Hair Band History (December 10th)

December 10, 1988: While in Nashville to film the music video for their next single "Your Mama Don't Dance", Poison's current single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" was at No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

December 1990: With their new album "Crazy World", Scorpions were on fire at American rock radio with blistering first single "Tease Me Please Me" receiving heavy airplay, along with rockers "Hit Between The Eyes" and "Don't Believe Her".

December 10, 1989: Great White played the first of two nights at London's Wembley Arena opening for Alice Cooper and from the "Twice Shy" album, "Heart The Hunter" was just issued as a single in the UK.

December 1988: BulletBoys reached the Top 10 on Dial MTV with single "Smooth Up In Ya" and radio programmers in America seemed caught off guard, which might explain why the song didn't chart in the US until the following June 🤔

Remembering Junkyard singer David Roach who would have celebrated a birthday today (December 10, 1966). David died in 2025. R.I.P.

December 10, 1983: Quiet Riot's "Metal Health" album hit No. 1 in the US in late November and as this ad announced, also hit double platinum in sales.

After experiencing massive success with their latest album "Pyromania" in America, Def Leppard were at a bit of a loss as to why that success didn't follow them back home to the UK. Melody Maker - December 10, 1983

In 2003, Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach tried out for Velvet Revolver before the band went with Scott Weiland. Bach was turned down because, according to Slash, "We sounded like Skid Roses!" Shortly after, Bach landed a recurring role on the WB television show "Gilmore Girls" as "Gil", the lead guitarist in Lane Kim's band, Hep Alien. Sebastian replied to a post on social media in 2023... "Without Gil it would just be More girls 😆"