JANUARY 15
ON THIS DAY IN 1972, LED ZEPPELIN’S “BLACK DOG” MADE ITS DEBUT ON THE US SINGLES CHART. THE SONG’S TITLE IS A REFERENCE TO A NAMELESS, BLACK LABRADOR RETRIEVER THAT WANDERED AROUND THE STUDIOS DURING RECORDING.
TODAY IN 1977, THE EAGLES’ FIFTH ALBUM ‘HOTEL CALIFORNIA’ WAS #1 IN THE U.S., THE GROUP’S THIRD CHART TOPPING ALBUM. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME, FEATURING THE TITLE TRACK, “LIFE IN THE FAST LANE”, AND “NEW KID IN TOWN”, BOTH OF WHICH WENT TO NUMBER ONE.
IN 1982, THE POLICE KICKED OFF THE NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF THEIR 119-DATE ‘GHOST IN THE MACHINE’ WORLD TOUR AT BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, SUPPORTED BY OPENING ACT, THE GO-GO’S.