... and more September 21 birthdays –
Jimmy Young (1921) – British DJ, singer ("Too Young").
Dickey Lee (aka Royden Lipscomb, 1936) – singer/songwriter
("Patches").
Rory Storm (aka Alan Caldwell, 1939) – Rory Storm and The Hurricanes.
Jesse Ed Davis (1944) – guitarist for Taj Mahal.
Dave Gregory (1952) – guitarist for XTC.
Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor (1954) – drummer for Motörhead.
Faith Hill (1967) – Country singer.
Tyler Stewart (1967) – drummer for Barenaked Ladies.
Jon Brooks (1968) – drummer for The Charlatans.
David Silveria (1972) – drummer for Korn.
Liam Gallagher (1972) – Oasis.
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Birthday correction --
Betty Wright (aka Bessie Regina Norris) was born December 21, 1953.
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September 21 R.I.P. –
Walter Brennan (1974) – emphysema. Age 80. Actor/singer ("Old
Rivers").
Jaco Pastorius (1987) – beaten to death. Age 35. Bassist for Weather
Report.
Paul "Oz" Bach (1998) – cancer. Age 59. Spanky and Our Gang.
Lu Ann Simms (2003) – pancreatic cancer. Age 70. Singer with Arthur
Godfrey.
Boz Burrell (2006) – heart attack. Age 60. Bassist for Bad Company.
John Du Cann (2011) – heart attack. Age 65. Guitarist for Atomic
Rooster.
John Larson (2011) – cancer. Age 61. Trumpeter for The Ides Of March
(“Vehicle”).
September 21 album releases –
Thin Lizzy – Vagabonds Of The Western World (1973)
Cheap Trick – Dream Police (1979)
America – Perspective (1984)
Green Day – American Idiot (2004)
Santana – Guitar Heaven (2010)
September 21 events –
1954 – Bill Haley and His Comets record “Dim Dim The Lights (I Want
Some Atmosphere).”
1956 – Pittsburgh city officials bar Elvis Presley from performing at
the Syria Mosque, except for one previously scheduled show, due to
damage from previous rock ‘n’ roll shows.
1956 – Johnny Mathis records "It's Not For Me To Say," "When Sunny
Gets Blue," and "Wonderful! Wonderful!” at CBS Studios in New York
City.
1957 – Scotty Moore and Bill Black quit Elvis Presley’s band because
of manager Colonel Tom Parker’s refusal to give them a pay raise.
1961 – The Beatles play a lunch time gig at the Cavern Club, then
perform in the evening at the Litherland Town Hall.
1962 – The Springfields’ “Silver Threads And Golden Needles” becomes
the first British song to enter the U.S. Top 20.
1964 – Elvis Presley becomes an official “Special Deputy Sheriff” for
Shelby County in Tennessee.
1965 – Under their new management contract with Brian Epstein, The
Moody Blues play their first major gig at the Royal Festival Hall,
along with Manfred Mann, The Kinks, Gerry and The Pacemakers, and
Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames.
1966 – Jimmy Hendrix changes the spelling of his first name to Jimi.
1971 – The Old Grey Whistle Test debuts on BBC2.
1976 – The second day of the 100 Club Punk Special takes place, with
performances by Stinky Toys, Chris Spedding and The Vibrators, The
Damned and The Buzzcocks.
1979 – UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim asks The Beatles to reunite
and play a benefit concert to help the Vietnamese boat people. They
don’t.
1980 – Bob Marley, who has refused treatment for a spreading melanoma
due to his religious beliefs, collapses while jogging in New York's
Central Park and is hospitalized.
1980 – Elton John leaves longtime label MCA and signs a six-year
contract with Geffen Records.
1986 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services honors Dionne
Warwick for "exceptional service as a leading health ambassador" in
fighting the spread of AIDS.
1986 – The National Enquirer tabloid runs a photo of Michael Jackson
lying in an oxygen chamber, with the headline, "Michael Jackson's
Bizarre Plan to Live to 150.” He misses by 100 years.
1989 – The Bangles officially call it quits.
1991 – Over an 11-hour period, Status Quo plays four separate shows on
four different stages at Sheffield Arena, Glasgow SE&CC, Birmingham
NEC, and Wembley Arena.
1996 – Paul Simon begins holding auditions for his new musical, The
Capeman, which ultimately turns into one of Broadway's biggest flops.
1999 – Diana Ross allegedly assaults a security guard while being
searched at London's Heathrow Airport, and is detained for five hours
before being arrested.
2001 – All major television networks in the U.S. simultaneously air
the all-star benefit concert America: A Tribute To Heroes, the
proceeds of which will go to the victims and families of the 9/11
attacks. Performing guests include Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Paul
Simon, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Eddie Vedder, Willie Nelson and others.
2004 – Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, and his daughter are
stopped from entering the U.S. after his name is found on a terrorism
watch list.
2007 – Snoop Dogg is sentenced to three years probation and 160 hours
of community service after pleading guilty to carrying a collapsible
baton in his bag at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California.
2011 – R.E.M. announces they are disbanding after 30 years.
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Events correction --
1968 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience releases their single, “All Along
The Watchtower” b/w “Long Hot Summer Night” in the U.S. It will become
Hendrix’s only Top 40/Top 20 hit, reaching #20 on Billboard's Hot 100
on October 19, 1968, and staying there for two weeks. The song goes to
#5 in the UK.
