... and more September 8 birthdays –
Jimmie Rodgers (1897) – Country singer ("In The Jailhouse Now").
Harlan Howard (1927) – Country music songwriter (“Heartaches By The
Number”).
Earl Nelson (1928) – Bob & Earl ("Harlem Shuffle").
Donald "Dante" Drowty (1941) – Dante and The Evergreens.
Brian Cole (1942) – bassist for The Association.
Sal Valentino (aka Salvatore Spampinato, 1942) – vocalist for The Beau
Brummels.
Kelly Groucutt (1945) – Electric Light Orchestra.
Dean Daughtry (1946) – keyboardist for Classics IV and Atlanta Rhythm
Section.
Benjamin Orr (1947) – bassist/vocalist for The Cars.
David Lewis (1958) – guitarist/vocalist for Atlantic Star.
Aimee Mann (1960) – 'Til Tuesday.
David "Shuffle" Steele (1960) – bassist for The Beat and Fine Young
Cannibals.
Richard Hughes (1975) – drummer for Keane.
Pink (aka Alecia Moore, 1979)September 8 R.I.P. – Keith "Cowboy" Wiggins (1989) – crack cocaine. Age 28. Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five. Derek Taylor (1997) – cancer. Age 65. Press officer for The Beatles and The Beach Boys. Moondog (aka Louis Hardin, 1999) – Age 83. Composer/musician. September 8 album releases – The Jackson 5 – Third Album (1970) Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes (1972) Jethro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery (1975) U.S. David Bowie – Stage (1978) Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel (1982) The B-52s – Bouncing Off The Satellites (1986) September 8 events – 1935 – The Hoboken Four, featuring 19-year old Frankie Sinatra, makes their first national appearance, performing on WOR's radio show, Major Bowes Amateur Hour. 1941 – Harry James and His Orchestra records “Misirlou” for Columbia. 1954 – The Ames Brothers record "The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane." 1956 – Elvis Presley’s new record label, RCA, re-releases seven of Presley’s Sun singles. 1956 – Eddie Cochran signs with Liberty Records. 1956 – Elvis Presley appears on the cover of TV Guide for the first time. 1957 – Jackie Wilson releases his debut single, “Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town)” b/w “By The Light Of The Silvery Moon” on the Brunswick label. 1957 – The Ed Sullivan Show is broadcast from Madison Square Garden, and features Paul Anka, Jimmie Rodgers, The Chordettes, Della Reese and the Ice Capades. 1958 – Billboard magazine reports that Dick Clark has signed an album deal with Paramount Records to produce and release records on his own. 1964 – The Beatles make their only appearance in Montreal, Canada, performing two shows at the Forum. 1965 – Music trade publications Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter run an ad seeking "Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV series." More than 400 will go on to audition for four roles as The Monkees. 1965 – Patty Duke, Barbara Lewis, Gene Chandler, and The Searchers all appear on Shindig! 1967 – The Beatles record “Flying” - one of only three instrumentals recorded by the group in their entire catalog - for their album and film, Magical Mystery Tour. It is the only Beatles song credited to all four members. 1967 – The Young Rascals record “It’s Wonderful” at Talent Masters in New York City. 1968 – The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” video gets its world premiere on the David Frost show, Frost On Sunday. 1968 – Led Zeppelin, performing as The New Yardbirds, play their second ever gig at Raventlow Parken, Nykobing Lolland in Denmark, supported by The Beatnicks and The Ladybirds (an all girl topless go- go dancing act). 1971 – Elvis Presley receives the Bing Crosby Award by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the precursor to the Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. 1972 – Neil Young and actress Carrie Snodgress welcome the birth of their son, Zeke, who is born with cerebral palsy. 1974 – Summersault '74 takes place at the Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, Long Island, featuring Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and The Beach Boys. 1977 – Jimmy McCulloch quits Wings to join the re-formed Small Faces. 1980 – KISS plays the first of two nights at Wembley Arena on their Unmasked Tour. 1993 – Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love perform “Penny Royal Tea” at Club Lingerie in Hollywood for the Rock Against Rape Benefit concert. 1995 – Annie Lennox and Sarah McLachlan give a free concert in Central Park. 1996 – Doctors remove the left lung of rapper Tupac Shakur in an attempt to save his life following a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. 1997 – To promote the release of their re-mastered album catalog, Led Zeppelin releases “Whole Lotta Love” as a CD single: their first ever single release in the UK. 1999 – Bad Boy Entertainment mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs pleads guilty to reduced assault charges in New York in connection with an incident where Combes and his bodyguard, Paul Offered, assaulted record company executive Steve Stoute with a champagne bottle, a chair and a telephone. 2002 – Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson becomes a commercial airplane pilot for Astraeus Airlines. 2003 – LARGE 'N' LIVE: An Interactive Evening With David Bowie concert takes place from the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, and is beamed via internet to 21 different theatres across the UK and Europe, where the theatre/concert goers can request songs from linked-up microphones. 2003 – At his concert in Toronto, Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to Warren Zevon, who passed away the day before, playing Zevon’s “My Ride Is Here.” 2004 – Las Vegas mayor Oscar B. Goodman declares the day “Queen Day,” in honor of the group. 2005 – Rod Stewart is ordered to pay $2 million in lost revenue to the Rio casino in Las Vegas for failing to perform a scheduled New Year's Eve concert in 2000. 2006 – Whitney Houston files for divorce from husband Bobby Brown. 2007 – Rapper Foxy Brown is hauled off to jail for a year for violating her probation in connection with two separate assault cases. 2011 – Jury selection begins in the involuntary manslaughter case of Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray.
