Hair Band History (January 7th)

January 7, 1990: Featured in Kerrang!, former Vinnie Vincent Invasion members Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum had formed Slaughter and were getting close to seeing the release of their debut album "Stick It To Ya".

January 1992: Kerrang! reported that Poison had recruited RATT guitarist Warren DeMartini to replace the recently departed C.C. DeVille. However, it was Richie Kotzen who got the job.

January 1991: From their debut album, Little Caesar released "In Your Arms" as a single. Lead singer Ron Young made a brief cameo in the movie "Terminator 2" as a biker thrown through the window of a bar by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Release information source: [US] HITS radio trade publication ad - January 21, 1991.

January 7, 1988: Less than a year after its release in North America and only a month after being certified 4x Platinum in the US, Whitesnake's self-titled album was on a rocket ship, blasting past five million copies sold to be certified 5x Platinum. Featuring singles "Still Of The Night", "Here I Go Again", "Is This Love" and "Give Me All Your Love", the LP has since sold 15x platinum worldwide as of 2017.

January 7, 1984: Blue Oyster Cult and Zebra played Philadelphia with Dokken, who had just released their debut album "Breaking The Chains" in the US in September '83, opening at the Spectrum.

Remembering Y&T Bassist Phil Kennemore, who died January 7, 2011 at age 57. R.I.P.

Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee appeared in this 1987 ad for Pearl drums. Fun fact: the kid is Cinderella guitarist Jeff LeBar's little brother. R.I.P. Jeff.

If you still need a new calendar, this one from 1984 featured in a Van Halen ad for the "1984" album won't work, but save it because you can re-use it in 2040 🤪

January 1989: Vixen were a success out of the gate with their debut single "Edge Of A Broken Heart" and as the follow-up "Cryin'" was starting to get radio airplay, the band got the cover of Metal Star Magazine.