August 5
TODAY IN 1975, THE FIRST ALL-FEMALE HARD-ROCK BAND IS FORMED, ‘THE RUNAWAYS’, FEATURING JOAN JETT, SANDY WEST, FUTURE BANGLE MICKI STEELE, AND LITA FORD. THEY RELEASED FOUR ALBUMS, AND AMONG THEIR BEST-KNOWN SONGS ARE “CHERRY BOMB,” AND A COVER OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND’S “ROCK N ROLL.”
IN 1984 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PLAYS THE FIRST OF TEN NIGHTS AT THE MEADOWLANDS IN NEW JERSEY TO MARK THE HOMECOMING OF HIS ‘BORN IN THE USA’ TOUR.
HAPPY 65TH BIRTHDAY TO ROCK HALL OF FAMER PAT SMEAR, A TOURING GUITARIST WITH NIRVANA AND FULL-TIME MEMBER OF THE FOO FIGHTERS.