DECEMBER 30
TODAY IN 1981 THE J. GEILS BAND ALBUM ‘FREEZE-FRAME’ IS AWARDED A GOLD RECORD, AND IN FEBRUARY ’82, STARTS A 4-WEEK RUN AT #1 ON THE ALBUM CHART ON THE STRENGTH OF THE #1 SINGLE “CENTERFOLD” AND THE TOP 5 TITLE TRACK.
IN 1987, FORMER VAN HALEN SINGER, DAVID LEE ROTH RELEASES “JUST LIKE PARADISE” AS THE LEAD SINGLE FROM HIS SECOND SOLO ALBUM ‘SKYSCRAPER’.
AND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS GO OUT TO JEFF LYNNE, FOUNDER OF ELO AND MEMBER OF THE TRAVELING WILBURYS, WHO IS 77 TODAY.