April 11
TODAY IN 1970 THE MCCARTNEY-SUNG BEATLES’ SONG “LET IT BE” SAT ATOP THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES CHART. WHEN RELEASED, IT HAD THE HIGHEST BILLBOARD CHART DEBUT AT THE TIME.
DAVE MUSTAINE IS KICKED OUT OF METALLICA BECAUSE OF HIS DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTIONS TODAY IN 1983. HE IS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED BY GUITARIST KIRK HAMMETT OF EXODUS. DAVE LATER FORMS MEGADETH.
AND IN 1992 PEARL JAM APPEARED ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE PERFORMING “ALIVE” FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘TEN’.
