This week in DD History: November 1-7, 2020

It’s a crazy week, y’all. We are busy busy busy, and there’s quite a few fun little memories included in today’s Week in DD History. Let’s get started!

November 1
  • Rio, the single, released worldwide (1982)
  • Notorious, the single, peaked at #7 in the UK (1986)
  • Played at the Barrymore Theater in NYC for RCM show (2007)
November 3
  • Played at Hammersmith Odeon in London (1982)
  • Wild Boys peaked at #2 in US and UK (1984)
  • The video game Band Hero featured Rio (2009)
November 4
  • Played at Dell World Conference in Austin, Texas (2014)
  • Appeared at Unstaged screening in MoMA in New York City with VIP party to follow. (2013)
November 5
  • Union of the Snake peaked at #3 in the US (1983)
  • Big Thing album peaked at #24 in the US (1988)
  • Duran Duran: Unseen published (2005)
  • Mark Ronson premiered a short snippet of “Being Followed” on his East Village radio show (2010)
November 7
  • Live From London released in Europe and Australia (2005)
  • Okay, so today is my birthday. *sigh* It’s a big one *even larger, more dramatic sigh*…hitting during Covid…because OF COURSE I would turn 50 during a pandemic…and that’s all I’m saying.

Have a great week, everyone!

-R

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