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TODAY IN 1976, RUSH RELEASE THE PROGRESSIVE SOUNDING ALBUM “2112” TO FAVORABLE REVIEWS AND STRENGTHENING THEIR FANBASE, MAKING “2112” A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THE BAND.
IT WAS 1974 WHEN TOM PETTY AND HIS BAND ‘MUDCRUTCH’ LEAVE GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA FOR LOS ANGELES. THEY NEVER LOOK BACK AND SOON BECOME TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS.
ON THIS DAY IN 1985, DAVID LEE ROTH QUIT VAN HALEN SHORTLY AFTER RELEASING HIS VERSION OF THE BEACH BOYS’ “CALIFORNIA GIRLS”. SAMMY HAGAR BECAME THE NEW LEAD SINGER OF VAN HALEN LATER IN THE YEAR