September 25, 1980: John Bonham, the drummer for Led Zeppelin, died of asphyxiation in his own vomit due to consumption of alcohol.
September 25, 1930: Shel Silverstein was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Shel Silverstein was a "multi-threat" artist; composer, singer, cartoonist, illustrator, author. Johnny Cash recorded a version of Silverstein's "A Boy Named Sue.
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Dr. Hook covered his songs "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." Silverstein's most important album, however, and his most successful was Freakin' at the Freakers Ball.
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September 25, 1960: Sam Cooke's "Chain Gang" peaks at number two on the US R&B and Pop charts.
"Chain Gang" was Sam Cooke’s second-biggest American hit.
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The song was inspired after a chance meeting with an actual chain-gang of prisoners on a highway. Cooke and his brother Charles felt sorry for the men and gave them several cartons of cigarettes.
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September 25, 1965: The Dave Clark Five topped out at Number 4 on the US music chart with "Catch Us If You Can."
"Catch Us If You Can" from The Dave Clark Five was the title song for the film of the same name. Cash Box described it as a "rollicking, fast-moving rocker with a contagious, funky rhythmic undercurrent," saying it could be a "blockbuster."
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September 25, 1971: "Peace Train" by Cat Stevens first entered Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
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On September 21, 2021, for the song's 50th anniversary, Playing For Change | Song Around The World uploaded a video of "Peace Train." Now Yusuf, Stevens performs with artists worldwide. The video has over 2.5 million views.
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