FEBRUARY 25 |
ON THIS DAY IN 1984, VAN HALEN STARTED A FIVE-WEEK RUN AT NUMBER ONE ON THE SINGLES CHART WITH “JUMP”, AFTER DAVID LEE ROTH ADDED LYRICS TO MUSIC THAT EDDIE VAN HALEN HAD WRITTEN TWO YEARS BEFORE.
IN 1972, LED ZEPPELIN PLAYED THEIR FIRST EVER GIG IN NEW ZEALAND. AT THE TIME, THE 25,000 FANS WERE THE LARGEST CONCERT CROWD EVER ON THE ISLAND. PEOPLE REPORTED THEY COULD HEAR THE BAND UP TO FIVE MILES AWAY.
AND GEORGE HARRISON GUITARIST AND VOCALIST WITH THE BEATLES WAS BORN TODAY IN 1943. AS A SOLO ARTIST HE HAD THE 1971 US NO.1 ALBUM ‘ALL THINGS MUST PASS’ AND THE 1970 WORLDWIDE NO.1 SINGLE ‘MY SWEET LORD’. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TRAVELING WILBURYS WITH TOM PETTY AND BOB DYLAN. SADLY, HARRISON DIED OF CANCER ON NOVEMBER 29TH 2001 AT AGE 58.
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