On this night in 1975, Saturday Night Live (then known as NBC Saturday Night) premiered with host George Carlin entering from the audience. Billy Preston and Janis Ian were the opening night's musical guests. Paul Simon appeared on the following week's show.
Other Noteworthy events on October 11th include...
1946 Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates born.
1969 Muddy Waters badly injured in car wreck in Chicago that kills 3.
1972 Santana releases Caravanseria.
1973 Fleetwood Mac releases Mystery To Me.
1979 Fleetwood Mac gets a Hollywood Walk Of Fame star.
1988 U2 releases Rattle and Hum.
1991 Billy Idol arrested for assaulting his date outside Hollywood restaurant.
1991 Apple Corp. settles suit filed against the company over logo infringement by Beatles Apple entity.
1997 Gregg Allman, Buddy Guy, Bo Diddley, Keb Mo and John Hiatt perform at Muddy Waters tribute at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
1999 Motley Crue's Tommy Lee arrested on inciting a riot charge after pouring a drink on a security guard's head and allegedly encouraging fans to attack him.
2005 Rod Stewart awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2009 Ronnie and Jo Wood divorce granted.
2013 Paul McCartney does short, free concert on a flat bed truck in Times Square.
2015 Aerosmith warns Trump campaign on unauthorized use of songs during campaign.
2016 Rod Stewart knighted in Buckingham Palace ceremony...
