Styx was out with its 8th studio album, Pieces of Eight,  on this day in 1978.  The follow-up to the previous year's The Grand Illusion brought even more success to the band that was establishing itself as one of the top mid-western bands of the 70's. Oddly, the songs that would prove to be the biggest ones on the release were all on side two of the 10 track album; Blue Collar Man (Long Nights), Queen of Spades, Renegade, and the title track.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on the first of September include... 

 

1956 Elvis Presley buys his mother a Pink Cadillac. 

1967 Boz Scaggs joins the Steve Miller Band. 

1969 Isle of Wight Festival opens.   

1975 Grateful Dead release Blues For Allah. 

1977 Rush releases A Farewell To Kings. 

1979 INXS has live debut in Sydney.   

1983 Clash fires Mick Jones.   

1986 Paul McCartney releases Press to Play.

1989 Adam Clayton of U2 acquitted on marijuana charges in Dublin.   

1989 Motley Crue releases Dr. Feelgood.  

2007 Roger Waters, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and Jimmy Buffett jam during Labor Day weekend party at Jon Bon Jovi's Long Island home. 

2009 Black Crowes release Before The Frost and Until The Freeze.