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"Saturday Nitght Live" debuted on Oct. 11, 1975. The first guest host was comedian George Carlin, and the show featured two musical guests, Billy Preston and Janis Ian.

At 24, Ian was a major recording artist. She was starring in concerts and on TV before she graduated from high school.

In this 2008 interview Janis Ian talks about her memoir Society's Child.

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Janis Ian: First Musical Guest When "SNL" Premiered in 1975

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Janis Ian: First Musical Guest When "SNL" Premiered in 1975