This Week In Classic Hits History (4/11-15)

This week, Bowie retires, Ronnie is hired, and Eddie and Valerie get hitched.

April 11,1981:

Eddie Van Halen married actress Valerie Bertinelli, The two had met eight months earlier when Bertinelli's brother took her to a Van Halen concert. Though they would later divorce, they lasted over 20 years, and eternity for a celebrity marriage.

April 12, 1975:

David Bowie announced his second career retirement, saying, 'I've rocked my roll. It's a boring dead end, there will be no more rock 'n' roll records from me.' For someone who was 'retired', he had quite the output.

April 13, 1993:

Aerosmith Day was observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts after the band were given their very own holiday.

April 14, 1975:

A press release confirmed that Ronnie Wood would be joining the Rolling Stones for their forthcoming American tour. He was subsequently hired full-time.

April 15, 1982:

Billy Joel broke his left wrist when he crashed his Harley into a car on Long Island. He underwent surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York.