DJ Fred’s Rock N’ Roll Factoids For September 11th [VIDEOS]

Damn, there went humanity!

That's what happened on this date in 1956 when a London movie theater showed the film Rock Around The Clock, starring Bill Haley and His Comets.  Cops were called when neighbors called about kids dancing in the streets!  The following day the London Times printed a letter from one of it's readers that said this:  "The hypnotic rhythm and the wild gestures have a maddening effect on a rhythm loving age group and the result of its impact is the relaxing of all self control."

It was today in 1967 that the Beatles began to film Magical Mystery Tour.  There was no script, no clear idea, and really no idea as to what direction the bus would travel in.  Watch the movie, and you can tell.

One of the great moments in music history happened today when Donny Osmond hit #1 on the charts  in 1971 with Go Away Little Girl.  Americans rejoiced in the streets, cars were overturned, stores were looted, fornication occurred publicly and fireworks were shot off immediately following the Crest toothpaste commercial.  Donny made us proud to own radios.

It was on this date in 1976 that KC and the Sunshine Band went to No.1 on the US singles chart with (Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Body.  Some shook their groove things so hard that their watches were falling off.

On this date in 1987, Peter Gabriel won Best Video at the MTV Music Awards with Sledgehammer.  Gabriel had to lay underneath a pane of glass for sixteen hours while the intense video was filmed.

In 2003, Tommy Chong was sentenced to nine months in federal prison for selling drug paraphernalia over the internet.  Tommy never did turn out like the Finklestein s**t kid.

Styx guitarist and vocalist Tommy Shaw turns 62 today.  Styx has been to Bangor at least twice, and are always welcome to come back!  Styx is the I-95 Band of the Day!