April 3
ON THIS DAY IN 1976, AEROSMITH’S DEBUT LP PEAKED AT NUMBER 21 ON THE ALBUM CHARTS – TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER IT WAS RELEASED. ORIGINALLY, IT TOPPED OUT AT #166, BUT THEIR LATER SUCCESS PUT IT BACK ON THE CHARTS.
THE TRAVELING WILBURYS RECORD “HANDLE WITH CARE” IN MALIBU TODAY IN 1988. THE QUINTET IS COMPRISED OF GEORGE HARRISON, BOB DYLAN, JEFF LYNN, TOM PETTY AND ROY ORBISON.
THE LOLLAPALOOZA FESTIVAL, ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED IN 1991, WAS OFFICIALLY CANCELLED TODAY IN 1998. THE FESTIVAL WAS UNABLE TO SECURE ENOUGH UPPER-ECHELON ACTS TO MAKE THAT YEAR’S FESTIVAL ROAD-WORTHY. HOWEVER, IT WAS REVIVED AGAIN IN 2003.
