Hair Band History (July 13th)

July 13, 1984: Van Halen and Michael Jackson were in Dallas the same weekend allowing Eddie Van Halen the opportunity to join Michael on stage for a live performance of "Beat It", the only time they played live together.

Happy Birthday to Trixter guitarist Steve Brown (July 13, 1970).

Happy Birthday to former Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Nelson drummer Bobby Rock (July 13, 1963).

Happy Birthday to Twisted Sister bassist Mark "The Animal" Mendoza (July 13, 1955).

July 1984: Formed three years earlier in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the unofficial honeymoon capital of the world, Canadian rockers Honeymoon Suite released their self-titled debut album in the US (Late-June '84 in Canada) featuring Top 10 US rock hit "New Girl Now". An ad for the LP appeared on the front page of Billboard magazine on July 21, 1984.

July 13, 1987: Featuring single "This Lonely Heart", Loudness released the album "Hurricane Eyes" in North America. A version sung in Japanese was also issued in Japan later that year. The LP was produced by Eddie Kramer (Stones, Zeppelin, Hendrix, KISS). Release date source: FMQB radio trade publication - July 10, 1987.

July 13, 2004: Dokken released their ninth studio album "Hell To Pay", produced by Don Dokken himself and the band's first LP with lead guitarist Jon Levin who replaced George Lynch. Release date source: Blabbermouth.net - May 2, 2004.