Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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JUNE 29 |  

ON THIS DAY IN 1984, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN KICKED OFF HIS ‘BORN IN THE USA’ TOUR WITH A THREE-NIGHT RUN IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. SPRINGSTEEN WOULD PLAY A TOTAL OF 156 SHOWS ENDING IN LOS ANGELES.  

IN 1985 DAVID BOWIE AND MICK JAGGER RECORDED A VERSION OF THE ‘MARTHA REEVES AND THE VANDELLAS’ 1964 HIT “DANCING IN THE STREET” FOR THE FORTHCOMING ‘LIVE AID’ FUNDRAISING EVENT. THE SINGLE WENT ON TO BECOME A NO.1 UK HIT.  

AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DRUMMER IAN PAICE, THE ONLY MEMBER OF ‘DEEP PURPLE’ WHO HAS BEEN ON EVERY ONE OF THE BAND’S ALBUMS AND TOURS. THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER TURNS 75 TODAY. 

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