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Rock and Metal history, September 19

1943: Cass Elliot (of The Mamas & The Papas) is born Ellen Naomi Cohen in Baltimore, Maryland.

1947: Rocker Lol Creme (of 10cc) is born Laurence Neil Creme in Prestwich, England.

1958: Lita Ford is born in London. She joins the all-female rock group The Runaways as a teenager and has a hit with "Kiss Me Deadly" in 1988.

1968: Steppenwolf won its first gold record for "Born to be Wild".

1970: Neil Young's third record, After the Gold Rush, was released.

1974: Max Weinberg made his debut as the drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.

1975: Eric Clapton got a gold record for "I Shot The Sheriff."

1979: The first MUSE concert took place. The Musicians United for Safe Energy was better known as "No-Nukes."

1985: Frank Zappa, John Denver and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister testify at a Senate hearing where the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) argue for a ratings system on music. The musicians explain that this is censorship, but the PMRC wins a victory and warning labels are ordered on albums containing explicit lyrics.