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WEEK 21st - 31st JULY
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July 22, 1969 : "LED ZEPPELIN"'s debut goes gold.
Posted on 2009-07-23 14:47:05 and written by dimitris
WEEK 21st - 31st JULY (ROCK BIRTHDAYS)
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July 21, 1946, Barry Whitham (Herman's Hermits)
July 21, 1948, Cat Stevens
July 21, 1955, Howie Epstein (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
July 22, 1937, Chuck Jackson
July 22, 1940, George Clinton
July 22, 1944, Estelle Bennett (Ronettes)
July 22, 1944, Richard Davies (Supertramp)
July 22, 1947, Don Henley (Eagles)
July 22, 1963, Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls)
July 22, 1964, Will Calhoun (Living Colour)
July 22, 1967, Pat Badger (Extreme)
July 23, 1935, Cleveland Duncan (Penguins)
July 23, 1945, Dino Danelli (Rascals)
July 23, 1946, Andy Mackay (Roxy Music)
July 23, 1947, David Essex
July 23, 1950, Blair Thornton (Bachman Turner Overdrive)
July 23, 1971, Alison Krauss
July 24, 1941, Barbara Jean Love (Friends of Distinction)
July 24, 1948, Steve Goodman
July 24, 1961, Gary Cherone (Extreme)
July 25, 1942, Bruce Woodly (Seekers)
July 25, 1943, Jim McCarty (Yardbirds/Renaissance)
July 25, 1958, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
July 25, 1973, Ladybug (Mary Ann Vieira) (Digable Planets)
July 26, 1937, Al Banks (Turbans)
July 26, 1941, Brenton Wood
July 26, 1942, Dobie Gray
July 26, 1943, Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
July 26, 1949, Roger Taylor (Queen)
July 27, 1933, Nick Reynolds (Kingston Trio)
July 27, 1942, Kim Fowley
July 27, 1943, Al Ramsey (Gary Lewis & The Playboys)
July 27, 1944, Bobbie Gentry
July 27, 1949, David Weck (Brownsville Station)
July 27, 1949, Maureen McGovern
July 27, 1962, Karl Mueller (Soul Asylum)
July 28, 1938, George Cummings (Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show)
July 28, 1944, Mike Bloomfield (Butterfield Blues Band/Electric Flag)
July 28, 1945, Rick Wright (Pink Floyd)
July 28, 1946, Jonathan Edwards
July 28, 1949, Simon Kirke (Free/Bad Company)
July 28, 1949, Steven Took (T. Rex)
July 29, 1953, Geddy Lee (Rush)
July 29, 1973, Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men)
July 30, 1941, Paul Anka
July 30, 1945, David Sanborn
July 30, 1946, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (Jethro Tull)
July 30, 1958, Kate Bush
July 31, 1923, Amhet Ertegun (record executive)
July 31, 1932, Morey Carr (Playmates)
July 31, 1937, Bonnie Brown (The Browns)
July 31, 1939, John West (Gary Lewis & The Playboys)
July 31, 1943, Lobo (Roland Kent Lavoie)
July 31, 1946, Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac)
July 31, 1946, Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis & The Playboys)
July 31, 1953, Hugh MacDowell (Electric Light Orchestra)
July 31, 1958, Bill Berry (R.E.M.)
Posted on 2009-07-23 14:46:03 and written by dimitris
WEEK 11th - 20th JULY
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July 18, 1995 : "MEGADETH" release
"Hidden Treasures".
July 18, 1995 : "MOTORHEAD" release "Sacrifice".
July 17, 1979 : "AC/DC" release "Highway To Hell".
Posted on 2009-07-19 14:48:25 and written by dimitris
WEEK 11th - 20th JULY (ROCK BIRTHDAYS)
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July 11, 1897, Blind Lemon Jefferson
July 11, 1931, Tab Hunter
July 11, 1951, Bonnie Pointer (Pointer Sisters)
July 11, 1959, Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
July 11, 1959, Suzanne Vega
July 12, 1942, Swamp Dogg
July 12, 1943, Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
July 12, 1948, Walter Egan
July 12, 1949, John Wetton (Asia)
July 12, 1950, Eric Carr (Kiss)
July 12, 1962, Daniel Murphy (Soul Asylum)
July 13, 1942, Roger McGuinn (Byrds)
July 13, 1942, Jay Uzzell (Corsairs)
July 13, 1942, Stephen Jo Bladd (J. Geils Band)
July 14, 1912, Woodie Guthrie
July 14, 1938, Bob Scholl (Mello-Kings)
July 15, 1945, Peter Lewis (Moby Grape)
July 15, 1946, Linda Ronstadt
July 16, 1940, Tony Jackson (Searchers)
July 16, 1949, Ray Major (Mott the Hoople)
July 16, 1952, Stewart Copeland (Police)
July 17, 1938, Stanley Bronstein (Elephant's Memory Band)
July 17, 1941, Spencer Davis
July 17, 1948, Mick Tucker (Sweet)
July 17, 1949, Terry Butler (Black Sabbath)
July 17, 1952, Phoebe Snow
July 17, 1952, Nicolette Larson
July 17, 1971, DJ Minutemix (Jarrett Cordes) (P.M. Dawn)
July 17, 1971, Ed Kowalczyk (Live)
July 18, 1929, Screaming Jay Hawkins
July 18, 1931, Papa Dee Allen (War)
July 18, 1939, Dion (Dion DiMucci)
July 18, 1939, Brian Auger (Trinity)
July 18, 1941, Martha Reeves
July 18, 1941, Lonnie Mack
July 18, 1943, Robin MacDonald (Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas)
July 18, 1943, Bobby Sherman
July 18, 1945, Danny McCulloch (Animals)
July 18, 1948, Philip Harris (Ace)
July 18, 1949, Wally Bryson (Raspberries)
July 18, 1950, Glenn Hughes (Village People)
July 18, 1955, Terry Chambers (XTC)
July 19, 1926, Sue Thompson
July 19, 1941, Vicki Carr
July 19, 1946, Alan Gorie (Average White Band)
July 19, 1947, Bernie Leadon (Flying Burrito Bros./Eagles)
July 19, 1947, Brian May (Queen)
July 19, 1948, Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead)
July 20, 1945, John Lodge (Moody Blues)
July 20, 1946, Kim Carnes
July 20, 1947, Carlos Santana
July 20, 1956, Paul Cook (Sex Pistols)
July 20, 1964, Chris Sornell (Soundgarden)
July 20, 1966, Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam)
Posted on 2009-07-19 14:45:32 and written by dimitris
WEEK 1st - 10th JULY
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July 10, 1969 : Ian Gillan joins "DEEP PURPLE". Their first gig is at The Speakeasy in Margaret Street, London.
July 10, 1968 : Eric Clapton announced that "CREAM" will break up following a farewell tour.
Posted on 2009-07-10 16:47:06 and written by dimitris
WEEK 1st - 10th JULY (ROCK BIRTHDAYS)
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July 1, 1930, Bobby Day
July 1, 1939, Delaney Bramlett (Delaney & Bonnie)
July 1, 1945, Deborah Harry (Blondie)
July 1, 1946, June Monteiro (Toys)
July 1, 1951, Fred Schneider (B52s)
July 1, 1952, Dan Aykroyd a.k.a. Elwood Blues (Blues Brothers)
July 2, 1939, Paul Williams (Temptations)
July 2, 1952, Johnny Colla (Huey Lewis & The News)
July 2, 1961, Paul Geary (Extreme)
July 3, 1893, "Mississippi" John Hurt
July 3, 1943, Judith Durham (Seekers)
July 3, 1948, Paul Barrerre (Little Feat)
July 3, 1949, Fontella Bass
July 3, 1949, John Verity (Argent)
July 3, 1955, Mike Corby (Babys)
July 3, 1957, Laura Branigan
July 3, 1959, Stephen Pearcy (Ratt)
July 3, 1969, Butterfly (Ishmael Butler)(Digable Planets)
July 4, 1900, Louis Armstrong
July 4, 1934, Gilbert Lopez (Tune Weavers)
July 4, 1938, Bill Withers
July 4, 1943, Alan Wilson (Canned Heat)
July 4, 1948, Jeremy Spencer (Fleetwood Mac)
July 4, 1955, John Waite
July 4, 1958, Kirk Pengilly (INXS)
July 4, 1963, Matt Malley (Counting Crows)
July 5, 1941, Terry Cashman
July 5, 1944, Robbie Robertson
July 5, 1946, Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf)
July 5, 1951, Huey Lewis
July 5, 1959, Marc Cohn
July 5, 1973, Bengt Lagerberg (Cardigans)
July 6, 1925, Bill Haley
July 6, 1931, Della Reese
July 6, 1937, Gene Chandler
July 6, 1945, R. K. Elswit (Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show)
July 6, 1949, Michael Shrieve (Santana)
July 6, 1953, Nanci Griffith
July 7, 1940, Ringo Starr (Beatles)
July 7, 1944, Warren Entner (Grassroots)
July 7, 1945, Jim Rodford (Argent)
July 7, 1947, David Hodo (Village People)
July 7, 1948, Larry Rheinhardt (Iron Butterfly)
July 7, 1962, Mark White (Spin Doctors)
July 8, 1908, Louis Jordan
July 8, 1935, Steve Lawrence
July 8, 1944, Michael Johnson
July 8, 1944, Jai Johanny Johanson (Allman Brothers)
July 9, 1941, Donald McPherson (Main Ingredient)
July 9, 1959, Marc Almond (Soft Cell)
July 9, 1965, Courtney Love (Hole)
July 10, 1947, Arlo Guthrie
July 10, 1949, Dave Smalley (Raspberries)
July 10, 1949, Ronnie James Rio (Rainbow)
July 10, 1954, Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys)
Posted on 2009-07-06 11:55:14 and written by dimitris
WEEK 21st - 30th JUNE
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June 28, 1976 : Ian Paice leaves "DEEP PURPLE".
June 27, 1981 : "IRON MAIDEN" release the single "Purgatory".
June 26, 1984 : "DIO" release their second album, "The Last In Line".
June 26, 2000 : "GAMMA RAY"'s 2CD career spanning retrospective, "Blast From The Past", is released through Noise.
June 21, 1975 : Ritchie Blackmore quits "DEEP PURPLE" to form "RAINBOW".
June 21, 1988 : JIMMY PAGE releases his first solo album, "Outrider".
Posted on 2009-06-22 14:54:25 and written by dimitris
WEEK 21st - 30th JUNE (ROCK BIRTHDAYS)
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June 21, 1942, O.C. Smith
June 21, 1944, Ray Davies (Kinks)
June 21, 1950, Joey Kramer (Aerosmith)
June 21, 1952, Nils Lofgren (Grin)
June 22, 1936, Kris Kristofferson
June 22, 1944, Peter Asher (Peter & Gordon)
June 22, 1947, Howard Kaylan (Turtles/Mothers of Invention/Flo & Eddie)
June 22, 1948, Todd Rundgren
June 22, 1949, Alan Osmond (Osmonds)
June 22, 1957, Gary Beers (INXS)
June 22, 1959, Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies)
June 22, 1961, Jimmy Somerville
June 22, 1964, Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones)
June 22, 1970, Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies)
June 22, 1977, Chris Traynor (Helmet)
June 23, 1929, June Carter Cash
June 23, 1940, Adam Faith
June 23, 1944, Rosetta Hightower (Orlons)
June 23, 1955, Glenn Danzig
June 23, 1965, Paul Arthurs (Oasis)
June 24, 1942, Mick Fleetwood
June 24, 1944, Chris Wood (Traffic)
June 24, 1944, Jeff Beck
June 24, 1944, Arthur Brown (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown)
June 24, 1945, Colin Blunstone (Zombies)
June 24, 1948, Patrick Moraz (Yes/Moody Blues)
June 24, 1959, Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark)
June 24, 1961, Curt Smith (Tears For Fears)
June 25, 1935, Eddie Floyd
June 25, 1945, Carly Simon
June 25, 1946, Ian McDonald (Foreigner)
June 25, 1949, Clint Warwick (Moody Blues)
June 25, 1952, Tim Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House)
June 25, 1963, George Michael
June 26, 1893, Big Bill Broonzy
June 26, 1910, Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis' manager)
June 26, 1940, Billy Davis Jr. (Fifth Dimension)
June 26, 1949, Larry Taylor (Canned Heat)
June 26, 1949, John Illsey (Dire Straits)
June 26, 1953, Mick Jones (Clash)
June 26, 1956, Chris Isaak
June 26, 1957, Patty Smyth (Scandal)
June 27, 1925, Doc Pomus
June 27, 1944, Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys)
June 27, 1961, Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)
June 28, 1914, Lester Flatt
June 28, 1943, Bobby Harrison (Procol Harum)
June 28, 1945, Dave Knights (Procol Harum)
June 29, 1945, Little Eva
June 29, 1948, Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
June 29, 1953, Colin Hay (Men At Work)
June 29, 1960, Evelyn "Champagne" King
June 30, 1917, Lena Horne
June 30, 1936, Dave Van Ronk
June 30, 1941, Lawrence Henley (Newbeats)
June 30, 1943, Florence Ballard (Supremes)
June 30, 1944, Glenn Shorrock (Little River Band)
June 30, 1946, Ian Matthews
June 30, 1949, Andrew Scott (Sweet)
Posted on 2009-06-22 14:52:48 and written by dimitris
WEEK 11th - 20th JUNE
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June 20, 1988 : "DEEP PURPLE" release "Nobody's Perfect".
June 20, 1995 : "KING DIAMOND" releases "The Spider's Lullabye".
June 19, 2000 : "VIRGIN STEELE"'s Magick Fire Music EP is released.
June 19, 1976 : "BLUE OYSTER CULT" release "Agents Of Fortune".
June 14, 2002 : a memorial service for former "RATT" guitarist Robbin Crosby was held on June 14th at 6:30pm at the Wind N' Sea Beach in La Jolla, CA.
June 13, 1985 : "SCORPIONS"' "World Wide Live" is released and becomes one of the biggest selling live albums of all time.
June 13, 2000 : SEBASTIAN BACH takes over the lead role in Broadway's "Jekyll & Hyde".
Posted on 2009-06-12 15:50:33 and written by dimitris
WEEK 11th - 20th JUNE (ROCK BIRTHDAYS)
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June 11, 1934, James "Pookie" Hudson (Spaniels)
June 11, 1940, Joey Dee
June 11, 1946, John Lawton (Uriah Heep)
June 11, 1949, Frank Beard (Z.Z. Top)
June 12, 1942, Len Barry (Dovells)
June 12, 1943, Reg Presley (Troggs)
June 12, 1951, Brad Delp (Boston)
June 12, 1951, Bun E. Carlos (Brad Carlson)(Cheap Trick)
June 12. 1952, Junior Brown
June 12, 1953, Rocky Burnette
June 12, 1959, John Linnell (They Might Be Giants)
June 12, 1968, Bobby Sheehan (Blues Traveler)
June 13, 1940, Bobby Freeman
June 13, 1949, Dennis Locorriere (Dr. Hook)
June 13, 1954, Robert Donaldson (Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods)
June 14, 1909, Burl Ives
June 14, 1943, Muff Winwood (Spencer Davis Group)
June 14, 1945, Rod Argent (Zombies/Argent)
June 14, 1949, Alan White (Plastic Ono Band/Yes)
June 14, 1947, Barry Melton (Country Joe & the Fish)
June 14, 1952, Jim Lea (Slade)
June 14, 1961, Boy George (George O'Dowd) (Culture Club)
June 15, 1937, Waylon Jennings
June 15, 1941, Harry Nilsson
June 15, 1946, Noddy Holder (Slade)
June 15, 1949, Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply)
June 15, 1949, Michael "Sam" Lutz (Brownsville Station)
June 15, 1950, Noddy Holder (Slade)
June 15, 1951, Steve Walsh (Kansas)
June 15, 1954, Terri Gibbs
June 16, 1939, Billy 'Crash' Craddock
June 16, 1941, Lamont Dozier (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
June 16, 1942, Edward Levert (O'Jays)
June 16, 1952, Gino Vannelli
June 17, 1944, Chris Spedding
June 17, 1946, Barry Manilow
June 17, 1947, Gregg Rolie (Santana)
June 18, 1942, Paul McCartney (Beatles/Wings)
June 18, 1957, Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
June 18, 1961, Alison Moyet
June 18, 1969, "Sice" (Simon Rowbottom) (Boo Radleys)
June 18, 1971, Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
June 19, 1921, Louis Jordan
June 19, 1936, Tommy de Vito (Four Seasons)
June 19, 1936, Shirley Goodman (Shirley & Lee/Shirley & Co.)
June 19, 1942, "Spanky" McFarlane (Spanky & Our Gang)
June 19, 1950, Ann Wilson (Heart)
June 19, 1953, Larry Dunn (Earth Wind & Fire)
June 19, 1959, Mark DeBarge (DeBarge)
June 19, 1963, Paula Abdul
June 20, 1924, Chet Atkins
June 20, 1936, Billy Guy (Coasters)
June 20, 1942, Brian Wilson
June 20, 1949, Lionel Richie
June 20, 1953, Cyndi Lauper
June 20, 1953, Alan Longmuir (Bay City Rollers)
June 20, 1955, Michael Anthony (Van Halen)
June 20, 1960, John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Posted on 2009-06-12 15:48:06 and written by dimitris
WEEK 1st - 10th JUNE
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June 7, 1980 : "IRON MAIDEN"'s 'Sanctuary' single is released.
June 7, 1984 : LITA FORD releases "Dancing On The Edge".
June 6, 1989 : singer Ray Gillen, along with ex-OZZY axeman Jake E. Lee release their self-titled debut collaboration called "BADLANDS".
June 5, 1999 :
"AEROSMITH" wins best song in a movie honors at the MTV Movie Awards for
'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' from the Armageddon movie soundtrack.
June 5, 1984 : "TWISTED SISTER" release their North American debut, "Stay Hungry".
June 5, 1984 : "SLAYER" release their debut "Show No Mercy".
June 2, 1993 : "IRON MAIDEN" perform the first of three nights in Moscow on their first trip to Russia.
Posted on 2009-06-02 02:47:10 and written by dimitris
WEEK 1st - 10th JUNE (ROCK BIRTHDAYS)
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June 1, 1934, Pat Boone
June 1, 1945, Linda Scott
June 1, 1947, Ron Wood (Faces/Rolling Stones)
June 1, 1950, Graham Russell (Air Supply)
June 1, 1950, Charlene
June 1, 1959, Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode)
June 1, 1960, Simon Gallup (The Cure)
June 1, 1974, Alanis Morissette
June 2, 1937, Jimmy Jones
June 2, 1939, Charles Miller (War)
June 2, 1941, William Guest (Gladys Knight and the Pips)
June 2, 1941, Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
June 2, 1943, Jimmy Castor
June 2, 1950, Antone Tavares (Tavares)
June 2, 1960, Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
June 3, 1942, Curtis Mayfield (Impressions)
June 3, 1943, Mike Dennis (Dovells)
June 3, 1944, Michael Clark (Byrds/Flying Burrito Bros.)
June 3, 1946, Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
June 3, 1950, Suzie Quatro
June 3, 1951, Deniece Williams
June 3, 1954, Dan Hill
June 4, 1937, Freddy Fender
June 4, 1944, Roger Ball (Average White Band)
June 4, 1944, Michelle Gilliam Phillips (Mamas and Papas)
June 4, 1945, Gordon Waller (Peter and Gordon)
June 4, 1961, Eldra DeBarge (DeBarge)
June 5, 1941, Floyd Lawrence Butler (Friends Of Distinction)
June 5, 1946, Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf)
June 5, 1946, Freddy Stone (Sly and the Family Stone)
June 5, 1950, Laurie Anderson
June 5, 1950, Ronnie Dyson
June 5, 1954, Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
June 6, 1936, Levi Stubbs (Four Tops)
June 6, 1939, Gary 'U.S.' Bonds
June 6, 1942, Howard Kane (Jay & The Americans)
June 6, 1944, Peter Albin (Big Brother & the Holding Company)
June 6, 1944, Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream)
June 6, 1956, Kenny G (Kenneth Gorelick)
June 6, 1961, Tom Araya (Slayer)
June 7, 1940, Tom Jones
June 7, 1944, Clarence White (Byrds)
June 7, 1946, Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead)
June 7, 1955, Joey Scarbury
June 7, 1958, Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson)
June 7, 1967, Dave Navarro (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
June 8, 1940, Nancy Sinatra
June 8, 1940, Sherman Garnes (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
June 8, 1942, Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night)
June 8, 1944, Boz Scaggs
June 8, 1947, Mick Box (Uriah Heep)
June 8, 1947, Julie Driscoll (Brian Auger & the Trinity)
June 8, 1950, Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
June 8, 1953, Bonnie Tyler
June 8, 1960, Mick Hucknall (Simply Red)
June 8, 1962, Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
June 9, 1916, Les Paul
June 9, 1929, Johnny Ace (John Alexander)
June 9, 1934, Jackie Wilson
June 9, 1941, John Lord (Deep Purple)
June 9, 1946, John 'Mitch' Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
June 9, 1967, Dean Felber (Hootie & The Blowfish)
June 9, 1971, Paul McGuigan (Oasis)
June 10, 1910, Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett)
June 10, 1941, Shirley Alston (Shirelles)
June 10, 1942, Janet Vogel (Skyliners)
June 10, 1946, Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum)
Posted on 2009-06-02 02:42:32 and written by dimitris
R.I.P. bassist Ean Evans
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LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) The U.S. rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd says its longtime bassist Ean Evans has died.
The Georgia native and Mississippi resident joined the group in
2001. He previously performed with the bands Cupid's Arrow and Outlaws.
"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of
longtime Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Ean Evans," the group said on its Web
site Wednesday. "Ean put up a valiant battle with an aggressive form of
cancer and he will be sorely missed by family, friends and fans."
Evans is survived by his wife Eva and two daughters, Sydney and Andrea
Posted on 2009-05-09 14:10:06 and written by dimitris
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