This Day in Music History – March 13th

1961 – Rick Nelson recorded “Travelin’ Man”.

1965 – Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds.

1976 – The Jackson 5 moved from Motown to Epic Records. They also changed their name to the Jackson’s.

1984 – MTV premiered its weekly “Top 20 Video Countdown” show.

1987 – Bryan Adams’ “Heat of the Night” became the first commercially released cassette single in the U.S.

1987 – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1990 – MTV became available in the Middle East with the launch of MTV Europe in Israel.


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