ON THIS DATE IN 1971 A BABY GIRL WAS BORN IN COUNTY LIMERICK IRELAND, THE YOUNGEST OF 9 IN A GOOD IRISH CATHOLIC FAMILY, DOLORES MARY EILEEN O’RIORDAN. SEEMS DOLORES WAS SINGING BEFORE SHE COULD EVEN TALK, AT THE AGE OF 5, HER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TOOK HER INTO THE 6TH GRADE CLASSROOM AND HAD HER SING FOR THE STUDENTS. AT THE AGE OF 12, SHE STOOD UP IN CLASS AND ANNOUNCED “MY NAME IS DOLORES O’RIORDAN AND I’M GOING TO BE A ROCK STAR” AND THAT SHE DID…WITH THE IRISH BAND THE CRANBERRIES WHO’S 93 ALBUM EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT SO WHY CAN’T WE HIT AND AGAIN WITH THE 94 FOLLOW UP ALBUM NO NEED TO ARGUE THAT INCLUDED THE ALT ROCK HIT ‘ZOMBIE’ THAT PROVED HER ANGELIC VOICE COULD GET ANGRY AND STILL ROCK…LIKE MANY, I WAS CRUSHED IN JANUARY OF 2018 WHEN THE NEWS SPREAD THAT DOLORES WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN HER LONDON HOTEL ROOM AT THE AGE OF 46…GONE TOO SOON…THE CRANBERRIES’ “ZOMBIE” ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HER 52ND BIRTHDAY…IT’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X
