This Day In Music History

This Day In Music History

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September 30th

1974 - Police are needed at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert after a fight broke out between their sound engineer and the sound engineer of Blue Oyster Cult. A roadie clarified that the sound had been deliberately turned off during the bands set.

1987 – Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, and Elvis Costello join Roy Orbison onstage to tape a TV special at L.A.’s Coconut Grove. The evening’s show is eventually released as 'A Black and White Night'.

1993 -  B-52's singer Kate Pierson is charged with criminal mischief and trespassing during an anti-fur protest at 'Vogue's' New York City offices.

2004 - Mick Jagger holds a press conference with Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) at Essex House in New York City, to promote the soundtrack to the movie Alfie. The re-make of the 1966 film featured the track 'Old Habits Die Hard' by Jagger and Stewart, and would end up winning several awards.

Filed Under: B-52's, Big Joe Henry, Blue Oyster Cult, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Stewart, Elvis Costello, Eurythmics, Kate Pierson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mick Jagger, Roy Orbison, This Day In Music History, Tom Waits
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