Today would have been the birthday of Ric Ocasek-singer & guitarist for The Cars born on this day in 1944.
1979: Van Halen released their second album Van Halen II featuring “Dance the Night Away” and “Beautiful Girls”.
1983: ZZ Top released their eighth studio album Eliminator which sold more than 10 million copies in the US a large do to the bands new sound and exposure on MTV
1985: John Fogerty reached number one on the Album Chart with “Centerfield”
1985: Billy Joel married supermodel Christie Brinkley – they would divorce in 1994.