Itโs February 19th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:
In 1980, AC/DC singer Bon Scott was pronounced dead on arrival at a London hospital after a heavy nightโs drinking. Scott was found in the passenger seat of a friendโs parked car. The official coronerโs report stated that he had โdrunk himself to death,โ after suffocating on his own vomit.ย
In 1977, Manfred Mannโs Earth Band scored a number one hit with their version of Bruce Springsteenโs โBlinded By the Light.โ The band changed the track a bit from the original, which is on The Bossโ 1973 debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park N.J. Instead of saying โcut loose like a deuceโ the Earth Band sang, โrevved up like a deuce.โย
In 1972, Harry Nilsson started a four-week run on top of the singles chart with his cover of Badfingerโs โWithout You.โ
In 1982, Ozzy Osbourne was arrested in San Antonio, Texas for peeing on The Alamo. The Prince of Darkness was wearing a dress at the time after his wife, Sharon, hid all of his clothes so he couldnโt go outside. Ozzy thought he was relieving himself on a pile of rubble. He wound up being banned from playing in San Antonio, but the ban was lifted in 1992.
And in 1995, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee married Baywatch star Pamela Anderson in Cancun, Mexico, four days after meeting her. They would go on to divorce three years later.ย
And thatโs what happened today in rock history.
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