Today in Music History

Today in music history. – this is what really interesting stuff happened on today’s date in music history for September 26.

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What happened today in music history:

1868: Composer Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert was born.

1898: George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, NY. His works include “Swanee” and “Rhapsody in Blue.”

1957: The musical “West Side Story” opened at the Winter Garden Theatre.

1964: The Kinks released the song “You Really Got Me.”

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

1969: The Fillmore West opened in San Francisco, CA.

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

1979: The Clash released their first U.S. single. It was their remake of Bobby Fuller Four’s “I Fought The Law.”

1986: Mick Jagger’s “Running Out Of Luck” was released by CBS-Fox Video.

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

1996: Prince released “The Gold Experience.”

1998: MTV Russia debuted at midnight. The first video shown on the network was Mummy Troll’s “Vladivostock 2000.”