MARCH 23
U2, FORMED IN DUBLIN, IRELAND IN 1976, SIGN A WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH ISLAND RECORDS TODAY IN 1980. THE CONTRACT ENTAILED THE RELEASE OF FOUR ALBUMS OVER ITS FOUR-YEAR DURATION. THE BAND’S DEBUT ALBUM, “BOY”, IS RELEASED LATER THAT SAME YEAR
ZZ TOP RELEASE THE ALBUM, “ELIMINATOR” TODAY IN 1983. IT BECOMES ZZ TOP’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUM WITH OVER TEN MILLION COPIES SOLD IN THE U.S. AND MULTIPLE HIT SINGLES INCLUDING “GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN'”, “SHARP DRESSED MAN”, AND “LEGS”.
AND AFTER A LENGTHY BREAK FROM THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, FORMER CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL FRONT MAN JOHN FOGERTY IS #1 ON THE U.S. ALBUM CHART TODAY IN 1985 WITH HIS THIRD SOLO LP, “CENTERFIELD” WHICH FEATURES THE HIT SINGLES “THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD” AND THE TITLE TRACK.