APRIL 23
TODAY IN 1971, THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE ‘STICKY FINGERS’, WHICH INCLUDES “BROWN SUGAR,” “WILD HORSES” AND “CAN’T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING?” THE COVER DESIGN FEATURED A PAIR OF JEANS WITH A WORKING ZIPPER DESIGNED BY ANDY WARHOL
THE RAMONES RELEASED THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM ON THIS DAY IN 1976, FILLED WITH FRANTIC 2-MINUTE SONGS LIKE “BLITZKRIEG BOP” AND “BEAT ON THE BRAT.”
AND BORN TODAY IN 1960, FORMER DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST STEVE CLARK. THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER, AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE BAND PASSED AWAY IN 1991.