First in a Series of Firsts

Three summers ago on this blog, Stinky shared a compilation called LAST.  It's a collection of final performances. 

FIRST is a companion, a younger and more cheerful sibling to the somber LAST, which featured a number of artists who are no longer among the living.  

So here's the first FIRST.  There are plenty of firsts in music history, and Stinky has chosen a  variety of them.  Some are first televised appearances (by U2, Janet Jackson, and others), and Elvis Presley's first appearance on the "Louisiana Hayride" radio show.  Others are the first bands of performers who achieved fame later on, such as Suzi Quatro and Randy Meisner.  

There's the first single released on Def Jam Records.  The first hit song of the bubblegum genre.  The first song played live after Dave Grohl joined Nirvana. The Stones' first single without Charlie Watts.  Steve Ferrone's audition as the new drummer for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

There are also first versions of songs: Shel Silverstein's own recording of "A Boy Named Sue",  Chuck Berry's first take of "Rock & Roll Music", and the Beatles taking a run through "Band On The Run".  Coincidentally, "Band On The Run" also appears on LAST as the final song performed live by Wings.

There will definitely be more FIRSTS, and the first LAST won't be the last LAST.  But for today, the first will be first.  You read it here first: it's the first FIRST!