This Day in Music History – September 26th

1961 – Bob Dylan started as opening act for the Greenbriar Boys. He stayed two weeks.

1968 – Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) was fined $150 for possession of marijuana.

1969 – The Beatles album “Abbey Road” was released in the U.K.

1970 – Tamla-Motown Records announced that the Jackson 5 had sold 10 million singles world wide in nine months.

1974 – “Walls and Bridges” was released by John Lennon. He would not release any more new material for almost 6 years.

1975 – “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” opened in theaters.

1984 – The Prince song “Purple Rain” was released.

1991 – “It’s Been A Long Time” was filmed by Southside Johnny at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ.

1997 – The initial 300,000-unit shipment of Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind 1997” sold out in Japan on its first day of release.

1996 – Prince released “The Gold Experience.”

1998 – Prince slipped and pulled a ligament while onstage in Atlantic City, NJ. The remainder of the U.S. tour was postponed.

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