SEPTEMBER 9
ELVIS PRESLEY MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1956. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO HIS UNIQUE STYLE OF SHAKING HIS HIPS, THE VIEWING AUDIENCE ONLY SAW ELVIS FROM THE WAIST UP.
CONCERT PROMOTER SID BERNSTEIN BOUGHT A $20,000 FULL-PAGE AD IN THE NEW YORK TIMES TODAY IN 1979 DIRECTED TO JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE & RINGO. HE WAS TRYING TO CONVINCE THE BEATLES TO REUNITE FOR A BENEFIT CONCERT.
AND RECORD RELEASES TODAY INCLUDE THE EAGLES’ SINGLE “WITCHY WOMAN” IN 1972….AND JOHN LENNON’S “IMAGINE” LP IN 1971.