January 26 |
Virtuoso guitarist Eddie Van Halen, who passed away October of 2020, was born today in 1955.
On this day in 1968, Pink Floyd played their first show without Syd Barrett at Southampton University. They decided on the way to the gig not to stop and pick up their increasingly undependable frontman.
On this day in 1980, the Pretenders had their first #1 hit, when “Brass in Pocket” topped the British charts.