Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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APRIL 23 

TODAY IN 1971, THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE ‘STICKY FINGERS’, WHICH INCLUDES “BROWN SUGAR,” “WILD HORSES” AND “CAN’T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING?” THE COVER DESIGN FEATURED A PAIR OF JEANS WITH A WORKING ZIPPER DESIGNED BY ANDY WARHOL  

THE RAMONES RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM ON THIS DAY IN 1976, A PUNK ROCK LANDMARK FILLED WITH FRANTIC 2-MINUTE SONGS LIKE “BLITZKRIEG BOP” AND “BEAT ON THE BRAT.”  

IN 1994 PINK FLOYD’S ALBUM “THE DIVISION BELL” DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE ON THE BILLBOARD 200 CHART. IT WOULD STAY AT THE TOP FOR FOUR WEEKS AND REMAINED ON THE LIST FOR FIFTY-THREE WEEKS.