SEPTEMBER 1
TODAY IN 1978 SOUTHERN ROCKERS MOLLY HATCHET RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM FEATURING THE TRACKS “BOUNTY HUNTER”, “GATOR COUNTRY” AND A COVER OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS SONG “DREAMS I’LL NEVER SEE”.
THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME IS DEDICATED ON THIS DAY IN 1995, WITH THE RIBBON BEING CUT BY AN ENSEMBLE THAT INCLUDED YOKO ONO AND LITTLE RICHARD BEFORE A CROWD OF MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE. AN ALL-STAR CONCERT IS HELD THE FOLLOWING NIGHT AT CLEVELAND STADIUM.
SADLY, IN 2023, JIMMY BUFFETT, WHO TURNED HIS 1977, #8 HIT, “MARGARITAVILLE” INTO AN EMPIRE THAT INCLUDES RESTAURANTS AND RESORTS, PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 76 FROM A RARE FORM OF SKIN CANCER THAT HE DIDN’T DISCLOSE TO THE PUBLIC.