FEBRUARY 6
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, EAGLES’ GUITARIST DON FELDER RECEIVES A PHONE CALL FROM MANAGER IRVING AZOFF WHO TELLS HIM THAT THE REST OF THE BAND HAS “DECIDED TO GO ON WITHOUT YOU” AND FELDER IS FIRED FROM THE EAGLES.
TODAY IN 1982 THE J GEILS BAND STARTED A SIX-WEEK RUN AT NO.1 ON THE U.S. SINGLES CHART WITH ‘CENTERFOLD’, THE BANDS ONLY U.S. NO.1 SONG.
AND FINALLY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GUNS ’N ROSES FRONTMAN AXL ROSE, WHO WAS BORN TODAY IN 1962.