MAY 18
ON THIS DAY IN 1964 THE ANIMALS RECORD “HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN” IN ONE TAKE AT A LONDON STUDIO. A FEW MONTHS LATER IT WOULD BECOME A HUGE HIT, GOING TO #1 ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC.
TODAY IN 1980 DRUMMER PETER CRISS LEAVES KISS. AS A RESULT, KISS POSTPONES THEIR EUROPEAN TOUR UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST WHEN ERIC CARR JOINS AS THEIR NEW DRUMMER. CRISS RETURNS TO THE BAND, ALONG WITH ACE FREHLEY IN 1996.
SADLY IN 2017, VOCALIST CHRIS CORNELL DIES SUDDENLY IN DETROIT AFTER PERFORMING A SHOW WITH SOUNDGARDEN. CORNELL WAS KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE AS ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF THE 1990’S GRUNGE MOVEMENT