Hair Band History (December 11th)

Never enough Aqua Net in 1985... Happy Birthday to Mötley Crüe co-founder, bassist and primary songwriter, Nikki Sixx (December 11, 1958).

December 1988: Lita Ford had a hit album worldwide with "Lita" but not yet in Britain, so she attempted to remedy that by opening for Bon Jovi in Europe. Lita got the cover of Kerrang! but the mag had to pay a ransom for the interview... "Ya' Kan't Get Sweeta Than A Lita!!" 🤪

Bret Michaels denied Poison had broken up when he went on a solo tour in late 1991 to promote the band's new album "Swallow This Live", but after the VMAs in September, it was clear C.C. DeVille would soon be replaced.

December 11, 1993: Written by guitarist Phil Collen, but first recorded by a group called "The Law" two years earlier, Def Leppard debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "Miss You In A Heartbeat".

December 11, 1984: In the US, Krokus were a huge draw out West, headlining Long Beach Arena in Southern California with special guests W.A.S.P. and Helix.

December 11, 1992: After playing Portland a night earlier, KISS brought the "Revenge" Tour to Vancouver with special guests Great White and Trixter. The next show was scheduled to take place in Spokane, Washington on December 13th but canceled due to weather affecting the band's travel between shows.

December 11, 1981: Mötley Crüe played the Whisky A Go-Go on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The band had just released 900 copies of their debut album "Too Fast For Love" on their own Leathür Records label a month earlier and you could buy it at the show.

December 11, 1993: After their successful run in the '80s, millions of Bon Jovi fans kept the faith by making the band's first album of the '90s a worldwide best seller.

December 11, 1989: The eighties were coming to a close and looking back on "The Metal Decade", Whitesnake had slitered its way to massive success around the world.