Hair Band History (March 29th)

March 29, 2019: Just one of a handful of rock bands to reach the Recording Industry’s "Double Diamond" status (ten million units of two or more original studio albums sold in the US), Def Leppard were inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame".

Happy Birthday to Enuff Z'Nuff lead singer Donnie Vie (March 29, 1964).

March 29, 1990: Enuff Z'Nuff concluded their first tour of the UK with a show at London's Marquee Club. -Kerrang!

March 29, 1985: After 119 shows across Europe and North America, KISS ended the "Animalize" World Tour in East Rutherford, New Jersey. With the popularity of single "Heaven's On Fire", it turned out to be their most successful tour of the decade.

March 1988: Dokken released "Heaven Sent" as the third single from the album "Back For The Attack". In April, they were off to perform in Japan before joining the "Monsters Of Rock" Tour with Van Halen, Scorpions, Metallica and Kingdom Come. Release information source: [US] The Hard Report radio trade publication ad - March 25, 1988.

March 1992: Mr. Big released "Just Take My Heart" in North America (May '92 in the UK) as the fourth and final single from the album "Lean Into It". It reached No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and went Top 20 in Canada, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Release information source: [US] Debuted Billboard Hot 100 on April 11, 1992; [UK] Kerrang! ad - May 16, 1992.

You may see many posts on social media that Scorpions released their eighth studio album "Blackout" on March 29, 1982. This is NOT CORRECT. An Internet search shows that date, but that came originally from Wikipedia (not a good source for release dates). The correct release date is March 8, 1982 (Source: US radio trade magazine FMQB - February 26, 1982. More importantly, the LP debuted on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart on March 27, 1982. As that is a sales chart, it would be impossible for "Blackout" to come out after March 27th as an album needs at least 7-10 days of sales to register on the American charts).

"Lita Ford is back with a new album called simply 'Lita', a possible grand opening slot for AC/DC and a new look that will make headbangers' heads spin!" -Blast Magazine (March 1988)