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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