SEPTEMBER 17
FLEETWOOD MAC MADE ROCK HISTORY ON THIS DAY IN 1977, WHEN THEIR “RUMOURS” LP BEGAN ITS 19TH WEEK AT #1. IT WAS ONLY THE FIFTH TIME AN ALBUM HAD REACHED THAT MILESTONE.
IN THE GOOD DEEDS DEPARTMENT, PAUL SIMON WENT TO HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA ON THIS DAY IN 1992 WITH A MOBILE MEDICAL CLINIC TO AID CHILDREN WHO WERE LEFT HOMELESS BY HURRICANE ANDREW.
AND THE DOORS MADE THEIR ONLY APPEARANCE ON “THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW” TODAY IN 1967 PLAYING “LIGHT MY FIRE.” SULLIVAN HAD ASKED JIM MORRISON TO CHANGE THE LYRIC “GIRL WE COULDN’T GET MUCH HIGHER,” BUT JIM SANG IT ANYWAY. THEY WERE BANNED BY ED AND NEVER RETURNED.