Long Way to Heaven was followed by the release of Wild in the Streets in 1987, featuring the title track and a cover of ” Dream On ” by Nazareth . One song from that record, “She’s Too Tough” was written by Joe Elliot , lead singer for Def Leppard…
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In the spring of 1987, the band performed the title track for the Mel Gibson film Lethal Weapon , which was composed by Michael Kamen . In the winter of 1987, the band started work on their third album in L.A. Unfortunately, Johnnie Dee was hit by a car at…
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A video titled Cliff ‘Em All commemorating Burton’s three years in Metallica was released in 1987; the video included bass solos, home videos and pictures.
In the spring of 1987, Bushy and Pinera got back together to tour as Iron Butterfly for the “Wings of Flight 87” tour (Dorman was captaining a fishing boat, so was not available at this time) with Ace Baker (keyboards) and Kelly Reubens (bass). Tim Von Hoffman and Glen Rappold…
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While Perry had retreated from the public eye, Schon and Cain spent the rest of 1987 collaborating with artists such as Jimmy Barnes and Michael Bolton before teaming up with Cain’s ex-Babys bandmates John Waite and Ricky Phillips to form the supergroup Bad English with drummer Deen Castronovo in 1988,…
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He had in fact been diagnosed as HIV positive in 1987, but did not make his illness public, with only his inner circle of colleagues and friends aware of his condition.
In 1987, during the filming of Eat the Rich – in which Lemmy was taking a starring role alongside well-known comedy actors such as Robbie Coltrane , Kathy Burke , the regulars from the Comic Strip ensemble, and various other musician cameo appearances – Gill left the band and Taylor…
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In 1987, Lynyrd Skynyrd reunited for a full-scale tour with five major members of the pre-crash band: crash survivors Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson and Artimus Pyle, along with guitarist Ed King, who had left the band two years before the crash. Ronnie Van Zant’s younger brother, Johnny ,…
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Mark II followed Perfect Strangers with The House of Blue Light in 1987, which was supported by another world tour (interrupted after Blackmore broke a finger on stage while trying to catch his guitar after throwing it in the air).
Through 1987, Ratt embarked on a U.S. tour with newcomers Poison and played in Europe as a part of the Monsters Of Rock Tour. Their tour with Poison was one of the highest-grossing tours of 1987.