Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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SEPTEMBER 8 |  

TODAY IN 1973 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS STARTED A FIVE-WEEK RUN AT THE TOP OF THE U.S. ALBUM CHART WITH “BROTHERS AND SISTERS”, FEATURING THE SOUTHERN ROCK HITS “RAMBLIN’ MAN” & “JESSICA”. IT WAS THE GROUP’S ONLY #1 LP.  

IN 1990, JON BON JOVI TOPPED THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 WITH HIS DEBUT SINGLE AS A SOLO ARTIST, “BLAZE OF GLORY.” THE SONG, WAS WRITTEN BY THE BON JOVI FRONTMAN FOR THE EMILIO ESTEVEZ-LED FILM, ‘YOUNG GUNS II.’  

AND IN 1994 CHRIS CORNELL ACCEPTED THE BEST METAL/HARD ROCK VIDEO AWARD AT THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS FOR SOUNDGARDEN’S “BLACK HOLE SUN”. AEROSMITH AND TOM PETTY ALSO WON AWARDS AS WELL AS NIRVANA FOR BEST ALTERNATIVE VIDEO. 

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