Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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OCTOBER 13 | 

HE WAS A MEMBER OF ‘MONTROSE’ BEFORE LAUNCHING A SOLO CAREER, THEN REPLACED DAVID LEE ROTH IN VAN HALEN. HAPPY 76TH BIRTHDAY TO THE RED ROCKER SAMMY HAGAR.  

TODAY IN 1978 QUEEN RELEASE THEIR SINGLE, “FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS” WITH “BICYCLE RACE” ON THE FLIP SIDE. IT FEATURED A COVER PHOTO THAT COMBINES IMAGERY FROM BOTH SONGS.  

AND IN 1979 THE SECOND ALBUM FROM THE POLICE, ‘REGGATTA DE BLANC’, STARTED A FOUR-WEEK RUN AT NO.1 IN THE U.K. THE ALBUM FEATURES THE BAND’S FIRST TWO NO.1 HITS “MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE” AND “WALKING ON THE MOON”.  

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