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Today in Music History: "Born To Run" Hits The Charts

September 13, 2013

Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run"
Born to Run was released Today in Music History.
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History Highlights:

Today in 1975, the legend was cast in stone as Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run hit the album charts. Considered one of the greatest albums in the history of rock (ranked at number 18 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time), Born To Run's songs focused on the coming of age of average teenagers and young adults in New Jersey and New York City.

Also, Today In:

1965 - It was another first for The Beatles as the band won a Grammy for Best Group and one for Best Album for A Hard Day's Night. Meanwhile, their single, "Yesterday" (b/w "Act Naturally") was released in the US.

1974 - At the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, Stevie Wonder launched his first tour since a serious car accident.

1985 - "We Are The World" won Best Group Video and the Viewer's Choice at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York.

1989 - Sting made his onstage acting debut in a Washington, D.C., production of The Three Penny Opera. The critics were not kind.

1996 - Tupac Amaru Shakur died after being shot six days earlier when he was driving through Las Vegas.

1998 - Lauryn Hill started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."

Birthdays:

Fiona Apple is 36 today.