The Day in Rock 9/1

1971 – The Rolling Stones sue manager, Allen Klein, for falsely representing the group with intent to deceive and defraud them. The Stones are looking for $7.5 million.

1973 – Bob Dylan’s “Knockin On Heaven’s Door” is released from the film soundtrack Pat Garret and Billy The Kid.

1976 – Ode Records president, Lou Adler, is kidnapped at gunpoint by two men and a woman, demanding $25,000.00 ransom. The sum is paid and Adler is released eight hours later.

1977 – Blondie signs a deal with Chrysalis Records, an occasion noted as one of the few days lawyers put time in on Labor Day.

1980 – Ken Hensley quits Uriah Heep, twelve years after founding the group.

BIRTHDAYS
Barry Gibb, Isle of Man, 1946. Singer and guitarist with The Bee Gees.
Greg Errico, San Francisco, 1946. Drummer with Sly and The Family Stone.