Janis Ian performs “At Seventeen” on the very first broadcast of NBC-TV’s Saturday Night Live, hosted by George Carlin. Billy Preston is also on the program, where he sings “Nothing From Nothing”.
The English Rock band King Crimson release their debut album, “In the Court of the Crimson King”. Considered by some to be the first Progressive Rock LP, it would reach #5 on the UK Official Albums Chart and #28 on the Billboard 200. The album would later be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for...
I wasn’t into Tom Waits at the time this was released. Punk rock was happening and there was no way I was going to be listening to some old guy (he was under 30 but seemed much older) singing piano ballads....
A and M Records releases The Carpenters’ debut album, “Offering”. The LP, which will only reach #150 on the Billboard 200 chart, includes the duo’s first single, a cover of The Beatles’ “Ticket To Ride”. That song would peak at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100. After The Carpenters’ break-through, the album would be...
As a follow-up to his six million seller, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”, Jerry Lee Lewis records his biggest hit, “Great Balls of Fire” at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. When released a month later it will sell over a million copies in the first ten days, eventually selling five million more. The...