April 17
TODAY IN 1973, THE EAGLES RELEASE THEIR SECOND STUDIO ALBUM, ‘DESPERADO’, WHICH THEY RECORDED IN LONDON. THEY ALSO RELEASE THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE LP, “TEQUILA SUNRISE” ON THIS DAY.
ELTON JOHN RELEASES “ROCKET MAN” (I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME)” TODAY IN 1972 AS THE LEAD SINGLE TO THE ALBUM ‘HONKY CHÂTEAU.’
AND IN 1980 HEAVY METAL PIONEERS BLACK SABBATH KICKED OFF THEIR NINTH WORLD TOUR ‘HEAVEN & HELL’ WITH A SHOW IN GERMANY. IT WAS THE BAND’S FIRST TOUR WITH RONNIE JAMES DIO ON LEAD VOCALS WHO REPLACED OZZY OSBOURNE.
