MAY 8
TODAY IN 1971, WITH THEIR NINTH STUDIO ALBUM, ‘STICKY FINGERS’, THE ROLLING STONES START A FOUR-WEEK STINT AT NUMBER ONE IN THE UK. THE ALBUM WAS AN INTERNATIONAL HIT AND REACHED THE TOP SPOT IN TEN OTHER COUNTRIES.
IN 1993 AEROSMITH DEBUTS AT #1 WITH ‘GET A GRIP’, MARKING THEIR FIRST TRIP TO THE TOP OF THE ALBUM CHARTS. FEATURING THE HITS “LIVIN’ ON THE EDGE” “CRAZY” AND “CRYIN’”, THE ALBUM WENT ON TO SELL OVER 20 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE AND EARNING THE BAND TWO GRAMMY AWARDS.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MAN BEHIND THE KIT IN VAN HALEN KEEPING THE BEAT FOR HIS BROTHER ON GUITAR AS WE CELEBRATE ALEX VAN HALEN TURNING 72.