Monday, September 16, 2013

September Anniversaries

SEPTEMBER 30
  • 1955 – Died: James Dean
  • 1977 – Died: Mary Ford
  • 1978 – Died: Edgar Bergen

SEPTEMBER 29
  • 1976 - Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shot his bass player, Norman Owens in the chest. Lewis had been blasting holes in an office door while celebrating his birthday. Owens survived, but sued his boss.
SEPTEMBER 28
  • 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
  • 1964 – Died: Harpo Marx
  • 1968 - Died: First DJ to play Elvis Presley's debut record, ‘That's All Right/Blue Moon Of Kentucky':Dewey Phillips,aged 42.
  • 1972 – Died: Rory Storm
  • 1991 - Died: Miles Davis

SEPTEMBER 27
  • 1903 – Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.
  • 1905 – The physics journal Annalen der Physik received Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².
  • 1979 – RIP: Jimmy McCulloch.
  • 1998 – The Google internet search engine retrospectively claims this as its birthday.

SEPTEMBER 26 
  • 1964 - Roy Orbison started a three week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with 'Oh Pretty Woman.'
  • 1969 - The Beatles released 'Abbey Road'
  • 2003 - Died: Robert Palmer, of a heart attack, aged 54, in Paris, France.

SEPTEMBER 25
  • 1954 - Elvis Presley released ‘Good Rockin’ Tonight,’ his second single on Sun Records.
  • 1965 - The Beatles cartoon series premiered on ABC TV in the US
  • 1969 - John Lennon recorded the track 'Cold Turkey', with Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman, and Yoko, as the Plastic Ono Band.
  • 1970 - Debut: "The Partridge Family " on US TV, featuring Shirley Jones, her stepson David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.
  • 1980 - Led Zeppelin drummer John "Bonzo" Bonham died after a heavy drinking session. He was 32.

SEPTEMBER 24
  • 1966 - Jimi Hendrix arrived in London with manager Chas Chandler, formerly of the Animals, on a flight from New York City.

SEPTEMBER 23
  • 1957 - The Crickets, with Buddy Holly, went to No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with 'That'll Be The Day.'
  • 1974 - Robert Broderick James 'Robbie' McIntosh, of the AWB, died of an accidental heroin overdose, at a party following a concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles
  • 1980 - At a concert in Pittsburgh,Bob Marley collapsed on stage.
 
SEPTEMBER 22
  • 1958 - Elvis Presley gave one last press conference, in Brooklyn, before entering the Army.
  • 1969 - Debut: A new weekly TV show, hosted by comedian David Steinberg, 'The Music Scene,' aired on ABC for the first time.
 
SEPTEMBER 21
  • 1937 – J.R.R.Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
  • 1971 - Debut of the new BBC TV music show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test.'
  • 1971 - Peter Frampton quits Humble Pie.
  • 1980 - Bob Marley collapsed while jogging in New York's Central Park. He would did of cancer the following spring.
  • 1987 - Jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius died from injuries sustained in a fight.
 
SEPTEMBER 20
  • 1969 - John Lennon announced to his bandmates he was leaving The Beatles.
  • 1969 - "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies began a four-week run at No.1 on the U.S. singles chart.
  • 1970 - Jim Morrison of The Doors was acquitted on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, but was found guilty of exposing himself during a concert in Miami in 1969.
  • 1973 – Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in The Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
  • 1973 - Died: Jim Croce, on his way to perform a make-up concert date.
  • 2011 – The United States ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
SEPTEMBER 19
  • 1973 – Gram Parsons died.
  • 1981 – Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a free concert in New York's Central Park.
  • 1985 – Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.

SEPTEMBER 18
  • 1970 - Died: Jimi Hendrix was pronounced D.O.A. at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit
  • 1978 - Neil Young and Crazy Horse kicked off a North American tour, later captured in the film "Rust Never Sleeps" and on the 2 LP set "Live Rust," at Cobo Hall in Detroit, promoting the album ‘Comes A Time," and previewing the LP, "Rust Never Sleep."

SEPTEMBER 17
  • 1931 - The first 33 1/3 rpm long-playing record was demonstrated by RCA Victor at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New York City. It did not catch on until 1948.
  • 1967 - The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show after Jim Morrison sang the line, ‘Girl, we couldn’t get much higher,’ from 'Light My Fire.'
  • 1969 - Rumors of Paul McCartney's death in 1966 from a car accident were published in stories on both sides of the Atlantic. He was reportedly replaced by a double named William Campbell.
  • 1977 - Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane's 'Rough Mix' was released.
  • 1991 - Died: MC5 lead singer Rob Tyner, after he suffered a heart attack in the seat of his parked car in his hometown of Berkley, Michigan.


SEPTEMBER 16
  • 1963 -The Beach Boys' "Surfer Girl" LP was released.
  • 1963 - In the US, Swan Records released the Beatles' 45, ‘She Loves You’/'I'll Get You,' after Capitol Reords passes on it.
  • 1970 - Last appearance of Jimi Hendrix, joining Eric Burdon on stage at Ronnie Scotts in London.
  • 1977 - 29-year-old Marc Bolan (of T-Rex) died in an automobile crash. The car was driven by his girl friend, Gloria Jones, who suffered broken jaw.
  • 1979 - The first rap single, The Sugarhill Gang's 'Rapper's Delight,' was released.
  • 2008 - Motown songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield died in Los Angeles, California from diabetes and other illnesses.

SEPTEMBER 15
  • 1961 The Beach Boys, then known as a group from Hawthorne, California, called The Pendletones, attend their first real recording session at Hite Morgan's studio in Los Angeles. The band recorded the Brian Wilson-Mike Love composition, ‘Surfin.’
  • 1965 - The Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to offer an 8-track tape player as an option for their entire line of vehicles on sale in the US. Tapes were initially only available at auto parts stores, as home 8-track equipment was still a year away.
  • 2004 - John Cummings, a.k.a. Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone, died in Los Angeles after a five-year battle with prostate cancer
  • 2008 - Rick Wright, Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member, died aged 65 from cancer.

SEPTEMBER 14
  • 1955 - Little Richard entered a New Orleans recording studio to begin two days of recording. At the very end of the session, Richard recorded "Tutti Frutti."
  • 1968 - While on tour in the UK, Roy Orbison's house in Nashville burnt down, with his two eldest sons not surviving the blaze.
  • 1968 - TV debut of the animated series 'The Archies.'
  • 1970 - Married: Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright, a former secretary at Motown Records.
  • 1994 - US country singer Steve Earle was sentenced to one year in jail after being found guilty of crack cocaine possession.

SEPTEMBER 13
  • 1967 - The Beatles formed an electronics company called Fiftyshapes, Ltd. with Magic Alex (John Alexis Mardas) appointed as the company's director.
  • 1969 - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White flew to Canada as the Plastic Ono Band to perform at the Rock & Roll Revival Show in Toronto, Canada, rehearsing on the plane.
 
SEPTEMBER 12
  • 1846 – Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning.
  • 1966 - Debut on NBC: The first episode of The Monkees TV show.
  • 2004 - Died: American drummer Kenny Buttrey, in Nashville.
 
SEPTEMBER 11
  • 1952 - Atlantic Records' Ahmet Ertegun began recording his newest signing, 21 year old Ray Charles.
  • 1960 - Married: Nancy Sinatra and teen idol Tommy Sands.
  • 1967 - The Beatles began filming ‘Magical Mystery Tour’.
  • 2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by members of Al Qaeda. Altogether, 2,996 people are killed.
  • 2001 - Bob Dylan released "Love & Theft" album, Mariah Carey released the soundtrack to "Glitter."

SEPTEMBER 10
  • 1962 - Banned in the UK: Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers "offensive" single, 'Monster Mash.' The single later went on to be a UK No.3 hit in 1973.
  • 1963 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney bump into the Rolling Stones at Studio 51 Jazz Club in London. THe Fab Two finish off there song " I Wanna Be Your Man," which the Stones released as their second single in the UK.

SEPTEMBER 9
  • 1956 – Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
  • 1977 - David Bowie appeared on Marc Bolan’s ITV show, Marc.
 
SEPTEMBER 8

  • 1966 - Roy Orbison begins filming his one and only starring role, in the Western comedy "The Fastest Guitar Alive."

SEPTEMBER 7
  • 1968 - Led Zeppelin debut, billed as Yard Birds (sic), at Teen Club Box 45 in Gladsaxe (a suburb in the outskirts of Copenhagen), Denmark.
  • 1978 - The Who's Keith Moon died of a overdose of heminevrin prescribed to combat alcoholism.
  • 2003 - Warren Zevon died.
 
SEPTEMBER 6
  • 1957 - The Flexi-Disc is used for the first time by Nestles Chocolate.
  • 1968 - Eric Clapton records his guitar solo on the Beatles' track, "While My Guitar gently Weeps."
  • 1996 - Tupac Shakur and Marion "Suge" Knight are shot in a drive-by shooting.

SEPTEMBER 5
  • 1956 - Elvis Presley surprised his mother, Gladys, with a gift of a pink Cadillac.
  • 1966 - John Lennon started work on his role as Private Gripweed in the Richard Lester film, "How I Won the War."
 
SEPTEMBER 3
  • 1968 - During session for "The White Album," Ringo Starr rejoined The Beatles after a two week absence.
  • 1970 - Alan Wilson guitar player with Canned Heat was found dead at fellow band-members Bob Hite's garden in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles aged 27.

SEPTEMBER 2
  • 1965 - The Doors recorded their first demo’s (six Jim Morrison compositions) at World Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California.
  • 1971 - Grateful Dead's former manager was arrested after disappearing with over $70,000 of the bands money.
  • 1978 - George Harrison married Olivia Arias at Henley-on-Thames register office.

SEPTEMBER 1
  • 1952 - Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles' contract from Swingtime Records.
  • 1956 - A 19-year old Jerry Lee Lewis recorded some demos at Sun records, which Sam Phillips heard when he returned from vacation.
  • 1962 - Tommy Roe went to No.1 on the singles chart with the Buddy Holly-influenced song, "Sheila." Roe originally recorded the song in 1960 as part of a group called The Satins.
  • 1979 -U2 released their very first record, an EP titled 'U2-3,' which included the original versions of the songs "Out Of Control," "Stories for Boys, and"Boy-Girl."
  • 1983 - Mick Jones, lead guitarist with The Clash was fired by the other members of the band.

September Birthdays


SEPTEMBER 30
  • 1917 – Buddy Rich
  • 1924 – Truman Capote
  • 1928 – Elie Wiesel
  • 1931 – Angie Dickinson
  • 1933 – Cissy Houston
  • 1935 – Z. Z. Hill
  • 1935 – Johnny Mathis
  • 1940 – Dewey Martin
  • 1942 – Gus Dudgeon
  • 1942 – Frankie Lymon
  • 1943 – Marilyn McCoo
  • 1947 – Marc Bolan (Feld)
  • 1952 – John Lombardo
  • 1953 – Matt Abts
  • 1954 – Barry Williams
  • 1957 – Fran Drescher
  • 1958 – Marty Stuart
  • 1964 – Trey Anastasio
  • 1970 – Tony Hale

SEPTEMBER 29
  • 1912 – Michelangelo Antonioni
  • 1931 – Anita Ekberg
  • 1935 = Jerry Lee Lewis
  • 1942 – Jean-Luc Ponty
  • 1944 – Mike Post
  • 1946 – Ian Wallace
  • 1948 – Mark Farner
  • 1948 - Mike Pinera (Iron Butterfly)
  • 1956 – Suzzy Roche
  • 1960 – Alan McGee
  • 1963 – Les Claypool



SEPTEMBER 28
  • 1901 – Ed Sullivan
  • 1923 – Tuli Kupferberg
  • 1928 – Koko Taylor
  • 1932 – Víctor Jara
  • 1934 – Brigitte Bardot
  • 1936 – Emmett Chapman
  • 1938 – Ben E. King
  • 1939 – Elbridge Bryant (The Temptations)
  • 1943 – Nick St. Nicholas
  • 1951 – Norton Buffalo
  • 1957 – C. J. Chenier
  • 1967 – Moon Unit Zappa
  • 1968 – Naomi Watts
  • 1971 – Joseph Arthur
  • 1971 – A. J. Croce
  • 1982 – St. Vincent
  • 1984 – Melody Thornton (Pussycat Dolls)

SEPTEMBER 27
  • 1920 – Jayne Meadows
  • 1922 – Arthur Penn
  • 1924 – Bud Powell
  • 1936 – Don Cornelius
  • 1941 – Don Nix
  • 1942 – Alvin Stardust
  • 1943 – Randy Bachman
  • 1947 – Marvin Lee Aday (Meat Loaf)
  • 1953 – Robbie Shakespeare
  • 1958 – Shaun Cassidy
  • 1974 – Carrie Brownstein
 
SEPTEMBER 26 
  • 1888 – T. S. Eliot
  • 1898 – George Gershwin
  • 1914 – Jack LaLanne
  • 1925 – Marty Robbins
  • 1926 – Julie London
  • 1942 – Kent McCord
  • 1945 – Bryan Ferry
  • 1947 – Lynn Anderson
  • 1948 – Olivia Newton-John
  • 1954 – Craig Chaquico
  • 1954 - Cesar Rosas
  • 1955 – Carlene Carter
  • 1981 – Serena Williams



SEPTEMBER 25
  • 1929 – Barbara Walters
  • 1930 – Shel Silverstein
  • 1932 – Glenn Gould
  • 1933 – Ian Tyson
  • 1947 – Cecil Womack
  • 1951 – Mark Hamill
  • 1955 – Steven Severin
  • 1970 – Dean Ween
 
SEPTEMBER 24
  • 1893 – Blind Lemon Jefferson
  • 1896 – F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • 1931 – Anthony Newley
  • 1934 – Chick Willis
  • 1936 – Jim Henson
  • 1941 – Linda McCartney
  • 1942 – Gerry Marsden
  • 1946 – Jerry Donahue
  • 1952 – Mark Sandman
  • 1983 – Liam Finn


SEPTEMBER 23
  • 1905 – Tiny Bradshaw ("The Train Kept A-Rollin'")
  • 1920 – Mickey Rooney
  • 1930 – Ray Charles
  • 1931 – Hilly Kristal
  • 1935 – Les McCann
  • 1939 – Roy Buchanan
  • 1940 – Tim Rose
  • 1944 – Eric Bogle
  • 1945 – Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly)
  • 1947 – Mary Kay Place
  • 1947 – Neal Smith
  • 1948 – Dan Toler
  • 1949 – Bruce Springsteen
  • 1970 – Ani DiFranco

SEPTEMBER 22
  • 1943 – Toni Basil
  • 1946 – King Sunny Adé
  • 1951 – David Coverdale
  • 1956 – Debby Boone
  • 1957 – Nick Cave
  • 1957 – Johnette Napolitano
  • 1958 – Joan Jett

SEPTEMBER 21
  • 1866 – H. G. Wells
  • 1874 – Gustav Holst
  • 1912 – Chuck Jones
  • 1932 - Don Preston
  • 1934 – Leonard Cohen
  • 1939 – Rory Storm
  • 1944 – Bobby Tench
  • 1945 – G. C. Cameron (The Spinners)
  • 1947 – Don Felder
  • 1947 – Stephen King
  • 1950 – Bill Murray
  • 1952 – Dave Gregory (XTC)

SEPTEMBER 20
  • 1878 – Upton Sinclair
  • 1920 – Jay Ward
  • 1925 – Bobby Nunn (The Coasters and The Robins)
  • 1929 – Anne Meara
  • 1930 – Eddie Bo
  • 1933 – Steve McCall (Air)
  • 1934 – Sophia Loren
  • 1938 – Eric Gale
  • 1941 – Jim Cullum, Jr.
  • 1968 – Ben Shepherd

SEPTEMBER 19
  • 1926 – Duke Snider
  • 1927 – Nick Massi (The Four Seasons and Four Lovers)
  • 1927 – Helen Carter (Carter Family and The Carter Sisters)
  • 1928 – Adam West
  • 1931 – Brook Benton
  • 1933 – David McCallum
  • 1934 – Brian Epstein
  • 1936 – Martin Fay (The Chieftains)
  • 1940 – Bill Medley (The Righteous Brothers)
  • 1940 – Sylvia Tyson
  • 1940 – Paul Williams, American actor and composer
  • 1941 – Cass Elliot
  • 1942 – Freda Payne
  • 1945 – David Bromberg
  • 1947 – Lol Creme
  • 1949 – Twiggy
  • 1951 – Daniel Lanois
  • 1952 – Nile Rodgers
  • 1958 – Lita Ford
  • 1963 – Jarvis Cocker
  • 1964 – Trisha Yearwood
  • 1974 – Jimmy Fallon
  • 1980 – Sara Quin (Tegan and Sara)
  • 1980 – Tegan Quin (Tegan and Sara)

SEPTEMBER 18 

  • 1939 – Fred Willard
  • 1945 – P. F. Sloan
  • 1955 – Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Off!)
  • 1961 – James Gandolfini
  • 1961 – Mark Olson (The Jayhawks and Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers)

SEPTEMBER 17
  • 1923 – Hank Williams
  • 1926 – Bill Black
  • 1928 – Roddy McDowall
  • 1931 – Anne Bancroft
  • 1935 – Ken Kesey
  • 1950 – Fee Waybill
 
SEPTEMBER 16
  • 1921 – Jon Hendricks
  • 1924 – Lauren Bacall
  • 1925 – Charlie Byrd
  • 1925 – B.B. King
  • 1927 – Peter Falk
  • 1928 – Rex Trailer
  • 1934 – Ronnie Drew
  • 1934 – Dick Heckstall-Smith
  • 1935 – Billy Boy Arnold
  • 1941 – Joe Butler (The Lovin' Spoonful)
  • 1942 – Bernie Calvert (The Hollies)
  • 1944 – Winston Grennan
  • 1948 – Ron Blair
  • 1948 – Kenney Jones
  • 1949 – Ed Begley, Jr.
  • 1950 – Henry Louis Gates
  • 1951 – Vince Bell
  • 1956 – Dave Schulthise (Dead Milkmen)
  • 1959 – Victory Tischler-Blue (The Runaways)
  • 1971 – Amy Poehler

SEPTEMBER 15
  • 1903 – Roy Acuff
  • 1907 – Fay Wray
  • 1908 – Kid Sheik (Preservation Hall Jazz Band)
  • 1915 – Al Casey
  • 1918 – Nipsey Russell
  • 1921 – Snooky Pryor
  • 1922 – Jackie Cooper
  • 1924 – Bobby Short
  • 1927 – Norm Crosby
  • 1928 – Cannonball Adderley
  • 1941 – Signe Toly Anderson
  • 1942 – Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond)
  • 1945 – Jessye Norman

SEPTEMBER 14
  • 1898 – Hal B. Wallis
  • 1902 – Alice Tully
  • 1942 – Oliver Lake (World Saxophone Quartet)
  • 1947 – Jon Bauman (Sha Na Na)
  • 1950 – Paul Kossoff
  • 1954 – Barry Cowsill
  • 1955 – Steve Berlin
  • 1958 – Beth Nielsen Chapman
  • 1959 – John Berry
  • 1981 – Ashley Roberts (Pussycat Dolls)
  • 1983 – Amy Winehouse

SEPTEMBER 13
  • 1908 – Chu Berry
  • 1908 – Mae Questel, American actress and vocal artist best known for Betty Boop and Olive Oyl
  • 1911 – Bill Monroe
  • 1922 – Charles Brown
  • 1922 – Yma Sumac
  • 1924 – Maurice Jarre
  • 1925 – Mel Tormé
  • 1939 - Dave Quincy (Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
  • 1941 - David Clayton-Thomas
  • 1944 – Peter Cetera
  • 1944 – Leslie Harvey (Stone the Crows)
  • 1949 – Fred "Sonic" Smith
  • 1949 - Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
  • 1952 – Randy Jones (Village People)
  • 1952 – Don Was
  • 1957 – Vinny Appice
  • 1965 – Zak Starkey
  • 1967 – Tim "Ripper" Owens
  • 1971 – Stella McCartney
  • 1977 – Fiona Apple

SEPTEMBER 12
  • 1880 – H. L. Mencken
  • 1888 – Maurice Chevalier
  • 1913 – Jesse Owens
  • 1931 – George Jones
  • 1940 – Mickey Lolich
  • 1943 – Maria Muldaur
  • 1944 – Leonard Peltier
  • 1944 – Barry White
  • 1944 – Colin Young (The Foundations)
  • 1952 – Gerry Beckley
  • 1952 – Neil Peart
  • 1956 – Barry Andrews
  • 1966 – Ben Folds
  • 1967 – Louis C.K.
  • 1972 - Liam Gallagher

SEPTEMBER 11
  • 1862 – O. Henry
  • 1899 – Jimmie Davis
  • 1925 – Alan Bergman
  • 1943 – Mickey Hart
  • 1945 – Leo Kottke
  • 1953 – Tommy Shaw
  • 1964 – Victor Wooten
  • 1965 – Moby
  • 1967 – Harry Connick, Jr.
  • 1968 – Kay Hanley
  • 1970 – Ted Leo
  • 1977 – Ludacris
  • 1977 – Jonny Buckland (Coldplay)
  • 1978 – Ben Lee
SEPTEMBER 10
  • 1659 – Henry Purcell
  • 1918 – Rin Tin Tin
  • 1925 – Roy Brown
  • 1929 – Arnold Palmer
  • 1934 – Roger Maris
  • 1939 – Cynthia Lennon
  • 1940 – Roy Ayers
  • 1942 – Danny Hutton
  • 1945 – José Feliciano
  • 1946 – Don Powell (Slade)
  • 1948 – Margaret Trudeau
  • 1950 – Joe Perry
  • 1950 – Rosie Flores (Asleep at the Wheel)
  • 1956 – Johnnie Fingers (The Boomtown Rats)
  • 1956 – Johnny Hickman (Cracker)
  • 1958 – Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama and Shakespears Sister)
  • 1960 – David Lowery (Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven)
  • 1968 – Big Daddy Kane
SEPTEMBER 9
  • 1828 – Leo Tolstoy
  • 1935 – Chaim Topol
  • 1940 – Joe Negroni (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers)
  • 1941 – Otis Redding
  • 1942 – Inez Foxx
  • 1942 – Danny Kalb
  • 1946 – Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly)
  • 1946 – Bruce Palmer
  • 1947 – Freddy Weller (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
  • 1948 – Pamela Des Barres
  • 1950 – John McFee
  • 1952 – David A. Stewart
SEPTEMBER 8
  • 1897 – Jimmie Rodgers
  • 1922 – Sid Caesar
  • 1925 – Peter Sellers
  • 1932 – Patsy Cline
  • 1939 – Guitar Shorty
  • 1942 – Brian Cole (The Association)
  • 1945 – Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
  • 1947 – Ann Beattie
  • 1947 – Benjamin Orr
  • 1956 – Fad Gadget
  • 1970 – Neko Case
  • 1971 – David Arquette

SEPTEMBER 7
  • 1923 – Peter Lawford
  • 1926 – Ronnie Gilbert
  • 1930 – Sonny Rollins
  • 1934 – Dan Ingram
  • 1934 – Little Milton
  • 1936 – Buddy Holly
  • 1948 – Susan Blakely
  • 1949 – Gloria Gaynor
  • 1950 – Julie Kavner
  • 1950 – Peggy Noonan
  • 1951 – Chrissie Hynde
  • 1951 – Mark Isham
  • 1953 – Benmont Tench
  • 1954 – Corbin Bernsen
  • 1979 – Owen Pallett (The Mountain Goats and Enter the Haggis)
 
SEPTEMBER 6
  • 1925 – Jimmy Reed
  • 1937 – Jo Anne Worley
  • 1939 – David Allan Coe
  • 1942 – Dave Bargeron (BS&T)
  • 1942 – Mel McDaniel
  • 1943 – Roger Waters
  • 1947 – Sylvester
  • 1947 – Jane Curtin
  • 1952 – Buddy Miller
  • 1967 – Macy Gray
  • 1971 – Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries)
  • 1972 – Eugene Hütz (Gogol Bordello)
 
SEPTEMBER 5
  • 1907 – Sunnyland Slim
  • 1912 – John Cage
  • 1929 – Bob Newhart
  • 1934 – Carol Lawrence
  • 1937 – William Devane
  • 1939 – John Stewart (The Kingston Trio)
  • 1940 – Raquel Welch
  • 1942 – Werner Herzog
  • 1945 – Al Stewart
  • 1946 – Freddie Mercury
  • 1946 – Loudon Wainwright III
  • 1947 – Buddy Miles
  • 1947 - Mel Collins (King Crimson, Alan Parsons Project) 
  • 1947 – Chip Davis (Mannheim Steamroller)
  • 1947 - Legendary Stardust Cowboy (born Norman Odam)
  • 1949 – Clem Clempson (Humble Pie and Colosseum)
  • 1950 – Cathy Guisewite
  • 1951 – Michael Keaton
  • 1969 – Dweezil Zappa
  • 1970 – Liam Lynch

SEPTEMBER 4
  • 1928 – Dick York
  • 1931 – Mitzi Gaynor
  • 1942 – Merald "Bubba" Knight (Gladys Knight & The Pips)
  • 1945 – Danny Gatton
  • 1946 – Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
  • 1951 – Martin Chambers
  • 1955 – David Broza
  • 1956 – Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P., London, Sister, and New York Dolls)
  • 1975 – Mark Ronson

SEPTEMBER 3
  • 1910 – Kitty Carlisle
  • 1925 – Hank Thompson
  • 1934 – Freddie King
  • 1942 – Al Jardine
  • 1945 – George Biondo (Steppenwolf)
  • 1947 – Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy and The Noel Redding Band)
  • 1948 – Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad and Terry Knight & the Pack)
  • 1955 – Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
  • 1969 – John Fugelsang

SEPTEMBER 2
  • 1914 – Tom Glazer
  • 1928 – Horace Silver
  • 1929 – Hal Ashby
  • 1929 – Victor Spinetti
  • 1931 – Clifford Jordan
  • 1932 – Walter Davis, Jr.
  • 1934 – Sam Gooden (The Impressions)
  • 1943 – Rosalind Ashford (Martha and the Vandellas)
  • 1943 – Joe Simon
  • 1946 – Billy Preston
  • 1950 – Michael Rother (Neu!, Kraftwerk, and Harmonia)
  • 1951 – Mik Kaminski (ELO)
  • 1953 – John Zorn

SEPTEMBER 1
  • 1875 – Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • 1896 – A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
  • 1922 – Yvonne De Carlo
  • 1923 – Rocky Marciano
  • 1925 – Art Pepper
  • 1931 – Boxcar Willie
  • 1933 – Marshall Lytle (Bill Haley & His Comets)
  • 1933 – Conway Twitty
  • 1935 – Seiji Ozawa
  • 1938 – Alan Dershowitz
  • 1939 – Lily Tomlin
  • 1944 – Archie Bell
  • 1944 – Leonard Slatkin
  • 1946 – Greg Errico (Sly & the Family Stone and Weather Report)
  • 1946 – Barry Gibb (Bee Gees)
  • 1955 – Bruce Foxton
  • 1957 – Gloria Estefan
  • 1975 – Omar Rodríguez-López (The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, and De Facto)
Thanks to Wikipedia, On This Day and Yeah Baby Tunes.

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 September 29-30

Monday, September 30, 2013

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 September 22-28



Saturday, September 28, 2013 

Friday, September 27, 2013
  1. Kinks 50th anniversary reunion: "Let's see," says Ray Davies (Uncut)
  2. Paul McCartney Swaps Singing For Acting As He Takes To The Stage With Tom Hanks At Star-Studded Shakespeare Charity Reading(Daily Mail)
  3. Download rare Super 8 footage of David Bowie's 1972 Memphis performance of Ziggy Stardust(At your own risk) (Guerilla Monster Films)
  4. ZIGGY IN MEMPHIS 1972 SUPER 8 UNEARTHED (Ron Hall Review)
  5. David Bowie Tapped for Louis Vuitton Campaign (WWD)
  6. Robbie Robertson Open to Cleaning The Band's 'Basement Tapes' With Bob Dylan (Billboard)
  7. Fleetwood Mac: the real story behind last night’s Christine McVie comeback. Stevie Nicks speaks in a MOJO scoop (MOJO)
  8. Elvis Costello and The Roots on World Cafe (listen)(NPR)
  9. Watch Gregg Allman, Bono, Clarence Carter, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge and others bear witness to Muscle Shoals' magnetism, mystery and why it remains influential in music today. (Muscle Shoals)
  10. Anatomy Of A Rock'n'Roll Lawsuit (UROCSI)
  11. Gallery | The Sunset Strip, Before It Was Tamed (Times Magazine)
  12. Just How Much of Musical History Has Been Lost to History?(Atlantic)
  13. Video: Watch Bono and Bill Clinton impersonate each other (One.org)
  14. Kanye West Blasts Jimmy Kimmel Over Video Spoof (Variety)
  15. ‘Saturday Night Live’ Launches YouTube Channel, But Blocks U.S. Fans (Variety)


Thursday, September 26, 2013
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Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 September 15-21


Friday, September 20, 2013
  1. Carole King Named 2014 MusiCares Person Of The Year: GRAMMY WINNER TO BE HONORED AT STAR-STUDDED GRAMMY WEEK GALA ON JAN. 24, 2014; DIXIE CHICKS, LADY GAGA, BETTE MIDLER, JASON MRAZ, JAMES TAYLOR, AND STEVEN TYLER TO PERFORM AT TRIBUTE CONCERT (Grammy)
  2. The world premiere of Static Jacks new music video for "Wallflowers"(VEVO)
  3. Brian Wilson on Songwriting: "I'm Always Anxious to Make Each One Better" (Palm Beach Times)
  4. Graham Nash: Neil Young Was ‘Selfish’ (Calgary Herald)
  5. Sting by the book(NY Times)
  6. ICYMI: My Morning Jackett is hard at work on a new album (Billboard)
  7. Roger Waters: 'I Was Wrong' About Pink Floyd (LA Times)
  8. Robbie Robertson speaks with the Huffington Post about Legends, Icons & Rebels (HuffPo)
  9. Robbie Robertson: Rock and Roll's Raconteur (Paste)
  10. The Dr. Ralph Stanley Interview (93.9 The River WRSI)
  11. Tegan And Sara Remade Their "Closer" Video With Dogs(Buzzfeed)
  12. Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong lands first starring movie role (USA Today)
  13. VIDEO: Elvis Costello & Mumford + Sons cover Bruce Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad." Listen to this song & other great covers of classic protest songs here(One.org)
  14. Ryan Bingham: The Interview (The Boot)
  15. Roy HarperMan and Myth (with Pete Townshend)(Drowned In Sound) 
  16. Had the honour of sharing a stage with Dr John at the Americana Music Awards last night (Billy Bragg/Twitpic)
  17. Antronica/TMT2: New Pledge campaign to raise funds for TWO Anton Barbeau albums at once - "Antronica" and Three Minute Tease's latest!(Pledge Music)
  18. Mark Twain: Copyright Maximalist Who Also Believed That Nearly All Human Utterances Were Plagiarism? (Tech Dirt)
  19. What Your Taste In Music Says About You On A Date (How About We)
  20. Cars, condoms and credit cards: The use and abuse of vinyl in advertising(The Vinyl Factory)
  21. North Carolina school board bans Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man’ (The Raw Story)
  22. Bo Pelini On Nebraska Fans: "Fuck You, Fans. Fuck All Of You." (Dead Spin)
  23. 35 Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Record Label(Hypebot) 
  24. How NOT to Promote Yourself on Twitter (CD Baby)
  25. Very very sad news, my mum passed away this morning. I hope she's in a better place and now she is finally back together with my dad. (Kenney Jones)

Thursday, September 19, 2013
  1. Elton John: The Diving Board Exclusive Free Stream (Amazon)
  2. Pandora Prevails In ASCAP Rate Court Case (Billboard)
  3. Wilko Johnson recording farewell album with Roger Daltrey (Uncut)
  4. Iggy Pop Goes To Wonderland(Replaces Roger Daltrey) (VVN)
  5. The Doors / "R-Evolution" - new 2.5 hour official Blu-ray/DVD containing previously unseen TV appearances and film footage(SuperDeluxeEdition)
  6. The Doors' John Densmore to Perform at L.A.-Area Benefit Show (Classic Hits Oldies)
  7. Elvis Costello and The Roots: Tripwire as a web exclusive. Featuring Diane Birch. (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
  8. The Beatles make Abbey Road - Rare photos(Meet The Beatles For Real)
  9. Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band played a guest-filled show at Bowery Ballroom (Brooklyn Vegan)
  10. Television confirm live dates - (Uncut)
  11. Deep Purple announce new single, limited edition album (Classic Rock Magazine)
  12. Hear Questlove and tUnE-yArDs cover Fela Kuti for new RedHot+ compilation, then watch them put it together (Mojo)
  13. Interview with Dan Abbott, worked with Storm Thorgerson (One Louder Magazine)
  14. Morrissey's autobiography to be published "within the next few weeks" - (Uncut)
  15. Cher's 'Truth' is 'as good as I'm ever going to do' (USA Today)
  16. Graham Nash Looks Back on a Life of 'Wild Tales' - (ABC News)
  17. Robbie Robertson Polishes The Band’s Rock of Ages(CMT Edge) 
  18. The Band's Robbie Robertson Fixes Music 'Mistakes,' Tells Kids What's Good (Exclusive Video) -... (The Wrap)
  19. Bob Dylan's eyes & Bill Morrissey(Scott Alarik)
  20. Stream it 2 weeks early - The Sadies' new album INTERNAL SOUNDS! (A.V. Club)
  21. It's a miracle that Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits even got made (io9)
  22. Woman filmed dancing at bus stop gets offer for theater role (Today) 
  23. Mark Farner and John Ellison, composer of “Some Kind Of Wonderful.”(Twitpic)
  24. DAVE DAVIES NOVEMBER 12TH CITY WINERY NYC TIKS ON SALE NOW TO MEMBERS ONLY... (KPS Digest)
  25. STEVE JUMP, 1957 - 2013 (Backstreets)

Wednesday, September 18, 2013
  1. Jimmy Kimmel: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23 AND TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 FOR AN EPIC TWO NIGHT CONCERT EVENT FEATURING MUSIC ICONS PAUL MCCARTNEY AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE(abc.go)
  2. Congratulations to Malala Yousafzai & Harry Belafonte! They are this year's joint recipients of Amnesty's Ambassador of Conscience Award (Amnesty International)
  3. Rough Trade Will Open Flagship U.S. Store Nov. 25 in New York (Exclusive)(Billboard)
  4. A SONG FOR ARGENTINA: "There is a song I planned to sing at our Buenos Aires concert that I learned from the wonderful Argentine singer, Mercedes Sosa. I wasn’t quite prepared that evening so I’m glad to send this out now to all of our friends and fans in Argentina."(Bruce Springsteen)
  5. New book called 'Isle of Noises' featuring exclusive and in-depth conversations with twenty-seven of the UK's greatest musicians. Legends including Ray Davies, Noel Gallagher, Mick Jones, Paul Weller, and more discuss their individual approaches to the creative process of songwriting: Read extracts(Guardian UK)
  6. Yoko Ono: John Lennon Would Have Loved Twitter (HuffPo)
  7. Cop this! Eddy Grant’s multiracial ’60s beat group, The Equals: authors of the Clash-covered Police On My Back(MOJO)
  8. The Tale Of Two Nine Inch Nails Masters (Loudness wars)(Forbes)
  9. Roger Waters to address 'Billboard' conference(USA Today)
  10. Roger Waters' 1992 album "Amused To Death" is being reissued on Nov on SACD and 200g vinyl. (SuperDeluxeEdition)
  11. Songwriter Jimmy Webb wows the crowd at Dallas' Kessler Theater (Dallas Morning News)
  12. Robbie Robertson Speaks About The Band's Enhanced 1971 Live Album And His New Music Book(Jon Friedman's Indiewire)
  13. Lost tapes: The music that fans may never get to hear.(Independent) 
  14. Johnny Marr on Queen: 'I just don't like them' (NME)
  15. Final Interview Given By Jimi Hendrix To Be Broadcast On Radio In Its Entirety (Independent)
  16. John Martyn fans! Hear an exquisite, unreleased performance of I’d Rather Be The Devil from 1972.(MOJO)
  17. Stefani Germanotta, now known as Lady Gaga, performing at NYU's annual talent show (That Eric Alper)
  18. Neko Case: “Imaginative, beautiful and insightful”(LA Times)
  19. Late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis' lyrics and personal writings collected in new book(Pitchfork)
  20. Book review: ‘Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir’ by Linda Ronstadt - (The Boston Globe)
  21. The Grateful Dead's Complete Sunshine Daydream 8/27/72 Veneta, OR is now available to download!(Live Downloads)
  22. Former Grateful Dead drummer discusses beats and brainwaves ahead of Bethelhem stop (Lehigh Valley Live)
  23. T Bone Burnett to Receive Maestro Award at Billboard & THR Film & TV Music Conference (Hollywood Reporter)
  24. New documentary about The Byrds' Gene Clark due in November (Uncut)
  25. A wealth of ideas for self-promotion on the Internet (No Depression)
  26. Come To The Sunshine #90 - The Lovin' Spoonful in MONO (Come To The Sunshine)
  27. KRS-One Threatens To Sue Radio Stations That Play His Music(HipHopDX) (Turn off volume)
  28. Arcade Fire to appear in own TV special (Uncut)
  29. Sarah Larson on "Violent Femmes" at thirty(New Yorker)
  30. Some fans are claiming that the new Robert Palmer reissues have been mastered from MP3. Edsel Label Manager Val Jennings, exclusively talks to SDE to tell us that it's simply not the case(SuperDeluxeEdition)
  31. On the blog this week, Garland Jeffreys and his new album, "Truth Serum"(883 WPPB) 
  32. With free music streaming, Rdio may finally be able to stand up to Spotify(Time)
  33. Metal Singer to Be Tried in Murder-for-Hire Case (NY Tines)
  34. Drunk woman attacks roommate with knife for listening to the Eagles (dangerousminds.net) 
  35. Pynchon’s ‘Bleeding Edge’ recreates the lost world of NYC in months before 9/11  The Raw Story)
  36. Holy moly! Justin Bieber poised to play Robin in new Batman film? (Independent)
  37. Britney Spears to Play Las Vegas Strip (Variety) 

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 (Special Fab Edition!)
  1. Dhani Harrison Records “For You Blue” for the Material World Foundation(George Harrison)
  2. Have you seen Paul's 'New' lyric video?(Paul McCartney)
  3. Man jailed for four months for selling pirate Beatles albums(NME)
  4. 20 unreleased recordings from The Beatles we want to hear (VH1 Classic)
  5. "Let it Be" on Broadway, NYC closes 4 month early (LA Times)
  6. The Governor has declared Saturday to be "George Harrison Day" in Illinois.(The Southern)
  7. Syd (Barrett)'s Doorstep Video For Sale. Not! (The Holy Church of Iggy the Inuit)
  8. LEGACY RECORDINGS SET TO REISSUE ROY ORBISON’S IN DREAMS – THE GREATEST HITS / ROY ORBISON "COMPAROTRONIC" SONG COMPARISON (Legacy)
  9. Larry Campbell will be appearing in the house band at the Americana Music Association Awards Wednesday night, and Thursday at 2pm on a producer's panel at the Festival.(Americana Music)
  10. Thorogood continues rocking the old-school blues in his own way. (“I’m trying to collaborate with Bob Dylan but he’s busy,” says George Thorogood. “We want to put together an album someday of past originals and an a couple new [songs].) (Monterey Country Weekly) 
  11. Noted Bob Dylan expert highlights series (Michael Gray)(Hanover College)
  12. Grateful Dead songwriter hits the road for rare tour (Reuters)
  13. Star Apps: Mickey Hart (The Download Blog) 
  14. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band adds more Australian dates (Noise 11)
  15. Robyn Hitchcock at Mercy Lounge, 9/12/13(Nashville Scene)
  16. How is SEBADOH's first album in 14 years? (Spin)
  17. Pink Floyd - From The Vault (Album - First Edition UNRELEASED) 192kbps(Soundcloud)
  18. The Embarrasment of Mainstream Media: Distortion of Neil Young's Tar Sands Comments (Thrasher's Wheat)
  19. In Fort McMurray, rock radio tunes out Neil Young over ‘Hiroshima’ remarks (Globe & Mail)
  20. Jeff Beck & Brian Wilson announce Chicago benefit show on 10/29.(Chicago Sun Times)
  21. Queen considering releasing a full album featuring unreleased tracks made with Freddie Mercury(Gibson Guitar)
  22. Concert Live will produce a CD & DVD of the shows. Audio at Manchester. DVD at London. Details to follow.(Mott The Hoople)
  23. An interview with Mike Scott on Mr. Yeats and his new Waterboys, in Boston Sept. 19 (Jim Sullivan Ink)
  24. After Cancer Surgery, Billy Connolly Is Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease(Contact Music)
  25. Jonathan Franzen criticizes ‘the internet’s accelerating pauperisation of freelance writers’ (Galley Cat)

Monday, September 16, 2013 (EXTRA EDITION 1 pm)

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  1. As attitudes soften, Oklahoma town hopes to rebuild boyhood home of folk singer Woody Guthrie (Winnipeg Free Press)
  2. At 71, John Cale is a still-vital living legend of avant-garde (Indy Week)
  3. Elvis Costello and the Roots Are Looser Than You Expected (and Not as Stuffy as You Feared (Spin)
  4. Marc Bolan At The BBC: Radio Sessions And Broadcasts 1967-77-(Uncut)
  5. Watch Leonard Cohen Debut "I've Got A Secret" In Dublin (Stereogum)
  6. Brian May: unreleased material may lead to new Queen album (Uncut)
  7. SNL: Cecily Strong to Co-Anchor 'Weekend Update' With Seth Meyers (Variety)
  8. John Fogerty Saves The Day At Mumford And Sons' Florida Festival (JamBase) 11 am
  9. The Band - Live at the Academy of Music 1971 (2013) (Something Else! Reviews)
  10. Signing over your life: inside the X Factor contract (The Age)
  11. Taking Back 'Funkytown': Songwriters Prepare For A Custody Battle (NPR)
  12. V.A. - Fly Like An Eagle: An All-Star Tribute To Steve Miller Band (dmme)
  13. Bernie Taupin, Lyricist: I think of myself as a storyteller (Telegraph)
  14. Watch a Press Conference and Newsreel Footage From The Beatles' Boston(WZLX)
  15. Photo Flashback: Beatles Ordered Off Stage in Cleveland in 1964(WZLX)
  16. Rolling Stones' Keith gathers moss in fight to save meadow(Express UK)
  17. Christine McVie to rejoin Fleetwood Mac for upcoming gigs (Uncut)
  18. Performers and Presenters Announced For Wednesday's Americana Honors (VVN Music)
  19. Campaign to remane Cord Airport adter Rory Gallagher? (Petition on line)
  20. Morrissey autobiography. It’s off again, on again. Latest news is, it’s coming. But with Mozzer, nothing is certain (MOJO)
  21. Elton John: Miley Cyrus is a 'meltdown waiting to happen' (Boston Globe)
  22. Replacements are music fans too at Riot Fest. The review (Greg Kot)
  23. Deadheads Rejoice: San Francisco's Jerry Garcia Amphitheater will keep its name (JamBase)
  24. The Photographer and the Painting (Dylan)(1)(Photocritic)

Sunday, September 15, 2013
  1. Q&A with Robbie Robertson about the upcoming release from THE BAND and his book, Legends, Icons & Rebels (Ultimate Classic Rock)
  2. Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys spoke with us for our new issue (Rock Cellar Magazine)
  3. Mick, Paul and Topper reflect on their influences and more, joined by their tour manager, Jonny Green. Listen to The Clash Radio Show on Spotify(The Clash)
  4. Tiny Tim: Lost & Found Vol 2 - "Nobody Else Can Love Me (Like My Old Tomato Can)" (Tiny Tim Cylinder)
  5. Why vinyl is Top of the Pops (The Independent)
  6. New Ry Cooder Live Album (Nonesuch)
  7. Herbie Hancock: Deluxe 34-CD box set of Herbie's complete catalog on Columbia Records and  CBS/Sony Japan, which includes 8 albums never issued before outside of Japan. (Legacy Recordings)
  8. Robin Quivers says a vegan diet aided her recovery from cancer (LA Times)
  9. How Netflix Uses Piracy to Pick Its Programming (Variety) 
  10. ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff ‘Better Call Saul’ a Go at AMC (Variety)