The Rare Collections adds Authentic Sports Memorabilia

The new sports memorabilia collection comes from a private collector who purchased the items over many years and is downsizing and ready to part with the majority of his collection. The collection boasts autographed baseball bats, hockey sticks, autographed photos, artwork, figurines and more than a dozen authentic jerseys in excellent condition. 

2012 is The Year of The Doors

The year-long celebration of the iconic 1960's rock band, The Doors kicks off with a release of a new, never-before released track from the LA Woman Sessions titled "She Smells So Nice." The track will premier on the band's Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/thedoors) January 9th and on various radio stations the next day.

Dec 31, Today's Rock History Report...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

1955, Based on sales from stores, radio and jukebox plays Billboard named 'Unchained Melody' by Les Baxter the number 1 US song of 1955.

1961, The Beach Boys made their live debut using their new name when they appeared at Long Beach Civic Auditorium, California.


1963, The Kinks made their live debut when they played at the Lotus House Restaurant, London.

1966, The Monkees started a 7-week run at No.1 on the US singles charts with the Neil Diamond song 'I'm A Believer'. Also No.1 in the UK in 1967.

1966, Ray Charles appeared at the City Center Arena in Seattle Washington, tickets cost $4.50 on the door.

1967, American songwriter and producer Bert Berns died of heart failure aged 38. He wrote many classic songs including 'Twist And Shout', 'Hang On Sloopy', ‘Here Comes the Night’, ‘I Want Candy’ and 'Brown Eyed Girl'.

1968, Joe Cocker, Amen Corner, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Small Faces, Free and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band all appeared at Alexandra Palace, London. Tickets 25 shillings, ($3.00).

1970, Paul McCartney filed a suit against the rest of The Beatles to dissolve their partnership.

1973, Australian band AC/DC made their live debut when they appeared at Chequers Bar in Sydney.

1973, Journey made their live debut at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom.

1979, Blondie's gig at The Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland was broadcast live on BBC 2's 'Old Grey Whistle Test'.

1979, David Bowie performed an acoustic version of 'Space Oddity' on the UK TV 'Kenny Everett New Year's Show'.

1981, Tom Waits married Irish playwright Kathleen Brennan.

1982, Guitarist with The E Street Band, Miami Steve Van Zandt married Maureen Santora in New Jersey. Best man was Bruce Springsteen.

1982, Max's Kansas City in New York City closed down. The venue had been a launching pad for such artists as The New York Dolls, Bruce Springsteen and The Velvet Underground.

1984, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, crashed his Corvette Stingray, on the A57 outside Sheffield, Allen lost his left arm in the accident. Allen was on his way to a New Year's Eve party at his family's home when a Jaguar passed him. The driver had been egging Allen on and would not allow him to pass. In his rage to pass this driver, he did not see a turn up ahead and lost control of his car. He was thrown from the car, with his left arm severed due to the seatbelt not being properly fastened.

1985, Ricky Nelson was killed along with six others, when his charted light aircraft crashed in Texas. Nelson had played himself on his parent's US TV The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet.' (1958 US No.1 'Poor Little Fool', 1961 UK No.2 single 'Hello Mary Lou' plus over 30 US Top 40 hit singles).

1991, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and the Red Hot Chili Peppers all appeared on the same bill at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California.

1991, Ted Nugent donated 200 pounds of venison to a Salvation Army soup kitchen in Detroit with the message 'I kill it, you grill it'.

1996, Paul McCartney became a Sir after he was listed in the Queens New Year's Honours List.

2000, Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson married actress Kate Hudson the daughter of actress Goldie Hawn. The couple separated in 2006.

Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1942, Andy Summers, The Police
1943, Henry John Deutschendorf, (John Denver), killed in a plane crash on October 12, 1997.
1947, Burton Cummings, The Guess Who
1948, Donna Summer,
1951, Tom Hamilton, Aerosmith
1951, Fermin Goytisolo, KC and the Sunshine Band
1963, Scott Ian, Anthrax

Dec 30, Today's Rock History Report...

1962, Ike & Tina Turner, The Ike-etts, Jimmy Thomas and Mary Brown all appeared at Cocoanut Grove, Sacrament, California.

1962, Singer Brenda Lee was hurt when she attempted to rescue her poodle, Cee Cee from her burning house. Cee Cee later died of smoke inhalation.

1965, The Kinks, The Who, Manfred Man, The Hollies and Gerry and the Pacemakers all appeared on tonight's UK TV pop show 'Shindig!'

1966, Pink Floyd and Soft Machine appeared at the UFO presents Night Tripper at the Blarney Club, London, England.

1967, The Beatles scored their 15th US No.1 with 'Hello Goodbye', Gladys Knight and the Pips were at No.2 with 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' and The Monkees at No.3 with 'Daydream Believer.'

1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at Gonzaga University Gymnasium, Spokane on their first North American tour supporting Vanilla Fudge.

1969, Peter Tork quit The Monkees, buying himself out of his contract which left him broke.

1972, Brownsville Station, Sha-Na-Na and Bruce Springsteen (who was the opening act), all appeared of the Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio.

1978, Emerson Lake and Palmer announced their official break up.

1978, XTC made their live debut in the US when they played a show in Philadelphia.

1995, Clarence Satchell from The Ohio Players died aged 55. Scored the 1974 US No.1 single 'Fire' and had hits with ‘Skin Tight’, ‘I Want To Be Free’ and ‘Love Roller Coaster.’

1999, George Harrison and his wife Olivia were attacked when an intruder broke into their home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Olivia beat off the attacker with a poker and heavy lamp. Harrison who was stabbed in the chest was admitted to hospital and treated for a collapsed lung and various minor stab wounds. His wife, Olivia, was treated for cuts and bruises she had suffered in the struggle with the intruder. Police later arrested the intruder who was from Liverpool and had an irrational obsession with the Beatles.

2001, Nickelback went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'How To Remind Me'.

2002, The funeral of former Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer took place in London. Strummer had died of a suspected heart attack on 22nd Dec 2002 aged 50.

Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1928, Bo Diddley, died from heart failure in Archer, Florida aged 79 on June 2, 2008.
1934, Del Shannon, died on February 8, 1990.
1942, Mike Nesmith, The Monkees
1945, Davy Jones, The Monkees
1946, Patti Smith
1947, Jeff Lynne, Idle Race, The Move, Electric Light Orchestra,Traveling Wilburys
1959, Tracy Ullman

Dec 29, Today's Rock History Report...

1956, Elvis Presley made chart history by having 10 songs on Billboards Top 100.

1962, During his first visit to the UK Bob Dylan performed at The Troubadour in London.

1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut on the UK TV show 'Top Of The Pops' performing 'Hey Joe'.

1966, Working at Abbey Road studios, London, Paul McCartney began work on his new song ‘Penny Lane’, recording six takes of keyboard tracks and various percussion effects.

1966, Pink Floyd appeared at The Marquee, Wardour Street, London, England.

1967, Guitarist and singer Dave Mason quit Traffic after differences of musical opinion.

1967, The Doors appeared at The Family Dog, Denver, Colorado.

1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Civic Auditorium, Portland on their first North American tour opening for Vanilla Fudge.

1973, Jim Croce scored his second No.1 US single of the year when 'Time In A Bottle' went to the top of the charts. Croce was killed in a plane crash on the way to a concert on September 20th 1973.

1982, Sets of commemorative stamps in memory of Bob Marley were issued in Jamaica.

1984, Band Aid were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' and Madonna was at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Like A Virgin.'

1991, Nirvana appeared at the ASU Activity Center, Tempel, Arizona.

1999, Three ferrets named Beckham, Posh Spice and Baby Spice were used to lay power cables for a rock concert being held in Greenwich, London, England on New Years Eve. The crew were not allowed to dig up the turf at the Royal Park so they tried long rods, but they could not push the cables through the tiny tunnels, which frequently bend and dog-leg. The ferrets were eased into tiny nylon harnesses with wires which where then attached to a rope and enticed to the end of the ducts by a slab of smelly meat. The animals ran into the series of ducts which were under the stage, leading the cables with them. The New Years Eve concert featured Simply Red, Eurythmics and Bryan Ferry.

Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1942, Ray Thomas, The Moody Blues
1943, Rick Danko, The Band, died December 10, 1999
1946, Marianne Faithfull
1947, Cozy Powell, Whitesnake, ELP, killed in a car crash in England on April 5, 1998.
1955, Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar Band
1961, Jim Reid, The Jesus and Mary Chain
1966, Bryan Holland, The Offspring