Metallica’s Cliff Burton the band’s bassist died in a tragic bus accident in 1986, and his hometown of Castro Valley recently honored their hometown hero with ‘Cliff Burton Day’ on what would have been his 56th birthday. What are a few other civic honors, statues, or days set aside for our favorite singers or bands?
The late Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey has a street named after him in his hometown of Royal Oak, Michigan a suburb of Detroit. There’s a Jimi Hendrix Way in Bellingham, WA, a Bob Dylan Way in Duluth, MN, a Paul Anka Drive in Ottawa, and a Frank Sinatra Drive in Palm Springs.
If you like ‘Days’ then you’ll love ‘Beatles Day’ July 10th in London, Elvis Presley Day on his birthday January 8th in Memphis, and International ABBA day in Sweden which floats during the international ABBA Weekend celebration held in late March every year.