On This Day In METAL History – November 24th – Rest In Peace, Freddie Mercury And Eric Carr
On November 24th, 1984 – Sammy Hagar hits #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with his hit: I Can’t Drive 55. This song is featured on Sammy Hagar’s eighth studio album, VOA, released in 1984.
On this day in 1991 – Queen’s iconic singer Freddie Mercury passed away of complications from AIDS. It was only one day after publicly admitting he was HIV positive. Freddie Mercury was only 45 years old. Pictured above is the 1985 Freddie Mercury solo album: Mr. Bad Guy.
On November 24th, 1991 – KISS drummer Eric Carr passed away of complications from cancer at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Eric Carr was only 41 years old. Rest in peace, Eric Carr. Pictured above: Eric Carr Unfinished Business album cover, released back in November of 2011.
On this day in 1993 – The Family/Comedy film, Mrs. Doubtfire, was released to wide-screen theaters. This film stars the late and great Robin Williams, as the hilarious Mrs. Doubtfire character. Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan and Harvey Fierstein are the other fantastic actors in this film. Mrs. Doubtfire is… Metal. Rest in peace, Robin Williams.
On November 24th, 1994 – At the first MTV Europe Music Awards held at the Pariser Platz in Berlin, the legendary Aerosmith won the award for Best Rock Band.
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LONG LIVE METAL.
LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.
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November 25, 2014 at 12:35 pm
Wow both Mercury and Carr died on this day. It sounds like a day that will live in infamy.
November 25, 2014 at 7:05 pm
Yup. I didn’t even realize they both died on the same day, of the same year, until I was researching for this post. Unreal coincidence. 😦
November 25, 2014 at 4:30 pm
Sad losses
November 25, 2014 at 7:07 pm
That they are. Plus, both Freddie Mercury and Eric Carr are so revered by their fans to this day tells us all how their music touches lives!
November 26, 2014 at 9:17 am
If Freddie Mercury’s death was such a loss to music, the world was a better place with him and Eric Carr.