September 14, 1983: Amy Winehouse is born in Southgate, London, England.
Amy Winehouse's grew up listening to her father's Jazz albums. She also came under the influence of her uncles, who were professional Jazz players.
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Her stylist Alex Foden borrowed her beehive hairdo and her Cleopatra makeup from groups like The Ronettes. Winehouse's debut album, the jazz-infused Frank, included an Ivor Novello Award winning single "Stronger Than Me."
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September 14, 1968: The Archies' cartoon series debuted on CBS-TV.
The Riverdale gang aired nearly continuously on CBS (under five other titles including `The U.S. of Archie') until 1976. In 1977, they took up residence on NBC as part of the `New Archie Sabrina Hour,' which begat the brief `The Bang-Shang Lalapalooza Show.'
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September 14, 1979: The Commodores released the single "Still" on Motown Records.
As the ’70s turned into the ’80s, the anti-disco backlash gradually washed four-four kick-drums out of the pop charts. Lionel Richie became a gold-plated hit-maker by writing ballads. When disco fell from dominance, Richie was in the perfect position to take advantage.
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September 14, 1981: Pink Floyd began work on the movie The Wall.
Pink Floyd’s the Wall is one of the most intriguing and imaginative albums in the history of rock music.
Since the studio album’s release in 1979, the tour of 1980-81, and the subsequent movie of 1982, the Wall has become synonymous with, if not the very definition of, the term “concept album.”
Read more: Analysis of the Wall
September 14, 2001: Clear Channel Communications released a list of "lyrically questionable" songs following the terrorist attacks, including "Jet Airliner" by Steve Miller, "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas, and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan.
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