September 29

Jerry Lee Lewis was born on this day in 1935

 

Legendary Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush died on this day in 2018. He was 84

 

On this day in 2020, feminist icon of the 1970’s Helen Reddy died at her home in LA at age 78

 

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

 

Violinist Jean-Luc Ponty is 79 today

 

On this day in 1967, a 24 year old Mickey Hart joined The Grateful Dead as their second drummer

 

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

 

Billy Joel’s The Stranger was released today in 1977