September 6 Born –
Mathis "Jimmy" Reed (1925) – Blues guitarist/songwriter ("Baby What You
Want Me To Do").
David Allan Coe (1939) – singer/songwriter/guitarist.
Jackie Trent (1940) – British singer/songwriter ("I Couldn't Live Without
Your Love").
Dave Bargeron (1942) – trombonist for Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Mel McDaniel (1942) – Country music singer/songwriter (“Baby’s Got Her Blue
Jeans On”).
Roger Waters (1943) – bassist/singer/songwriter for Pink Floyd.
Sylvester James (1947) – disco/soul singer ("Do You Wanna Funk?").
Claydes Smith (1948) – guitarist for Kool and The Gang.
Banner Thomas (1954) – original bassist for Molly Hatchet.
Stella Barker (1954) – guitarist for The Belle Stars.
Buster Bloodvessel (aka Doug Trendle, 1958) – vocalist for Bad Manners.
Perry Bamonte (1960) – keyboardist for The Cure.
Pal Waaktaar (1961) – guitarist for A-ha.
Scott Travis (1961) – drummer for Judas Priest and Racer X.
William DuVall (1967) – guitarist/vocalist for Alice In Chains.
Macy Gray (aka Natalie McIntyre, 1967) – R&B singer.
Paddy Boom (aka Patrick Seacor, 1968) – drummer for Scissor Sisters.
Cecilia “CeCe” Peniston (1969) – singer (“Finally”).
April “Cheyne” Coates – Madison Avenue.
Dolores O'Riordan (1971) – singer for The Cranberries.
Nina Perrson (1974) – vocalist for The Cardigans.
Foxy Brown (aka Inga Marchand, 1978) – rapper with The Firm.
September 6 R.I.P. –
Tom Wilson (1978) – heart attack. Age 47. Producer for Bob Dylan and Simon
& Garfunkel.
Ernest Tubb (1984) – emphysema. Age 70. Country singer/songwriter (“Walking
The Floor Over You”).
Johnny Desmond (1985) – cancer. Age 65. Singer.
Tom Fogerty (1990) – AIDS. Age 48. Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Nicky Hopkins (1994) – complications from intestinal surgery. Age 50.
Luciano Pavarotti (2007) – pancreatic cancer. Age 71. Opera singer.
Wardell Quezergue (2011) – Age 81. Producer/arranger, “The Creole
Beethoven.”
September 6 album releases –
Merle Haggard – Strangers (1965)
Hawkwind – Hall Of The Mountain Grill (1974)
Judas Priest – Rocka Rolla (1974)
Icehouse – Primitive Man (1982)
John Cale – Artificial Intelligence (1985)
New Kids On The Block – Hangin’ Tough (1988)
Widespread Panic – Ain’t Life Grand (1994)
Yazoo – Only Yazoo (1999)
Alison Moyet – Voice (2004) UK
September 6 events –
1955 – Elvis Presley appears in the gymnasium at Bono High School in
Arizona, and the capacity crowd causes the floor to drastically sag and
nearly collapse.
1957 – The first Flexi-Disc is produced for the Nestle Chocolate Company as
a promotion device for a new chocolate bar.
1957 – Elvis Presley records “Don’t” and “My Wish Came True,” along with
“White Christmas,” “Silent Night” and “Here Comes Santa Claus” at Radio
Recorders in Hollywood for a planned Christmas album.
1957 – Alan Freed’s Biggest Show Of Stars package tour stops at the Syria
Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Acts include Chuck Berry, The Everly
Brothers, The Crickets, The Drifters, Frankie Lymon, LaVerne Baker, Paul
Anka, Buddy Knox, Clyde McPhatter, The Bobettes, The Spaniels and others.
1958 – The first national exposure of the hula-hoop craze takes place when
Georgia Gibbs sings "The Hula-Hoop Song" on The Ed Sullivan Show. Other
musical guests include Johnny Ray, Jane Morgan, and Jill Corey.
1961 – Bob Dylan is recorded live for the first time during his series of
appearances at the Gaslight Café in New York City.
1963 – Jerry Lee Lewis’ contract with Sun Records expires, with Sun
refusing to release his latest material due to continuing scandals. Lewis
signs with Smash Records.
1963 – Priscilla White signs a management contract with Brian Epstein, and
changes her stage name to Cilla Black.
1965 – The Rolling Stones record “The Singer Not The Song” at RCA Studios
in Hollywood.
1967 – The Beatles begin recording “Fool On The Hill” and “Blue Jay Way” at
Abbey Road studios.
1967 – D.A. Pennebaker's Bob Dylan documentary, Don't Look Back, premieres in
New York City.
1968 – At George Harrison’s invitation, Eric Clapton goes to Abbey Road
studios and records lead guitar on Harrison’s song “While My Guitar Gently
Weeps.”
1968 – The Doors make their UK stage debut at the Roundhouse in London.
1969 – During his concert in Memphis, James Brown announces his plans to
retire from live performances.
1969 – David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” hits the UK charts at #48.
1970 – Jimi Hendrix makes his last concert appearance on the third and
final day of the Open Air Love & Peace Festival in Fehmarn, Germany. Other
performers at the event included Canned Heat, Ginger Baker’s Air Force,
Cactus, Fotheringay, The Keef Hartley Band, Faces, Mungo Jerry, Sly and The
Family Stone, Renaissance, Fat Mattress, Ten Years After, Taste and others.
1974 – George Harrison’s Dark Horse record label issues its first release:
The Place I Love album by the group Splinter. The album was produced by
Harrison.
1980 – U2 kicks off the UK leg of their 29-date Boy Tour at the General
Wolfe in Coventry, England.
1982 – Paul McCartney releases his single, “Tug Of War” b/w “Get It.”
1985 – Madonna’s film debut, Desperately Seeking Susan, opens in the UK,
six months after its U.S. premiere.
1988 – Declaring that he will never wear his outrageous trademark costumes
again, Elton John auctions off 2,000 pieces of wardrobe at Sotheby's in
London over the next three days.
1989 – The Rolling Stones appear at Three Rivers Stadium, forcing the NFL’s
Pittsburgh Steelers to find somewhere else to practice.
1993 – Don Henley, Jimmy Buffett, Elton John, Sting and Aerosmith perform
at a benefit concert at Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts for Walden Woods.
1997 – Elton John performs “Candle In The Wind ‘97” at Princess Diana’s
funeral at Westminster Abbey.
1997 – David Bowie begins the North American leg of his Earthling Tour at
the Plaza Of Nations in Vancouver, Canada.
1998 – Country music singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell marries Country
singer Claudia Church. They are still married.
1999 – Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland is sentenced to a year in
prison for violating his parole.
2000 – The Oxford University Debating Society invites Michael Jackson to
give a speech. He accepts.
2001 – Earth, Wind & Fire announces their 30th anniversary tour, which will
be sponsored by Viagra.
2003 – The Dixie Chicks appear at the Annexet in Stockholm, Sweden, on
their Top Of The World Tour.
2004 – Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay is fined £750 and loses his driver’s
license for six months for speeding.
2005 – Bob Geldof is awarded the freedom of his native Dublin - the
equivalent of “keys to the city” - after the City Council votes in favor of
giving him the accolade in honor of his campaign against world poverty and
alleviating debt in Africa.
2006 – Village People “policeman” Victor Willis is sentenced to three
years’ probation for cocaine possession.
2008 – U.S. rock band Great White agrees to pay $1million to survivors and
victims' relatives who were killed when pyrotechnics sparked a fire that
killed 100 people at The Station club in Rhode Island.
2008 – Jessica Simpson makes her Grand Ole Opry debut.
2010 – Morrissey causes controversy after he claims that the Chinese are a
"sub-species" because of the way they treat animals.
2011 – A California judge rules that Madonna does not hold a trademark over
the phrase "Material Girl" for her line of clothing just because she wrote
a song by that name, and that an L.A. retailer called LA Triumph has been
using the name "Material Girl" clothing and has registered it as a
trademark.
2012 – Vince Gill receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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