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Today In Music History September 11th-17th September 11th 1971 - The animated Jackson Five series premiered on ABC. 1976 - KC and the Sunshine Band went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with "(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty," the group's third No. 1 hit. 2001 - Walking to work as a comic-book illustrator in New York, Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The day's events inspired him to start a band, which became My Chemical Romance. Birthday: Ludacris is 43 September 12th 1966 - The first episode of The Monkees TV show aired in the US. The series ran for a total of 58 episodes. 1987 - Michael Jackson began a two-month siege on top of the charts with Bad. Birthday: Country legend George Jones was born today in 1931 Barry White was born today in 1944 September 13th 1960 - The FCC bans "payola," the controversial practice of paying DJs for playing songs. 1991 - Geffen Records threw a party to launch Nirvana's single 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. The band ended