The Stones & CSNY On TV & We Missed It, Plus Ms. Jett’s Birthday…

A U.S. first for the Brits -- A "current music" TV show we absolutely do not remember -- Fantastic woman rocker b'day (and great gosh-o'mighty, she's the Real Deal!!!) -- Time to dive into your Tuesday Coffee Break Calendar...

9/22/1962 (58 years ago today) - They were the first British vocal group to make the U.S. Top 20: The Springfields (Dusty Springfield, her brother Tom, and long time musical friend Tim Field) went to No. 20 with "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" -- No other U.K. vocal act had ever gone that far up on the American charts before! -- The song has certainly made the rounds, having been performed and/or recorded live by many artists including Johnny Rivers, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton and The Cowsills; the best known version probably belongs to Linda Ronstadt from her classic 1973 LP "Don't Cry Now".

9/22/1969 (51 years ago today) - You would think we could recall this one, but NOOOOO!: A new weekly TV series called "The Music Scene" debuts on ABC, Monday evenings with a weird time slot: 7:30 to 8:15 pm(!?!?) -- Comedians David Steinberg and Lily Tomlin host on different episodes -- The first show featured James Brown, Three Dog Night, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young -- Despite the level of talent that appears on subsequent episodes (Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Wonder and The Rolling Stones), the series tanks, getting cancelled mid-season due to poor ratings. Apparently, in 1969, neither audiences nor advertisers could "grasp the concept" of a television show that clocked in at 45 minutes...

9/22/1958 - Happy Birthday to the Godmother of Punk, an actual-certified-pioneer-kick-ass-take-no-prisoners-living-legend, the one and only Joan Jett, 62 years old today. If you really don't love her, may we politely suggest you check your pulse...

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"You can't buy me love with money/'Cause I never was that kind...", xoxo!