FEBRUARY 10
ON THIS DAY IN 1978 VAN HALEN RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM. THE ALBUM FEATURES SOME OF VAN HALEN’S MOST WELL-KNOWN SONGS, INCLUDING “RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVIL”, “JAMIE’S CRYIN”, AND THE LEAD SINGLE, A COVER OF THE KINKS CLASSIC “YOU REALLY GOT ME.”.
TODAY IN 1972, DAVID BOWIE PERFORMS THE OPENING DATE OF HIS ‘ZIGGY STARDUST’ TOUR AT A SMALL CLUB IN LONDON. THE ZIGGY STARDUST TOUR EVENTUALLY PLAYS A TOTAL OF 182 DATES.
AND IN 1973, ELTON JOHN HAD HIS FIRST UK NO.1 ALBUM WHEN ‘DON’T SHOOT ME I’M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER’ STARTS A SIX-WEEK RUN AT THE TOP OF THE CHART ON THE STRENGTH OF THE TRACKS “DANIEL” AND “CROCODILE ROCK”.