24 SEPTEMBER
In Music History
1974 James Brown plays to 80,000 in Zaire, closing out a festival timed to coincide with the Ali-Foreman "Rumble In The Jungle," which has been postponed.
1971 The Jackson 5 appear on the cover of Life magazine, with the headline "Rock Stars At Home With Their Parents."
1971 Marty Cintron (of No Mercy) is born in the Bronx, New York City.
1970 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles releases "Tears Of A Clown."
1969 At Royal Albert Hall in London, Deep Purple play their Concerto for Group and Orchestra, written by their keyboard player Jon Lord, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In December, it is released as a live album.
1967 The Beatles film the dance scene to their song "Your Mother Should Know" for their film Magical Mystery Tour. Paul McCartney stokes the rumors that he is dead by wearing a black carnation while the other guys wear red.
1966 The Association's "Cherish" hits #1 for the first of three weeks.
1962 Cedric Dent (of Take 6) is born in Detroit, Michigan.
1960 Hank Ballard and the Midnighters' "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" enters the Hot 100, joining their songs "Finger Poppin' Time" and "The Twist" (the original version) on the chart. It's the first time an act has had three songs on the Hot 100 at the same time.
1958 The Platters record "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes."
1958 The Donna Reed Show, starring Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen, debuts on ABC. It runs for seven seasons.
1957 The movie Mister Rock And Roll, starring the famous disc jockey Alan Freed, debuts in America. In the film, Freed tells the story of Rock and Roll, with performances by Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon and Brook Benton.
1955 Judy Garland makes her television debut on the CBS variety show Ford Star Jubilee.
1954 Sarah Vaughan records "Make Yourself Comfortable."
1946 Jerry Donahue (of Fairport Convention) is born in Manhattan, New York City.
24 SEPTEMBER
Featured Events
2007 The Big Bang Theory premieres on CBS with a theme song written and recorded by Barenaked Ladies.
1991 The Red Hot Chili Peppers release Blood Sugar Sex Magik in the US. Containing the hits "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away," the album sells over 10 million copies worldwide and makes the group bona-fide headliners.More
1988 Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" becomes the first a cappella song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1983 Billy Joel hits #1 in America with "Tell Her About It," a song inspired by his future wife Christie Brinkley.
1964 The Supremes make their first national TV appearance, performing "Where Did Our Love Go" on The Steve Allen Show.
1936 Jim Henson is born in Greenville, Mississippi. Renowned for his work on Sesame Street and The Muppets, he also lands two chart hits: "Rubber Duckie" (as Ernie - #16 in 1970) and "Rainbow Connection" (as Kermit the Frog - #25 in 1979).
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