September 22nd
... 1972 David Bowie gave American fans their first glimpse of his Ziggy Stardust character when his tour in support of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars kicked off in Cleveland.
... 1985 The first Farm Aid took place in Champaign, Ill. The day-long concert, a joint project of Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson, saw Eddie Van Halen perform with Sammy Hagar for the first time. Farm Aid has been held every year since 1985 and has raised $48 million for family farmers across the U.S.
The Band followed up Music From Big Pink with their self-titled second album. Featuring classics like “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and “Up on Cripple Creek,” The Band is widely credited with helping to kickstart the back-to-basics approach of country rock in the ‘70s. George Harrison released his sixth solo album, Extra Texture. The record featured the Top 20 hit, “You,” and a sequel to “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” called “This Guitar (Can’t Keep From Crying).”
.... 1973 Lou Reed headlines Crystal Palace Garden Party
.... 1979 Police enter UK chart with ‘Message in a Bottle’
.... 1992 Bruce Springsteen breaks the rules and plays an electric set for MTV’s “Unplugged” show. The show is renamed, “MTV Plugged.”
Happy birthday to David Coverdale and Joan Jett. The Deep Purple and Whitesnake singer was born in 1949, while Jett was born in 1961.
News Anniversaries:
David Bowie’s first Ziggy Stardust show in America (1972)
The first Farm Aid (1985)
Eddie Van Halen plays with Sammy Hagar for the first time (1985)
Album Anniversaries:
The Band, The Band (1969)
George Harrison, Extra Texture (1975)
Birthdays:
David Coverdale (1949)
Joan Jett (1961)
... 1972 David Bowie gave American fans their first glimpse of his Ziggy Stardust character when his tour in support of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars kicked off in Cleveland.
... 1985 The first Farm Aid took place in Champaign, Ill. The day-long concert, a joint project of Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson, saw Eddie Van Halen perform with Sammy Hagar for the first time. Farm Aid has been held every year since 1985 and has raised $48 million for family farmers across the U.S.
The Band followed up Music From Big Pink with their self-titled second album. Featuring classics like “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and “Up on Cripple Creek,” The Band is widely credited with helping to kickstart the back-to-basics approach of country rock in the ‘70s. George Harrison released his sixth solo album, Extra Texture. The record featured the Top 20 hit, “You,” and a sequel to “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” called “This Guitar (Can’t Keep From Crying).”
.... 1973 Lou Reed headlines Crystal Palace Garden Party
.... 1979 Police enter UK chart with ‘Message in a Bottle’
.... 1992 Bruce Springsteen breaks the rules and plays an electric set for MTV’s “Unplugged” show. The show is renamed, “MTV Plugged.”
Happy birthday to David Coverdale and Joan Jett. The Deep Purple and Whitesnake singer was born in 1949, while Jett was born in 1961.
News Anniversaries:
David Bowie’s first Ziggy Stardust show in America (1972)
The first Farm Aid (1985)
Eddie Van Halen plays with Sammy Hagar for the first time (1985)
Album Anniversaries:
The Band, The Band (1969)
George Harrison, Extra Texture (1975)
Birthdays:
David Coverdale (1949)
Joan Jett (1961)
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