September 19 : This Day in Music History 1960 : Chubby Checkers version of The Twist goes to #1 while the original version by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters reaches its peak chart position of #28. Checkers version of the song would top the charts again in 1962. 1973 : Gram Parsons (The Byrds) dies. 1974 : Eric Clapton receives a gold record for his cover of the Bob Marley-written song I Shot The Sheriff. 1984 : At a whistle-stop in Hammonton, New Jersey, campaigning president Ronald Reagan praised singer Bruce Springsteen, saying in part: Americas future rests in a thousand dreams inside your hearts; it rests in the message of hope in songs so many young Americans admire: New Jerseys own Bruce Springsteen. And helping you make those dreams come true is what this job of mine is all about. This leads to widespread criticism in the press, since Springsteens recent hit Born In The U.S.A. was in fact a bitter cry of outrage at how poorly the United States treats its veterans, which Reagan had apparently mistaken for a straight-forward patriotic anthem - an easy mistake to make if you listen to the chorus only and not the lyrics.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:22:07 +0000
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