Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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JANUARY 26 

ON THIS DAY IN 1968 PINK FLOYD PLAY THEIR FIRST GIG WITHOUT CO-FOUNDER SYD BARRETT, A MERE TWO WEEKS AFTER DAVID GILMOUR OFFICIALLY BECAME A MEMBER OF THE BAND, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THEIR NEXT PHASE OF SUCCESS.  

IN 1989 BON JOVI KICKS OFF THE NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF THEIR NEW JERSEY SYNDICATE TOUR AT THE REUNION ARENA IN DALLAS WITH SKID ROW AS THE OPENING ACT.  

AND VIRTUOSO GUITARIST EDDIE VAN HALEN, WHO PASSED AWAY OCTOBER OF 2020, WAS BORN TODAY IN 1955.