On This Date In Music

1976 - Bob Seger earns his first Gold record with the live album Live Bullet.

1979 - Rupert Holmes started a two week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Escape, (The Pina Colada Song). His only US No. 1 solo hit.

2000 - The Coen Brothers movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” hits theaters. With the song "Man Of Constant Sorrow" a centerpiece of the film, it ignites interest in bluegrass music. The soundtrack, produced by T-Bone Burnett, sells over 7 million copies in America.