where did guns and roses name come from
Guns N' Roses In 1984, Hollywood Rose member Izzy Stradlin was living with L.A. Guns member Tracii Guns.[1][2] When L.A. Guns needed a new vocalist, Stradlin suggested Hollywood Rose singer Axl Rose.[1] Guns N' Roses was formed in March 1985 by Rose and rhythm guitarist Stradlin, along with lead guitarist Tracii Guns, bassist Ole Beich, and drummer Rob Gardner of L.A. Guns.[3] The band coined its name by combining the names of both previous groups. Rejected names for the band included "Heads of Amazon" and "AIDS".[4] After a short time, during which the band reportedly played two or three shows, Beich was fired and replaced by Duff McKagan.[5] Tracii Guns left the band after an argument with Rose leading to his replacement by Rose and Stradlin's one-time Hollywood Rose bandmate, Slash.[1] Gardner quit soon after and was replaced by another former Hollywood Rose member, Steven Adler.[6][7] Slash had also previously played with McKagan and Adler in Road Crew.[7][8]
Roses Are Red (The Mac Band song) "Roses Are Red" is a 1988 single by The Mac Band, featuring The McCampbell Brothers. The single was their most successful of six chart singles on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, peaking at number one, for one week, on that chart. "Roses Are Red" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It did, however, reach #8 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song was produced by LA Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.