This Day in Music – October 13th

1957 – Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the Ford Edsel on an hour long special.

1963 – In Britain, the Beatles appeared on the ITV’s “Sunday Night at the Palladium.” It was their first appearance on a major TV show.

1967 – Pat Boone, the owner of the Oakland Oaks, sang the national anthem at the first game of the new American Basketball Association.

1970 – Janis Joplin’s ashes were scattered off the coast of California.

1971 – Bing Crosby, part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, threw out the first ball in Game 4 of the World Series between the Pirates and the Orioles.

1975 – Neil Young underwent surgery on his vocal chords in Los Angeles CA.

1980 – AC/DC’s “Back in Black” went platinum.

1982 – KISS released the album “Creatures of the Night.”

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