Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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JANUARY 5 

IN 1973, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN RELEASED HIS DEBUT ALBUM ‘GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK, NJ’ CONTAINING THE SINGLES “BLINDED BY THE LIGHT” AND “SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT. ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE NAMED THE ALBUM ONE OF THE “100 GREATEST DEBUT ALBUMS OF ALL-TIME”.  

ONE YEAR LATER IN 1974 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PERFORMS “ROSALITA” FOR THE FIRST TIME AT A CONCERT AT JOE’S PLACE IN BOSTON. FOR MANY YEARS, DATING BACK VIRTUALLY TO WHEN THE SONG WAS WRITTEN, “ROSALITA” ALWAYS CLOSED THE REGULAR SET IN SPRINGSTEEN CONCERTS, OFTEN EXTENDED FOR BAND INTRODUCTIONS.  

AND IN 2016 GUNS N’ ROSES CONFIRM THAT SLASH AND DUFF MCKAGAN, WHO HAVE NOT PERFORMED WITH THE BAND SINCE 1993, WILL JOIN THEM FOR THEIR HEADLINE SET AT COACHELLA. THEY LATER ANNOUNCE A FULL TOUR WITH SLASH AND MCKAGAN. 

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