Hair Band History (November 5th)

November 1986: From "5150", Van Halen released "Best Of Both Worlds" as the fourth and final single, a song about Sammy Hagar's optimistic look on Van Halen's future, and creating your own luck. Release information source: [US] The Gavin Report radio trade publication ad - November 7, 1986.

November 5, 1988: The music video in the Top 10 three days after premiering on MTV, White Lion debuted at No. 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "When The Children Cry". It reached No. 3 in February 1989 (No. 2 in Canada). The Gavin Report US radio trade publication ad - November 4, 1988

November 1990: Cinderella released "Shelter Me" as the lead single from their forthcoming album "Heartbreak Station". The music video features appearances by Little Richard and Pamela Anderson. Release information source: [UK] RAW Magazine ad - October 30, 1990; [US] The Gavin Report radio trade publication ad - November 23, 1990.

November 5, 1987: KISS released power ballad "Reason To Live" as the second single from the album "Crazy Nights". In the music video, the Porsche 928 doused with gasoline before being set on fire was a gift to Paul Stanley from Gene Simmons 😬 Release information source: [US] R&R radio trade publication ad - November 6, 1987.

November 1989: Featuring Jason Bonham, the son of late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, the band Bonham reached the Top 10 on the US Rock chart and were now being promoted to Top 40 radio with the single "Wait For You". Release information source: [US] R&R radio trade publication ad - November 3, 1989.

Happy Birthday to Tesla bassist Brian Wheat (November 5, 1963).

Happy Birthday to Night Ranger co-founder and former co-lead guitarist Jeff Watson (November 5, 1956).

RATT recorded their debut album "Out Of The Cellar" in late 1983 at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles with producer Beau Hill.

November 5, 1995: In Honolulu, Hawaii, Van Halen concluded the "Balance" Tour or as the band jokingly referred to as the "Ambulance" Tour... Eddie (hip pain) and Alex (ruptured vertebrae). It would be their last show with Sammy Hagar until 2004.