July 23
TODAY IN 1984 SAMMY HAGAR RELEASES HIS EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘VOA’ FEATURING HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL SONG AS SOLO ARTIST, “I CAN’T DRIVE 55”. THE NEXT YEAR, HAGAR JOINS VAN HALEN.
RINGO STARR KICKS OFF HIS FIRST TOUR SINCE THE BEATLES STOPPED TOURING IN 1966, INTRODUCING HIS “ALL-STARR BAND” WITH A SHOW IN DALLAS IN 1989. HIS BACKUP BAND INCLUDED GUITARIST JOE WALSH, KEYBOARDIST BILLY PRESTON AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S SAX MAN CLARENCE CLEMONS.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SAUL HUDSON; BETTER KNOWN AS SLASH OF GUNS AND ROSES. THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER TURNS 59 TODAY.