December 17, 2018 @ 3:49 pm
Afternoons, Entertainment News, Music News, Rock History
Join Gunner as he goes over all the important Rock dates in history weekdays at 3:50. Relive all the chart-topping moments, milestones, bad breakups and first times again.
There will be no hall pass today. Here’s what happened today in Rock N’ Roll.
1983 “Lick It Up” by Kiss peaks at Number 66 on the pop chart.
1992 R.E.M.‘s Automatic For The People album is certified double platinum.
1994 Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora weds actress Heather Locklear in Paris.
1997 Seattle alternative-pop band The Presidents Of The United States Of America announce their breakup.
1999 Korn‘s fourth album, Issues, is certified double platinum.
2004 Incubus begins selling a live version of the ’80s Police hit “Roxanne” online, featuring Police guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:
- Neil Sanderson (drummer, Three Days Grace) (40)
- Ryan Key (lead singer, Yellowcard) (39)
- Mike Mills (bassist, R.E.M.) (60)
- Craig “DJ Homicide” Bullock (turntables, Sugar Ray) (48)
- Ernie Hudson (actor, Ghostbusters, Oz) (73)
- Paul Rodgers (singer, Free, Bad Company, the Firm, the Law, Queen + Paul Rodgers) (69)
- Bernard Hill (actor, Titanic, Gothika, The Lord Of The Rings trilogy) (74)
- Milla Jovovich (model and actress, The Fifth Element, the Resident Evil movies, The Fourth Kind) (43)
- Sarah Paulson (actress, American Horror Story, Game Change, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Glass) (44)
- Bill Pullman (actor, Spaceballs, The Serpent And The Rainbow, While You Were Sleeping, Independence Day, Scary Movie 4) (65)
- Eugene Levy (actor/comedian/writer, A Mighty Wind, Best In Show, the American Pie movies, For Your Consideration) (72)
- Giovanni Ribisi (actor, Lost Highway, Saving Private Ryan, Gone In 60 Seconds, Lost In Translation, Avatar) (44)
- Chris Matthews (MSNBC host, Hardball with Chris Matthews) (73)
And that’s what happened today in Rock ‘N’ Roll…
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