FEBRUARY 25
ON THIS DAY IN 1984, SERVING AS THE LEAD SINGLE OFF THEIR SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘1984’, VAN HALEN START A FIVE-WEEK RUN AT NUMBER ONE ON THE SINGLES CHART WITH “JUMP”. IT GOES ON TO BECOME THEIR MOST SUCCESSFUL HIT AND NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY.
TODAY IN 1985, U2 BEGAN THEIR FIRST FULL NORTH AMERICAN ARENA TOUR, STARTING WITH A SHOW AT THE DALLAS REUNION ARENA IN TEXAS.
FINALLY, BEATLES GUITARIST AND VOCALIST GEORGE HARRISON IS BORN TODAY IN 1943. AS A SOLO ARTIST HE HAD A #1 ALBUM WITH ‘ALL THINGS MUST PASS’ AND THE WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLE “MY SWEET LORD”. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TRAVELING WILBURYS WITH TOM PETTY AND BOB DYLAN. SADLY, HARRISON DIED IN 2001 AT AGE 58.