FEBRUARY 5
TODAY IN 1983, DEF LEPPARD’S ALBUM ‘PYROMANIA’, STARTED A 92-WEEK RUN ON THE U.S. CHARTS AND FEATURES THE HITS “PHOTOGRAPH” “ROCK OF AGES” AND “FOOLIN’”. IT SOLD OVER TEN MILLION COPIES IN THE U.S. ALONE.
ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5 IN 2005 PAUL MCCARTNEY PERFORMS DURING HALFTIME OF SUPERBOWL XXXIX IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA IN FRONT OF AN ESTIMATED TV AUDIENCE OF ONE BILLION AND SINGS THE BEATLES’ CLASSICS “DRIVE MY CAR”, “GET BACK” AND “HEY JUDE”, PLUS HIS BOND THEME SONG “LIVE AND LET DIE”.
AND HAPPY 61TH BIRTHDAY TO GUNS N’ ROSES BASSIST DUFF MCKAGAN, BORN TODAY IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.