Sir Elton John storms out of his Broadway musical opening and Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green reveals his plans to give away all of his money.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock 02.28.12
Eddie Van Halen makes an appearance on Saturday Night Live and Van Morrison releases his Moondance album.
Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock 02.27.12
The Doobie Brothers win 4 Grammys and Vince Neil of Motley Crue reaches a deal to sell a stolen sex tape.
Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock 02.26.12
Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee is divorced by Pamela Anderson and Simon and Garfunkle are #1 with “Bridge Over Troubled Water”.
Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock 02.25.12
George Harrison is born in Liverpool and The Eagles earn a #1 single with “Hotel California”.
Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock 02.24.12
Golden Earring moves up the charts with “Twilight Zone” and The Police release “Roxanne”.
Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock 02.23.12
Queen hits #1 with “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and Bruce Springsteen records a 3 song demo for a promoter.
Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock 02.22.12
Genesis has a big hit with “Abacab” and T. Rex kicks off their tour of the UK.
Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock 02.21.12
U2 wins record of the year at the Grammy’s and The Echoes recruit Billy Joel to be their piano player.
Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock 02.20.12
Pat Benatar marries her lead guitarist in Maui and Kurt Cobain is born.