Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

SEPTEMBER 11 |  

IN 1982 JOHN MELLENCAMP BECAME THE FIRST MALE SOLO ARTIST WITH A #1 ALBUM, “AMERICAN FOOL” AND TWO TOP 10 SINGLES, “HURTS SO GOOD” ALONG WITH “JACK & DIANE”, ALL AT THE SAME TIME.  

ON THIS DAY IN 1987, PETER GABRIEL’S VIDEO FOR HIS SONG “SLEDGEHAMMER” DOMINATED THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS WINNING VIDEO OF THE YEAR, BEST MALE VIDEO, BEST CONCEPT, MOST EXPERIMENTAL, BEST DIRECTION, BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS, BEST ART DIRECTION, AND BEST EDITING VIDEO.  

AND HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY TO STYX SINGER, SONGWRITER, GUITARIST AND ROCK HALL OF FAMER, TOMMY SHAW 

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