... and more September 24 birthdays – “Blind” Lemon Jefferson (1893) – Blues singer/guitarist, “Father of the Texas Blues.” Mel Taylor (1933) – drummer for The Ventures. James "Shep" Sheppard (1935) – Shep and The Limelites. Steven Douglas Kreisman (1938) – session saxophonist with the Wrecking Crew. Barbara “Bibs” Allbutt (1940) – The Angels (“My Boyfriend’s Back”). Phyllis “Jiggs” Allbutt (1942) – The Angels. Rosa Lee Hawkins (1944) – The Dixie Cups (“Chapel Of Love”). Carson Van Osten (1946) – bassist for Nazz. Mark Sandman (1952) – bassist for Morphine. Peter Salisbury (1971) – drummer for The Verve.
September 24 R.I.P. – Ruth Etting (1978) – Age 80. Singer, “America’s Sweetheart of Song” (“Shine On, Harvest Moon”). Larry Hall (1997) – cancer. Age 57. Singer, one hit wonder (“Sandy”). Tim Rose (2002) – heart attack during surgery. Age 62. Singer/ songwriter. Matthew Jay (2003) – fell from his seventh floor apartment window. Age 24. Singer/songwriter. September 24 album releases – The Rolling Stones – Out Of Our Heads (1965) UK T. Rex – Electric Warrior (1971) Rush – Caress Of Steel (1975) The Eagles – The Long Run (1979) Robert Plant – The Honeydrippers, Volume 1 (1984) AC/DC – The Razor’s Edge (1990) Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) Little Feat – Shake Me Up (1991) Beck – Sea Change (2002) September 24 events – 1940 – Bob Chester records “Flinging A Wing Ding.” 1942 – Glenn Miller and his orchestra play their last show of the Chesterfield Moonlight Serenade series at the Central Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, before Miller leaves for the Army. 1947 – Peggy Lee records “Golden Earrings” with the Dave Barbour Orchestra in Hollywood. 1954 – Sarah Vaughan records “Make Yourself Comfortable.” 1955 – Judy Garland makes her television debut on the CBS show, Ford Star Jubilee. 1955 – Elvis Presley performs at the Louisiana Hayride, from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport. 1957 – The Alan Freed movie, Mister Rock And Roll, opens at the Paramount Theatre in New York City. 1957 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Jailhouse Rock” b/w “Treat Me Nice.” 1958 – The Platters record “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.” 1962 – Elvis Presley receives an invitation to appear at the Royal Variety Performance in the UK which is attended by members of the British Royal Family. Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker graciously declines, citing motion picture commitments. The real reason is that Parker is an illegal Dutch immigrant living in the U.S., who fears he might not be allowed to return if he leaves the country. 1962 – Singer Jerry Scoggins, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs record "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett" for the upcoming TV show, The Beverly Hillbillies. 1962 – Brenda Lee releases her single, “All Alone Am I” b/w “Save All Your Lovin’ For Me.” 1966 – Unknown guitarist Jimi Hendrix arrives in London with his new manager, Chas Chandler. 1967 – The Beatles film the finale “Your Mother Should Know” segment for their Magical Mystery Tour film. 1967 – Traffic makes their live debut at the Saville Theatre in London. 1967 – The Mamas and The Papas appear on The Ed Sullivan Show and sing a medley of their hit songs. They also give love beads to Ed. 1970 – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles release their single, “Tears Of A Clown” b/w “Promise Me” on the Tamla label. 1971 – The Jackson 5 appears on the cover of Life magazine under the byline “Rock Stars At Home With Their Parents.” 1977 – Styx releases their single, “Come Sail Away” b/w “Put Me On.” 1977 – Barely a month after his death, the first national Elvis Presley convention takes place in Memphis. 1980 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono move their Double Fantasy sessions from the Hit Factory to the Record Plant East for mixing. 1982 – Prince and The Revolution release their first single, “1999” b/ w “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore.” 1988 – James Brown breaks into an insurance class being held in a building he owns, waves a gun around and demands to know who used his bathroom, then becomes involved in an hour-long, two-state car chase with police in Augusta, Georgia. Brown drives over six miles in his pickup truck after authorities shoot out his two front tires. He is arrested and charged with illegal possession of drugs and firearms, simple assault, carrying a deadly weapon in public, resisting arrest, and seven other misdemeanors. 1989 – Bob Dylan, appearing as "Moishe Rubenstein," plays flute and recorder with his son-in-law Peter Himmelman and actor Harry Dean Stanton in a band called Chopped Liver on the annual Los Angeles telethon, L'Chaim -- To Life. 1989 – Prince and Paul Simon appear on the Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary Special. 1993 – Following his recent arrest for drunk driving, John Denver is ordered to perform a benefit concert for victims of drunk drivers. 1993 – Former drummer for Guns ‘N Roses, Steven Adler is awarded $2.5 million in his lawsuit against the band for wrongful termination. 1995 – The UK group The Charlatans are arrested by 24 armed police after a flight to New York. The band is accused of trying to disrupt the plane’s flight path, being drunk, spitting and interfering with the in-flight TV sets. 1997 – 16-year old Barry Loukaitis is convicted of shooting and killing two pupils and an algebra teacher at a school in Washington. His defense team claimed he had copied scenes from Pearl Jam's video, “Jeremy.” 2003 – The Dave Matthews Band plays a three hour benefit for New York schools in Central Park. 2003 – Gordon Lightfoot is inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. 2004 – The Strat Pack: Live In Concert is held at Wembley Arena, celebrating 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster. Guitarists include David Gilmour, Ron Wood, Joe Walsh, Brian May, Gary Moore, Albert Lee, Andy Fairweather-Low, and many others. 2009 – U2 sets an all-time attendance record at Giants Stadium in New Jersey by playing for 84,472 fans, beating out the crowd that gathered at the stadium for Pope John Paul II by 1,500 people.
