Historic events this week from Bob Dylan, Aerosmith and Guns N’ Roses

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APRIL 7, 2008: BOB DYLAN WINS PULITZER PRIZE

Having won Grammys, a Golden Globe, an Oscar & a Dove award; Bob Dylan became the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 2008.

FOR HIS PROFOUND IMPACT ON POPULAR MUSIC AND AMERICAN CULTURE, MARKED BY LYRICAL COMPOSITIONS OF EXTRAORDINARY POETIC POWER. – PULITZER.ORG

APRIL 8, 1975: AEROSMITH’S TOYS IN THE ATTIC

Aerosmith’s third album, Toys in the Attic, may not be their highest-charting album, but it remains their biggest.

The 9x Platinum album contains the multi-Platinum singles “Walk This Way” and “Sweet Emotion.”

APRIL 8, 2016: GUNS N’ ROSES REUNION TOUR BEGINS

After a warm-up gig at The Troubadour in West Hollywood for a sold out crowd of only 500 (!), …the Not In This Lifetime…Tour finally got underway with two shows in Las Vegas. However, at the Troubadour show, Axl Rose fell and broke his foot.

He had to resort to singing from Foo Fighters’ “rock throne.” The very one Dave Grohl used in 2015 when he broke his leg.

APRIL 9, 2020: BOB DYLAN’S FIRST US #1 SINGLE

Remarkably, Bob Dylan had never had a #1 single in the US until 2020. “Murder Most Foul”, a 17-minute epic about John F. Kennedy, Jr.’s assassination went to #1 on Billboard’s Rock Digital Song Sales chart with over 10,000 sold in its first week.

APRIL 12, 1976: BOB SEGER RELEASES LIVE BULLET

For years, Bob Seger and his live show were scarcely known outside of Detroit.

The incendiary performances on Live Bullet, which featured “Travelin’ Man/Beautiful Loser”, “Turn the Page” and “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man”, finally made Bob Seger a household name.

Live Bullet would pave the way for the multi-Platinum success of Night Moves, which was released 6 months later.