From its grizzly premise to its video, everything about “Jailbreak” is pretty perfect. It was first featured on the Australian release of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, but it finally received a proper release in the US, Canada and Japan on the 1984 EP ’74 Jailbreak. (Better late than never.) Also, the bridge is just outstanding: “Heartbeats, they were racing/Freedom, he was chasin’/Spotlights, sirens/Rifles firing/But he made it out...with a bullet in his back.”
If you are one of those who can feel it. For Those About To Rock, Let’s get on it. Time to open the history books and see what happened on this day, June 26th. From Prince to Cher, Fire!
2016
An electric guitar owned by Prince and a lock of David Bowie’s hair sold at auction in the US for a total of more than $150,000
2008
Total Guitar magazine voted Celine Dion’s rendition of the AC/DC track ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ as the world’s worst cover version ever.
2000
Britney Spears hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana announced that a new museum, due to open early next year, would include a section including fan mail, platinum records, and genuine items of the singer’s clothing.
1982
American singer and One Hit Wonder Charlene had at No.1 single ‘I’ve Never Been To Me’. The song was recorded in 1976 and was reissued by Motown Records in 1982
1977
Elvis Presley made his last ever live stage appearance when he appeared at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. Presley would die less than two months later
1974
Cher divorced Sonny Bono after 10 years of marriage. Four days later, Cher married guitarist Gregg Allman, the couple split 10 days after that, got back together and split again. They did stay married for three years, producing Elijah Blue Allman.
1973
Rolling Stone Keith Richards and his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg were arrested at their home in Chelsea, London on drugs and gun charges.
Happy Birthday To You
- 1993- Ariana Grande
- 1979 – Ryan Tedder, songwriter with OneRepublic
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1979 – Nathan Follow, drummer from Kings of Leon
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1973 – Gretchen Wilson, Female US country singer
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1956 – Chris Isaak, American rock musician and occasional actor
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1910 – Colonel Tom Parker,Dutch-born American manager Colonel Tom Parker, who became Elvis Presley’s manager.
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