September 29

On this day in 1997, Bill Clinton awarded Don Henley a National Medal of Humanities 

for his work on the Walden Woods Project

Today in 1959, Barry Gordy's first release on the newly established 

Motown Records entered the Billboard Pop chart

Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad fame was born today in 1948

Jerry Lee Lewis was born on this day in 1935. The Killer is 79

Billy Joel’s The Stranger was released today in 1977