Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

North Central Florida Media Group

MAY 8 |  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MAN BEHIND THE KIT IN VAN HALEN AS WE CELEBRATE ALEX VAN HALEN TURNING 70.  

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”.  

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.  

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