NOVEEMBER 24
TODAY IN 1986 ERIC CLAPTON RELEASES HIS TENTH SOLO ALBUM ‘AUGUST’ FEATURING THE TRACK “IT’S IN THE WAY THAT YOU USE IT”. CLAPTON’S STUDIO BAND FOR THE ALBUM INCLUDES PHIL COLLINS ON DRUMS AND BACKING VOCALS.
IN 2007 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS BASSIST FLEA LOSES HIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOME IN THE WILDFIRES THAT SWEPT THROUGH MALIBU. FLEA TOLD THE LOS ANGELES TIMES HIS HOUSE WAS “BURNT TO A CRISP” BUT LUCKILY WAS NOT HIS PRIMARY RESIDENCE.
SADLY, TODAY IN 1991 THE ROCK WORLD LOST ‘QUEEN’ FRONTMAN FREDDIE MERCURY WHEN HE DIED AT AGE 45 AT HIS HOME IN LONDON, JUST ONE DAY AFTER PUBLICLY ANNOUNCING HE WAS HIV POSITIVE. MERCURY WAS KNOWN FOR HIS POWERFUL FOUR-OCTAVE VOCAL RANGE AND AMAZING STAGE PRESENCE.