This Day in Music History – September 1st

1953 – Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery auditioned for the radio station KDAV in Lubbock, TX. They were given a half-hour Sunday afternoon show to perform country and bluegrass music.

1956 – Elvis Presley shared his success with his family by purchasing his mother a pink Cadillac.

1965 – James Brown and Booker T. & the MG’s appeared on “Shindig!”

1967 – Boz Scaggs joined the Steve Miller Band.

1967 – The movie “The Fastest Guitar Alive,” starring Roy Orbison and Sheb Wooley, was released.

1972 – David Bowie released “John, I’m only Dancing” in the U.K. The song was not released in the U.S. until 1976.

1977 – Blondie signed its first major record company contract with Chrysalis.

1977 – Generation X released their debut single “Your Generation.”

1978 – Styx released the album “Pieces of Eight.”

1979 – INXS made their live debut in Sydney, Australia.

1979 – U2 released their first record “U2-3” in Ireland.

1983 – Mick Jones was fired from the Clash by Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer.

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