FEBRUARY 12
TODAY IN 1981 RUSH RELEASE THEIR EIGHTH ALBUM ‘MOVING PICTURES’ FEATURING THE TRACKS “TOM SAWYER”, “LIMELIGHT” AND “YYZ,”. IT REMAINS RUSH’S HIGHEST-SELLING ALBUM IN AMERICA, WITH OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD.
IN 2007 DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT WEST HOLLYWOOD’S WHISKY A GO-GO CLUB, STING CONFIRMS THAT THE POLICE WERE GETTING BACK TOGETHER. THE TOUR BEGINS IN MAY WITH A SHOW IN VANCOUVER, CANADA. THIS MARKED THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAND’S BEGINNINGS.
AND HAPPY 73RD BIRTHDAY TO SINGER-SONGWRITER AND KEYBOARDIST MICHAEL MCDONALD; THE ST. LOUIS BORN MUSICIAN IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK WITH THE DOOBIE BROTHERS AND STEELY DAN.