Hair Band History (December 24th)

December 24, 1988: Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and held the top spot for 3 weeks. In an interview with VH1's Behind the Music, Bret Michaels said the inspiration for the song came from a night when he was in a laundromat in Dallas waiting for his clothes to dry and called his girlfriend on a pay phone. He said he heard a male voice in the background and was devastated.

December 1987: Just over a year after its release, Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet" celebrated reaching 9x platinum. As of today, the album has sold over 28 million copies worldwide. Billboard Magazine ad

December 1987: White Lion were finally making some noise in North America, but thanks to European magazines, the band got more attention in other parts of the world when the "Pride" album was released in June that year.

December 24, 1987: Between dates in Charlotte and Jacksonville, Def Leppard took a few days off from the US "Hysteria" Tour to enjoy the Christmas holiday, while many fans got to read about their favorite band in the latest issue of Hit Parader Magazine.

Remembering original Loudness drummer Munetaka Higuchi, who would have celebrated a birthday today (December 24, 1958). Munetaka died in 2008. R.I.P.

December 24, 1988: Christmas Eve fell on a Saturday and what better way to flip the clock to Christmas Day than with Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde hosting MTV Headbangers Ball.

December 24, 1985: Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee proposed to his actress girlfriend Heather Locklear on Christmas Eve, "while riding in a limousine along the Ventura Freeway with their heads in the wind outside the open moon-roof. With eyes watering and his hair flapping in his face, Tommy placed a 2.3-carat diamond ring on her finger and yells, 'Will you marry me?' 'Yes!' she shouts back." -Chronological Crue

HAIR BAND RADIO wishes you a joyous Christmas and holiday season. Thanks for listening!