FEBRUARY 6
TODAY IN 1982 THE J GEILS BAND START A SIX-WEEK RUN AT NO.1 ON THE U.S. SINGLES CHART WITH ‘CENTERFOLD’, THE BANDS ONLY U.S. NO.1 SONG. ALSO, ON THE SAME DAY THE BAND’S ALBUM ‘FREEZE- FRAME’ STARTS A FOUR-WEEK RUN AT NO.1 ON THE ALBUM CHART.
IN 1984 AT THE SWEETWATERS SOUTH FESTIVAL IN NEW ZEALAND, TALKING HEADS PLAY THEIR LAST CONCERT. THEY RELEASE THREE MORE ALBUMS BUT PERFORM TOGETHER AGAIN JUST ONCE: IN 2002 WHEN THEY ARE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.
AND FINALLY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GUNS ’N ROSES FRONTMAN AXL ROSE, WHO TURNS 63 TODAY.