This Day in Music History: September 27

September 27, 2016

We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

 

Today: September 27.

 

1964: The Beach Boys made their TV debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on US TV. The band performed the songs 'I Get Around' and 'Wendy'.

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1967: Working on new songs, The Beatles recorded various parts for the new John Lennon song ‘I Am the Walrus’, and the new Paul McCartney song ‘Fool On The Hill.’

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1979: Scottish guitarist, Jimmy McCullough, died from a heroin overdose in his flat in Maida Vale, London, and he was 26 years only. He was a member of Stone The Crows, Thunderclap Newman and Wings (1974 to 1977). When 'Something in the Air' by Thunderclap Newman went to No.1 in 1969, it made McCulloch the youngest guitarist to ever play on a UK No.1 single, as he was was just 16 years old at the time.

 

1980: David Bowie scored his fourth UK No.1 album with 'Scary Monsters And Supercreeps'. The album featured the singles and what would be hits 'Ashes to Ashes and 'Fashion'.

 

1986: Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica was crushed to death after the band's tour bus crashed between Stockholm and Copenhagen. During a European tour, members from the band drew cards for the most comfortable bunk on the tour bus. Burton had won the game with an Ace of Spades and was asleep when the tour bus ran over a patch of black ice and skidded off of the road. He was thrown through the window of the bus, which fell on top of him.

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1998: The Manic Street Preachers scored their first UK No.1 album with their fifth album 'This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours'.

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