2/8 1987
2/8 1987 Dog Sam The Sham & The Pharaos basist David Martin av en hjärtattack. Bandet hade en stor hit 1965 med ”Wooly Bully” som följdes upp med ”Lil´Red Riding Hood” året därpå.
19/4 1980 32-year-old Brian Johnson gave up his place as singer in Geordie, to instead become singer in AC/DC. In doing so, he replaced Bon Scott who had died of acute alcohol poisoning a couple of months earlier.