March 13
TODAY IN 1984 THE CARS RELEASE THEIR FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘HEARTBEAT CITY’. CONSIDERED A “COMEBACK” ALBUM, IT REPRESENTED A RETURN TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BAND’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM. IT FEATURED THE HITS “HELLO AGAIN”, “MAGIC”, “DRIVE” AND THE FIRST SINGLE, “YOU MIGHT THINK”.
IN 1993 ERIC CLAPTON STARTED A THREE-WEEK RUN AT NO.1 ON THE U.S. ALBUM CHART WITH ‘UNPLUGGED’. IT REMAINS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND BEST-SELLING LIVE ALBUM EVER, WINNING TWO GRAMMY AWARDS AND IS ALSO CLAPTON’S BEST-SELLING ALBUM, HAVING SOLD 26 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO IRISH BASS GUITARIST AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF U2, ADAM CLAYTON, WHO IS CELEBRATING HIS 64TH BIRTHDAY TODAY.
