Today in Music History

Today in music history. – this is what really interesting stuff happened on today’s date in music history for September 18.

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What happened today in music history:

1947: Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, NY. It was the first country show at the venue.

1969: Tiny Tim announced on “The Tonight Show” to Johnny Carson his engagement to Miss Vicki Budinger. Carson asked the two to be married on the show. They made TV history with the wedding on December 17, 1969.

1971: Pink Floyd performed “Atom Heart Mother” at the Classical Music Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland.

1976: The second annual Rock Music Awards ran on CBS.

1978: The members of KISS all released solo albums. The members at the time were Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss.

1983: The members of Kiss appeared on MTV without makeup.

1998: Reba McEntire received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.