SEPTEMBER 24
TODAY IN 1979 EAGLES RELEASE THEIR CHART-TOPPING SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘THE LONG RUN’. THREE SINGLES ARE RELEASED FROM THE LP; THE TITLE TRACK, “I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY” AND THE #1 GRAMMY AWARD WINNING TRACK “HEARTACHE TONIGHT”.
ON THIS DAY IN 1991 NIRVANA RELEASE THEIR ICONIC ALBUM ‘NEVERMIND’ FEATURING THE TRACKS “COME AS YOU ARE,” “LITHIUM,” “IN BLOOM,” AND, OF COURSE, “SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT.” THE ALBUM HELP BRING GRUNGE TO THE MAINSTREAM.
AND IN 1994 STEVE MARTIN WELCOMES ERIC CLAPTON ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF ‘SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’ WHERE HE PERFORMS “TORE DOWN” AND “FIVE LONG YEARS”. AT THE END OF THE SHOW, CLAPTON SITS IN WITH THE SNL BAND TO PLAY THE CLOSING THEME.