MARCH 8
IN 1974, BAD COMPANY PLAYED LIVE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME WHEN PAUL RODGERS, SIMON KIRKE, BOZ BURRELL AND MICK RALPHS PERFORMED AT NEWCASTLE CITY HALL IN ENGLAND.
TODAY IN 1977 FOREIGNER RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM, A TOP 5 ALBUM IN AMERICA. IT FEATURED SEVERAL HITS INCLUDING “FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME” “COLD AS ICE” AND “LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME”
AND TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BIRTHDAY OF RANDY MEISNER, THE FOUNDING BASSIST FOR POCO AND THE EAGLES. BORN IN 1946. HE DIED IN 2023 AT THE AGE OF 77.