Welcome to a day of even numbers on this day in rock.  Not only is our day, February 24th an even number, every year surrounding this date is an even number as well.  Today is also an important day for me on a personal level.  Road Crew's very own Jenipher is celebrating a birthday today!  So, be sure to wish her a happy birthday today!

The other big event that happens today, is Carbon 9's digital release of The Bull is today, so if you can't wait for it to hit stores on March 10th, you can check it out today!

 

In 1982, Pat Benatar was one of the music scenes hottest female vocalists.  And that year  won a Grammy for best rock performance of 1981 for her hit Fire and Ice.

Alice Cooper was one of the kings of shock rock and theatrical performances.  On this day in 1988, Alice announced that he would be running for the governor of Arizona.  Governor Alice Cooper has a nice ring to it, but the rocker would go on to lose the race.

In 1992, the US Postal Service unveiled two different versions of an Elvis stamp to be voted on by fans.  The image of the younger Elvis was the winner and was issued on January 8, 1993.

Another 1992 event shows us that grunge rocker Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were married in Waikiki, Hawaii on this day in rock, and the press would go on to report that the couple were expecting parents with a baby due on Sept 10th of the same year.

1998 brings Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee back into the spotlight as on this day he was arrested and charged with assault for hitting his wife Pamela Anderson Lee.

Jumping ahead to 2002, the Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah had a memorable closing ceremony with performances by N Sync, Moby, Bon Jovi, Christina Aguilera and rock gods KISS.




Growing up in a family that loves music, I have cut my teeth on artists from several generations.  One of my grandmother's favorite artist was Lena Horne.  In 2004, in her disapproval over Janet Jackson's Super Bowl half time show fiasco, Jackson was force to pull out of a planned TV biopic on Lena Horne's life after her spokesperson said, "Janet is no longer part of the (project) because Lena didn’t want her in it.”

Well, this brings us to the close of today's this day in rock.  Be sure to check out the latest interviews and articles here on Road Crew Magazine!  Have a good one.

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