50 Years Ago on Same Day, 2 Big Moments in Music, Jimi Hendrix died, and Black Sabbath helped launch heavy metal

[Robert59]

Two notable 50-year musical anniversaries were being marked on Friday, one good and one tragic:

• Iconic album: On Sept. 18, 1970, Black Sabbath released Paranoid, which played a "genre-defining" role in launching heavy metal worldwide, reports NPR. The group's second album was informed by band members' hometown of Birmingham, England.

https://www.newser.com/story/296382/50-years-ago-today-2-big-moments-in-music.html

 

[Devi]

Still sad about Jimi.

 

[Pepper]

Still sad about Jimi.

Me too. And Janis.

 

[JimBob1952]

I see both events as tragic.