Touring Artists, Stars Celebrating and More in This Week’s Headlines

So you didn’t win the Powerball. Well, neither did we, so we all went back to work today. Here are a few rock headlines to put a smile on your face and get you started in the right direction…

There’s still time to book a cruise with your favorite rockers as the Rock Legends IV Tour sets sail from Ft. Lauderdale January 21st and stays on the high seas for a few days, returning the 25th. Scheduled to appear are Peter Frampton, Gregg Allman, Grand Funk Railroad, The Marshall Tucker Band, BTO’s Randy Bachman, Foghat and more. Log onto ‘rocklegendcruise.com’ for more info, and hurry!

ZZ Top, AC/DC, Elton John, The Doobie Brothers with Dave Mason, Bruce Springsteen, and Def Leppard and Styx are all on tour as we speak.

The band Yes made it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but don’t look for Rick Wakeman to be at the ceremony.

Ray Davies of the Kinks will be Knighted by the Queen this month.

Allan Williams the Beatles very 1st manager (1960-1961) died over the weekend.

Birthdays this week include Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones, Rod Evans of Deep Purple, Dewey Bunnell of America, Kiss’s Paul Stanley, Rick Evans of Zager and Evans, Steve Perry, Bill Cunningham of the Box Tops and Trevor Rabin of Yes.


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