Hair Band History (December 13th)

Nearing the end of the "Jersey Syndicate" Tour and the start of a new decade, Jon Bon Jovi was reflecting a little... "I'm just getting to understand that at 27 I'm not a child." -RAW Magazine, December 1989

December 1992: Firehouse released "Sleeping With You" as the third and final single from the album "Hold Your Fire". It hit the US Billboard Hot 100 the day after Christmas. Release information source: [US] Debuted Billboard Hot 100 on December 26, 1992.

December 13/14, 1989: After two shows at London's Wembley Arena, Alice Cooper played two more in the UK in Birmingham that were recorded and released a year later as "Alice Cooper Trashes The World".

Happy Birthday to Slaughter and former Vinnie Vincent Invasion bassist Dana Strum (December 13, 1958).

Happy Birthday to Whitesnake and former Night Ranger guitarist Joel Hoekstra (December 13, 1970).

Remembering Mr. Big drummer Pat Torpey, who would have celebrated a birthday today (December 13, 1953). Pat died in 2018. R.I.P.

December 1994: Guns N' Roses released Rolling Stones cover "Sympathy For The Devil". Slash called this tune from the "Interview With The Vampire" soundtrack "the sound of a band breaking up."

This cool ad shows Mötley Crüe playing Los Angeles with Guns N' Roses on December 13, 1987. However, it is inaccurate as Crüe were in Japan on this day, performing the first of five shows at Rainbow Hall in Nagoya. The band played L.A. in October with Whitesnake opening. GnR opened all shows for Crüe in November 1987. The "Girls, Girls, Girls" Tour would end on December 18th in Tokyo where the band would be presented with a gold record for their latest album.