Hair Band History (April 28th)

April 28, 1984: A little nervous Bon Jovi made an appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, their first on-air interview together. Initially Clark assumed they were a French band... “Now, are you up to having your name mispronounced?”

Following the release of their second album "7800° Fahrenheit", Bon Jovi returned to Bandstand one year later.

April 28, 1990: Mötley Crüe power ballad "Without You", from the "Dr. Feelgood" album, peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was their second highest charting single... Higher than (way higher) than "Home Sweet Home" (No. 37) 😯

April 28, 1988: Ahead of the release of their second album with Sammy Hagar "OU812", Van Halen released "Black And Blue" as the lead single. Two weeks later it would already be No. 1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Release date source: The Hard Report radio trade publication ad - April 22, 1998.

April 1992: Lynch Mob released their second studio album "Lynch Mob" in North America (May 4th in the UK), the first with vocalist Robert Mason following the departure of Oni Logan, and featuring singles "Tangled In The Web" and "Dream Until Tomorrow". Release information source: [US} The Hard Report radio trade publication ad for lead single "Tangled In The Web" - April 17, 1992; Debuted Billboard 200 album chart on May 16, 1992; [UK] Kerrang! - May 9, 1992.

April 1992: Featuring Journey guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo (both played in Bad English), Hardline released their debut album "Double Eclipse" in North America (May 5th in the UK). Singles "Hot Cherie" and "Takin' Me Down" were Top 40 hits on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Release information source: [US] The Hard Report radio trade publication spotlight - May 1, 1992; [UK] Kerrang! ad - May 9, 1992.

Happy Birthday to singer Göran Edman [John Norum, Yngwie Malmsteen] (April 28, 1956).

April 28, 1987: While traveling from Miami to Boston, Ozzy Osbourne learned there were returning spring breakers on his flight, so he bought rounds of drinks for everyone. Later he sang "Crazy Plane" over the PA system 🙃 If only we had today's phones back then to capture that on video.

Over a year after the release of the massively successful "Pyromania" album, Def Leppard were still in the American subconscious two months after the tour ended. A profile of the band air on rock radio from coast-to-coast the last weekend of April 1984. R&R US radio trade publication ad - April 20, 1984

April 28, 1979: Van Halen's "Dance The Night Away", the first single from the album "Van Halen II", debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their first Top 20 hit, it would climb to No. 15 over the summer.

April 28, 1990: Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose married Erin Everly at Cupid’s Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. They started dating four years earlier, but the marriage lasted only 27 days and they were divorced nine months later.