OCTOBER 6
ON THIS DAY IN 1977 AEROSMITH RELEASE THE FIRST SINGLE, AND TITLE TRACK, FROM THEIR FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘DRAW THE LINE’.
TODAY IN 1992 R.E.M. RELEASE THEIR EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE’ FEATURING THE TRACKS “DRIVE”, “EVERYBODY HURTS” AND “MAN ON THE MOON”.
IT WAS 2020 WHEN THE ROCK WORLD LOST ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT GUITAR PLAYERS. EDDIE VAN HALEN, WELL-KNOWN FOR POPULARIZING THE TAPPING GUITAR TECHNIQUE, DIED AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER. HE WAS 65.