JANUARY 28
TODAY IN 1978 VAN HALEN RELEASE THEIR FIRST SINGLE, A COVER OF THE KINKS’ “YOU REALLY GOT ME” FOR THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM. THE SONG ULTIMATELY BECOMES THE BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH HIT, AS IT HAD DONE FOR THE KINKS 14 YEARS EARLIER.
IN 1980 THE J. GEILS BAND RELEASE THEIR NINTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘LOVE STINKS’. THE TITLE TRACK IS ISSUED AS A SINGLE & BECOMES A TOP-40 HIT FOR THE BAND.
AND FINALLY, ON THIS DAY IN 1985 FORTY-SIX MAJOR AMERICAN RECORDING ARTISTS COME TOGETHER AT A&M STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD, TO RECORD “WE ARE THE WORLD”. THE SONG TOPPED THE CHARTS IN OVER 20 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IT RAISED MILLIONS TO BATTLE FAMINE IN AFRICA