March 22
THE EAGLES’ ALBUM, “ON THE BORDER”, THEIR FIRST LP TO FEATURE GUITARIST DON FELDER IS RELEASED TODAY IN 1974. THE DISC, WHICH SOLD OVER TWO MILLION COPIES, FEATURED THE HIT SINGLES, “ALREADY GONE”, “JAMES DEAN”, AND “BEST OF MY LOVE”.
MANAGER IAN COPELAND SIGNED HIS BROTHER STEWART’S GROUP, ‘THE POLICE’, TO A CONTRACT WITH A&M RECORDS ON THIS DAY IN 1978. THE BAND, FORMED IN LONDON, SCORED OVER 15 UK TOP 40 HITS WITH INCLUDING THE WORLDWIDE NO.1 “EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE.”
AND IN 2006 AEROSMITH CANCELS THE REST OF THEIR ‘ROCKIN’ THE JOINT’ TOUR SO LEAD SINGER STEVEN TYLER CAN HAVE THROAT SURGERY TO TREAT STRAINED VOCAL CHORDS. THE TOUR, WHICH HAD BEEN ONGOING SINCE OCTOBER 2005, WAS IN ITS FIFTH LEG AT THE TIME OF CANCELLATION.
