This Day in Music History – September 19th

1955 – Eva Marie Saint, Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman starred in the “Producer’s Showcase” presentation of “Our Town” on NBC-TV.

1958 – Elvis Presley left a Brooklyn naval base to sail to Germany to be with his army unit.

1968 – Steppenwolf won its first gold record for “Born to be Wild.”

1973 – Gram Parsons (Byrds) died of a drug overdose.

1974 – Max Weinberg made his debut as the drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.

1974 – Bad Company’s debut album (self titled) goes gold.

1975 – Eric Clapton got a gold record for “I Shot The Sheriff.”

1978 – “Living in the U.S.A.” was released by Linda Ronstadt.

1979 – The first MUSE concert took place. The Musicians United for Safe Energy was better known as “No-Nukes.”

1981 – Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel recorded “The Concert in Central Park” for an HBO special. The material was recorded live in New York’s Central Park.

1985 – A U.S. Senate committee heard testimony on labeling and rating of rock music, initiated by the Parents Music Resource Center.

1986 – “Press To Play” was released by Paul McCartney.

1987 – The Farm Aid concert took place at the University of Nebraska.

1987 – Taja Seville released her self-titled debut album.

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