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]
Sweet Child o' Mine "Sweet Child o' Mine" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987). Released in August 1988 as the album's third single, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[1] becoming the band's first and only number-one single in the U.S.. Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1988.[2] It reached number six on the UK Singles Chart, when re-released in 1989.[3]