MARCH 23 |
TODAY IN 1980 ‘U2’ SIGN A FOUR-YEAR, FOUR-ALBUM WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH ISLAND RECORDS. THEY GET ABOUT $100,000 FOR THEIR FIRST ALBUM.
IN 1983 ZZ TOP RELEASE THE ALBUM, “ELIMINATOR”. IT BECOMES ZZ TOP’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUM WITH OVER TEN MILLION COPIES SOLD IN THE U.S. AND MULTIPLE HIT SINGLES INCLUDING “GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN'”, “SHARP DRESSED MAN”, AND “LEGS”. THANKS TO THE MUSIC VIDEOS, THEY BECOME UNLIKELY MTV STARS, EARNING A NEW GENERATION OF FANS.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FORMER LEADER OF THE CARS, THE LATE RIC OCASEK, BORN TODAY IN 1949.
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