AUGUST 17
TODAY IN 1974, ERIC CLAPTON HAS HIS FIRST #1 SOLO ALBUM WITH “461 OCEAN BLVD”, ALSO FEATURING HIS FIRST #1 SINGLE, A COVER OF BOB MARLEY’S “I SHOT THE SHERIFF.”
AT THE TOLEDO SPEEDWAY JAM II IN 1980, OHIO, ZZ TOP HEADLINE THE SHOW WITH AC/DC, SAMMY HAGAR AND HUMBLE PIE AS OPENERS. IT IS THE LAST TIME AC/DC IS A SUPPORT ACT UNTIL 2003, WHEN THEY OPEN FOR THE ROLLING STONES.
AND 1991, NIRVANA FILM THE VIDEO FOR THEIR BREAKTHROUGH SINGLE, “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT,”. IT FEATURES THE BAND PLAYING AT A PEP RALLY IN A HIGH SCHOOL GYM. THE VIDEO WON BEST NEW ARTIST AND BEST ALTERNATIVE GROUP AWARDS AT THE 1992 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS.