RoXy’s Rock Rewind

BACK ON THIS DATE IN 1991, AFTER EARNING QUITE A FOLLOWING AROUND THE NEW YORK CITY AREA, WITH A BUNCH OF THEIR SHOWS WITH THEIR PALS THE BLUES TRAVELER, THE NEW YORK ALT ROCKERS, SPIN DOCTORS DROPPED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE. SPIN DOCTORS HAD SIGNED WITH EPIC RECORDS, WHO DECIDED NOT TO RELEASE ANY SINGLES FROM THE ALBUM AS THEY WERE TOO PREOCCUPIED WITH A BAND OUT OF SEATTLE BY THE NAME OF PEARL JAM….BUT THAT ALL CHANGED WHEN A RADIO STATION IN VERMONT AIRED A PROMO FOR THE BAND’S UPCMOING CONCERT AND USED SOME OF THE ALBUM’S SINGLES IN THE SPOT…AND THE POWER OF RADIO TOOK OVER AS LISTENERS CALLED IN TO REQUEST THE SINGLE FROM THE PROMO! THAT RADIO STATION’S PROGRAM DIRECTOR PETITIONED EPIC AND THAT LED TO THE LABEL FINALLY RELEASIGN THE SINGLE “LITTLE MISS CAN’T BE WRONG” AND LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, SPIN DOCTORS WERE THE MUSICAL GUESTS ON SNL…AND THE NEXT SINGLE, “TWO PRINCES” TOOK THEM TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL…THE COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE! KRYPTONITE WENT ON TO SELL MORE THAN 5 MILLION COPIES…TODAY’S ROXY’S REWIND IS THE EVENTUAL DEBUT SINGLE THAT GAINED RECOGNITION ON THE RADIO…”LITTLE MISS CAN’T BE WRONG” ON 105.7 THE X IN THE 5 O’CLOCK FREAK OUT SPONSORED BY SIREN TATTOO STUDIOS