MAY 8
IN 1993 AEROSMITH ENTERED THE U.S. ALBUM CHART AT NO.1 WITH ‘GET A GRIP’ WITH THE HITS “LIVIN’ ON THE EDGE” AND “CRYIN’”. THE ALBUM WENT ON TO SELL OVER 20 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE AS WELL AS WINNING THE BAND TWO GRAMMY AWARDS.
THE BEATLES RELEASED THEIR LAST ALBUM OF ORIGINAL STUDIO MATERIAL, “LET IT BE” TODAY IN 1970 – ALTHOUGH IT WAS ACTUALLY RECORDED BEFORE THE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED “ABBEY ROAD” AND WAS ORIGINALLY TO BE CALLED “GET BACK”.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MAN BEHIND THE KIT IN VAN HALEN KEEPING THE BEAT FOR HIS BROTHER ON GUITAR AS WE CELEBRATE ALEX VAN HALEN WHO WAS BORN IN 1953.