R.E.M. Hit It Big...Unexpectedly (Classic Rock Calendar - May 18, 2018)

May 18, 2018, 01:30 PM

R.E.M. began to achieve mainstream popularity at the end of the '80s, but no one ever expected them to become the biggest band in the world - not even themselves! That all changed on this date, May 18, 1991, when "Out of Time" hit #1. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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