FEB 23
TODAY IN 1979 ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR HIT, “SULTANS OF SWING”, DIRE STRAITS KICK OFF THEIR FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH A SHOW AT THE PARADISE THEATER IN BOSTON SELLING OUT EVERY ONE OF THEIR 51 SCHEDULED SHOWS.
IN 1980 QUEEN STARTED A 4-WEEK RUN AT THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD CHART WITH “CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE”, THEIR FIRST #1 SINGLE IN THE U.S. THE SONG WAS WRITTEN BY FREDDIE MERCURY AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS MUSICAL HEROES ELVIS PRESLEY AND CLIFF RICHARD.
AND BORN ON THIS DAY, AEROSMITH GUITARIST AND SONGWRITER BRAD WHITFORD, WHO TURNS 72.
