Music History for September 9


Today's:


1583 - Composer Girolamo Frescobaldi was born.

1938 - Paul Whiteman and His Swing Wing recorded "Aunt Hagar’s Blues" featuring Jack Teagarden and The Mondernaires.

1955 - The Dual Music System Jukebox was introduced by the J.P. Seeburg Corporation. It was the first to hold a hundred singles.

1956 - Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show Toast of the Town. He was shot from just the waist up during the performance. Elvis would make a total of three appearances on the show.

1967 - "Soul Man," by Sam & Dave, was released.

1969 - Jimi Hendrix mad his U.S. television debut on The Dick Cavett Show.

1971 - John Lennon's LP Imagine was released.
- Today in Beatles History

1978 - "Beast of Burden" was released by The Rolling Stones.

1978 - U2 opened for the Stranglers in Dublin at the Top Hat Ballroom.


1981 - Sting and Phil Collins both played their first solo sets at Amnesty's International's "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball."

1982 - The gospel musical Your Arms Too Short to Box with God by Vinnete Carroll opened with Al Green and Patti LaBelle.

1987 - Pink Floyd began their "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" tour. It was the band's first tour without Roger Waters.

1996 - The Metallica single "Hero of the Day" was released.

1998 - An episode of Judge Judy aired in which Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten appeared as the defendant in a case involving a drummer who sued Rotten for allegedly head-butting him during a contract dispute.

1999 - Nine Inch Nails performed at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. It was their first-ever appearance on a televised award show.

2003 - A recording of a February KISS concert was shown at big-screen theaters in 21 U.S. cities. The show was recorded in Melbourne's Telstra Dome with a 60-piece symphony orchestra.

2009 - The iTunes Music Store reached 8.6 billion songs sold.