NOVEMBER 19
TODAY IN 1976 KANSAS RELEASE “CARRY ON WAYWARD SON” FROM THEIR FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘LEFTOVERTURE’. THE SONG BECAME THE BAND’S FIRST TOP 40 HIT, REACHING #11 ON THE U.S. SINGLES CHART.
IN 1984 DON HENLEY RELEASES HIS SECOND SOLO ALBUM ‘BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST’ WHICH SPAWNED FOUR TOP 40 SINGLES INCLUDING “THE BOYS OF SUMMER”, WHICH WON HIM A GRAMMY AND FOUR MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS.
AND IN 1992, R.E.M. PLAY THE 40-WATT CLUB IN THEIR HOMETOWN OF ATHENS, GEORGIA, THEIR ONLY CONCERT APPEARANCE OF THE YEAR. THE EVENT WAS A GREENPEACE BENEFIT CONCERT WHERE A SOLAR-POWERED MOBILE STUDIO IS USED TO CAPTURE LIVE RECORDINGS OF “EVERYBODY HURTS” AND “MAN ON THE MOON.