September 8 Born –
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").
Patsy Cline (aka Virginia Hensley, 1932) – Country music singer.
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.
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (1945) – The Grateful Dead.
Dean Daughtry (1946) – keyboardist for Classics IV and Atlanta Rhythm
Section.
Benjamin Orr (1947) – bassist/vocalist for The Cars.
Will Lee (1952) – session bassist, Fab Faux, CBS Orchestra.
Frank Tovey (aka Fad Gadget, 1956) – avant-garde electronic musician.
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.
Andie Rathbone (1969) – drummer for Mansun.
Richard Hughes (1975) – drummer for Keane.
Pink (aka Alecia Moore, 1979) – singer/songwriter.
September 8 R.I.P. –
Oscar Pettiford (1960) – virus. Age 37. Jazz bassist/cellist.
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 –
Gene Vincent – A Gene Vincent Record Date (1958)
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas – Natural Resources (1970)
The Jackson 5 – Third Album (1970)
Labelle – Labelle (1971)
Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes (1972)
Jethro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery (1975) U.S.
Bunny Wailer – Blackheart Man (1976)
David Bowie – Stage (1978)
Dave Edmunds – Trax On Wax 4 (1978)
Kate Bush – Never For Ever (1980)
The Cure – Happily Ever After (1981)
Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel (Security in the U.S.) (1982)
The B-52s – Bouncing Off The Satellites (1986)
The Human League – Crash (1986)
Mr. Mister – Go On… (1987)
Rush – Hold Your Fire (1987)
Bad Religion – Suffer (1988)
Screaming Trees – Sweet Oblivion (1992)
The Crystal Method – Vegas (1997)
Hole – Celebrity Skin (1998)
Blonde Redhead – In An Expression Of The Inexpressible (1998)
Tristania – Beyond The Veil (1999)
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 - "Blue Suede Shoes" b/w "Tutti Frutti," "I Got A
Woman" b/w "I'm Counting On You," "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')"
b/w "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)," "Trying To Get To You"
b/w "I Love You Because," "Blue Moon" b/w "Just Because," "Money Honey" b/w
"One Sided Love Affair" and "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" b/w "Shake Rattle And Roll.”
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.
1958 – Paul Anka performs in Tokyo, Japan, on the first date of a
month-long tour of Asia.
1960 – The Brothers Four record “The Green Leaves Of Summer” at Columbia
Studios in New York City.
1964 – The Beatles make their only appearance in Montreal, Canada,
performing two shows at the Forum on their first North American tour.
1965 – Music trade publications Daily
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an ad seeking "Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV
series."
1965 – Patty Duke, The Searchers, Barbara Lewis, The Collins Kids, Bruce
Scott, The Gilloteens, The Eligibles. Gene Chandler, The Blossoms, Billy
Preston, and The Zombies all appear on Shindig!
1966 – American Bandstand host Dick Clark makes a “window cameo” appearance
on Batman.
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 of the group.
1967 – The Young Rascals record “It’s Wonderful” at Talent Masters in New
York City.
1967 – The Doors perform at the Lagoon Park Patio Gardens in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
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.
1984 – Los Angeles DJ Rick Dees takes over as host of Solid Gold, replacing
5th Dimension singer Marilyn McCoo. Dees instantly makes himself an
unpopular host by favoring comedic skits over music, and is fired in early
1985.
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 gives a free concert in Central Park in New York City,
with Sarah McLachlan as her opening act.
1995 – R.E.M. begins a short 18-date tour of the U.S. at the Miami Arena in
Florida, with opening act Radiohead.
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 Combs
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, Canada, Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to
Warren Zevon, who passed away the day before, playing Zevon’s “My Ride Is
Here.”
2004 – Robert Plant is the guest of honor at the unveiling of a statue of
15th Century rebel leader Owain Glyndwr at Pennal church near Machynlleth
in Wales. Plant, who owns a farmhouse in the area, had donated money
towards the bronze sculpture of the Welsh prince.
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.
2012 – Paul McCartney receives the Legion of Honor, France’s highest public
distinction, from French president François Hollande in a private ceremony at
the Élysée Palace in Paris.
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