Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

North Central Florida Media Group

MARCH 24 |  

IT WAS IN 1986 THAT VAN HALEN RELEASED THE ALBUM 5150, THE FIRST ALBUM WITH NEW LEAD SINGER SAMMY HAGAR, WHO REPLACED DAVID LEE ROTH. THE ALBUM WAS NAMED AFTER EDDIE VAN HALEN’S HOME STUDIO, 5150, AND ALSO A CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT TERM FOR A MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON.  

LYNYRD SKYNYRD RELEASED THEIR THIRD STUDIO LP “NUTHIN’ FANCY” IN 1975. IT INCLUDED NEW DRUMMER ARTIMUS PYLE AND WOULD BE THE LAST WITH GUITARIST ED KING UNTIL THE REFORMATION OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD AND THE RELEASE OF “LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1991”.  

AND IN 1977 FLEETWOOD MAC RELEASED ‘DREAMS’ FROM THE ALBUM RUMOURS WHICH BECAME A NO.1 HIT SINGLE. STEVIE NICKS WAS SAID TO HAVE WRITTEN THE SONG IN EARLY 1976 IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES AT THE RECORD PLANT STUDIO. 

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