Hair Band History (June 4th)

Summer 1987: "Featuring All Of Your Favorite Rock Gods!", RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy and Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil were on the cover of Rock Beat Magazine.

Happy Birthday to Winger keyboardist and guitarist Paul Taylor (June 4, 1960).

June 4, 1991: Dangerous Toys released their second studio album "Hellacious Acres" featuring singles "Sticks And Stones", "Line 'Em Up" and "Gimme' No Lip". The band toured that summer with Judas Priest and Alice Cooper. Release information source: MTV Headbangers Ball interview - June 15, 1991.

June 4, 1988: Scorpions tenth studio album "Savage Amusement" featuring singles "Rhythm Of Love", "Believe In Love" and "Passion Rules The Game", peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.

June 1993: With former Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy and former Cinderella drummer Fred Coury, hard rockin' supergroup Arcade released power ballad "Cry No More" as the second single from their first studio album. With the sea change in rock music at the time, American radio stations were slow to add the song, but playing it proved to be a good move as the single went on to be a Top 40 rock hit by the end of July that year. The Hard Report radio trade publication ad - June 4, 1993.

June 1993: Winger released "Down Incognito" in North America as the first single from their third studio album "Pull". Recorded as a trio (guitarist/keyboardist Paul Taylor left the group after the "In The Heart Of The Young" Tour ended a year earlier), the track was a Top 15 US rock hit. The music video was filmed at the Mission San José de Tumacácori located in Tumacacori, Arizona. Release information source: R&R radio trade publication ad - June 4, 1993.

June 1993: BulletBoys released power ballad "Mine" as the lead single from their forthcoming album "Za-Za". Release information source: [US] The Hard Report radio trade publication ad - June 4, 1993.

June 4, 1988: The second stop on "The Monsters Of Rock" 23-city summer stadium tour was in hot and humid Miami with Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Metallica and Kingdom Come... "Sorry, but the Americans have this whole festival shebang down pat. There is a smack of American efficiency and understanding to this festival that just seems impossible in Britain." -Kerrang!