE MARK.

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HERE’S LINDA PERFORMING ON THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL


KID ROCK AT THE STRIP BAR=TROUBLE

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 16, 2019…ON THIS DAY IN 2005 KID ROCK WAS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY PUNCHING A DJ AT A STRIP CLUB IN NASHVILLE. KID ACTUALLY ESCAPED THE CLUB, BUT WAS PULLED OVER LATER BY AN OFFICER WHO GOT AN AUTOGRAPH AND DIDN’T ADMINISTER A BREATHALYZER TEST TO ROCK, DESPITE SMELLING ALCOHOL. AFTER GETTING THE AUTOGRAPH, THE COP LET HIM GO. ROCK WAS THEN ARRESTED HOURS LATER, TAKEN TO NIGHT COURT, AND FINED $ 3,000. THE OFFICER HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED.

HERE’S KID ROCK- AMERICAN BAD ASS !!!

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SAMMY HAGAR TELLS LAMONT AND TONELLI HOW HE GAVE RONNIE MONTROSE WRITING CREDIT ON NEW SONG

Lamont and Tonelli’s Dirty 30 Anniversary Show with Sammy Hagar & The Circle will be on Saturday, April 20th at the Concord Pavilion.

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 15th at 10am through: www.livenation.com

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Listen to Lamont and Tonelli’s interview with Sammy Hagar.

Sammy Hagar & The Circle have released their new music video for “Trust Fund Baby” from their upcoming new album “Space Between” which will be released on Friday, May 10th.

Click here to pre-order “Space Between.”

Click here to check out Sammy Hagar on iTunes.

Stream and Download “Trust Fund Baby” by clicking here.

Watch Sammy Hagar’s new music video for “Trust Fund Baby.”

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WATCH SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR TRUST FUND BABY

Sammy Hagar & The Circle have released their new music video for “Trust Fund Baby” from their upcoming new album “Space Between” which will be released on Friday, May 10th.

Click here to pre-order “Space Between.”

Click here to check out Sammy Hagar on iTunes.

Stream and Download “Trust Fund Baby” by clicking here.

Lamont and Tonelli’s Dirty 30 Anniversary Show with Sammy Hagar & The Circle will be at the Concord Pavilion on April 20th.

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 15th at 10am through: www.livenation.com

Click here for more info.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Watch Sammy Hagar’s new music video for “Trust Fund Baby.”

Follow Sammy Hagar here.

DEEP PURPLE’S BURN

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 15, 2019…IT WAS 1974 DEEP PURPLE RELEASED “BURN” FEATURING DAVID COVERDALE AS THE LEAD SINGER. IT WAS THE EIGHTH DEEP PURPLE SOLO ALBUM, AND THE FIRST WITHOUT IAN GILLAN AND ROGER GLOVER IN THE BAND’S LINE UP.

THE ALBUM FEATURED A GREAT SONG ’BURN’

HERE’S THE REVAMPED LINE UP PERFORMING THE SONG IN CONCERT CIRCA 1974. COVERDALES’ AND GLENN HUGHES’ RANGE WILL BLOW YOU AWAY

IF YOU’RE A DEEP PURPLE FAN, THIS IS A FANTASTIC DOCUMENTARY ON THE HISTORY OF THE BAND AND IS A MUST WATCH

FLY BY NIGHT

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 15, 2019…’FLY BY NIGHT’ IS RUSH’S SECOND ALBUM AND WAS RELEASED ON THIS DATE IN 1975. IT WAS THE FIRST RUSH ALBUM TO FEATURE DRUMMER NEIL PEART. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST RUSH ALBUM TO SELL MORE THAN A MILLION COPIES.

HERE’S THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘FLY BY NIGHT’ FROM RUSH