Hair Band History (February 5th)

February 1989: Poison released "Your Mama Don't Dance" as the fourth single from the album "Open Up And Say... Ahh!" The original 1972 song written by Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina was covered by Y&T three years earlier. Release information source: [US] R&R radio trade publication ad - February 3, 1989.

February 5, 1983: Def Leppard's "Pyromania" debuted at No. 69 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. By May, smash hits "Photograph" and "Rock Of Ages" drove the LP to No. 2.

Happy Birthday to Guns 'N Roses bassist Duff McKagan (February 5, 1964).

February 1992: L.A. Guns released power ballad "It's Over Now" as the fourth single from the album "Hollywood Vampires". It was co-written by Jim Vallance, who has written songs for Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Europe, KISS, Scorpions and more. Release information source: [US] HITS radio trade publication ad - February 3, 1992.

February 1990: With the release in January of the single "Dream On" from their second album "Boys In Heat", Britny Fox started making some noise at rock radio. The song would debut on the US Billboard Rock chart on February 10th.

February 5, 1991: Alice Cooper guitarist Kane Roberts released his second studio album "Saints And Sinners" in North America (February 18th in the UK) featuring single "Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore?", written by Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Diane Warren. Release date source: CMJ New Music Report - February 1, 1991).

February 1990: English hard rockers Thunder released "Dirty Love" in the UK (May 1991 in North America) as the second single from their forthcoming album "Backstreet Symphony". Release information source: Debuted Official Singles chart on February 17, 1990.

Happy Birthday to former Tesla guitarist Tommy Skeoch (February 5, 1962).

Remembering original Slaughter guitarist Tim Kelly, who died February 5, 1998 at age 35. R.I.P.

"The masters of bluesy, street-wise hard rock," Cinderella were featured in the February 1991 issue of Hit Parader Magazine.