Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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April 28 

ON THIS DAY IN 1973, PINK FLOYD’S ‘THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON’ WENT TO NO. 1 ON THE U.S. ALBUM CHARTS. THE ALBUM STAYED ON THE CHART A RECORD-BREAKING 741 NON-CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AND HAS SOLD OVER 45 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE.  

IN 1978 CHEAP TRICK PLAY THE FIRST OF TWO SHOWS AT THE BUDOKAN ARENA IN TOYKO. THE SHOWS ARE RECORDED AND RELEASED AS THE ALBUM ‘CHEAP TRICK AT BUDOKAN’, WITH THE LIVE VERSION OF “I WANT YOU TO WANT ME” BECOMING A HUGE HIT.  

AND AT A 2017 SHOW IN TAMPA, SOUNDGARDEN LAUNCH WHAT WILL BE THEIR FINAL TOUR WITH LEAD VOCALIST CHRIS CORNELL, WHO DIES ON MAY 17 AT A STOP IN DETROIT. 

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