This Week In Music History September 11th-17th

Today In Music History September 11th-17th September 11th 1971 - The animated Jackson Five series premiered on ABC. 1976 - KC and the Sunshine Band went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with "(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty," the group's third No. 1 hit. 2001 - Walking to work as a comic-book illustrator in New York, Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The day's events inspired him to start a band, which became My Chemical Romance. Birthday: Ludacris is 43 September 12th 1966 - The first episode of The Monkees TV show aired in the US. The series ran for a total of 58 episodes. 1987 - Michael Jackson began a two-month siege on top of the charts with Bad. Birthday: Country legend George Jones was born today in 1931 Barry White was born today in 1944 September 13th 1960 - The FCC bans "payola," the controversial practice of paying DJs for playing songs. 1991 - Geffen Records threw a party to launch Nirvana's single 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. The band ended up being thrown out of their own party after starting a food fight. 2009 - When Taylor Swift won for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West came on stage and commandeered the microphone, explaining that Beyonce deserved the award for her "Single Ladies" video. When Beyonce won for Video of the Year later that night, she brought Taylor on stage to finish her speech. Birthday: Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and Metallica is 61. September 14th 1955 - Little Richard recorded the song "Tutti Frutti." The session had not been going well, but with only 15 minutes left in the session, Richard recorded the song and coined the phrase, "A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom." 1998 - MTV debuts Total Request Live hosted by Carson Daly. Birthday: Amy Winehouse was born in 1983. She passed in 2011 September 15th 1965 - The Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to offer an 8-track tape player as an option for its entire line of new vehicles. Tapes were initially only available in auto-parts stores, as home 8-track equipment was still a year away. Birthday: Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson is 46 September 16th 1970 - Led Zeppelin displaced The Beatles as the UK's most popular band. The Fab Four had been tops since 1963. The poll was conducted by Melody Maker magazine. 1979 - The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" was released. Although it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United States and around the world. Birthday: B.B. King was born today in 1925. He passed in 2015. September 17th 1931 - The first long-playing record, a 331⁄3 rpm recording, was demonstrated at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New York by RCA Victor. Given the high price of compatible record players, which started around $95 (about $1140 in today's dollars), the LP wasn't revived until 1948. 1991- Hole release their debut album Pretty on the Inside Birthday: Hank Williams Sr. a legendary country-western singer was born on this day in 1923. He passed in 1953.