September 11 Born –
Jimmie Davis (1899) – Country/gospel singer (“You Are My Sunshine”).
Estelle Axton (1918) – co-founder of Stax Records.
Clyde Otis (1924) – songwriter/producer (“It’s Just A Matter Of Time”).
Charles Patrick (1938) – The Monotones.
Bernie Dwyer (1940) – drummer for Freddie and The Dreamers.
Mickey Hart (aka Michael Hartman, 1943) – The Grateful Dead.
Leo Kottke (1945) – guitarist/singer/songwriter.
Dennis Tufano (1946) – singer for The Buckinghams.
Richard "Snax" Jaeger (1947) – session percussionist.
John Martyn (1948) – British singer/songwriter and guitarist.
Tommy Shaw (1953) – guitarist/vocalist for Styx and Damn Yankees.
Jon Langford (1957) – The Mekons and The Waco Brothers.
Jon Moss (1957) – drummer for Culture Club.
Mick Talbot (1958) – keyboardist for Dexys Midnight Runners and The Style
Council.
Rory Lyons (1959) – drummer for King Kurt.
Victor Wooten (1964) – bassist for Béla Fleck and The Flecktones.
Moby (aka Richard Hall, 1965) – musician/producer.
Harry Connick, Jr. (1967) – singer/songwriter/pianist.
Gidget Gein (aka Bradley Stewart, 1969) – bassist for Marilyn Manson.
Francis MacDonald (1970) – drummer for Teenage Fanclub.
Richard Ashcroft (1971) – singer for The Verve.
Jonny Buckland (1977) – guitarist for Cold Play.
Ludacris (aka Christopher Bridges, 1977) – rapper.
September 11 R.I.P. –
Leon Payne (1969) – Age 51. Country music singer/songwriter ("I Love You
Because").
Peter Tosh (1987) – murdered. Age 42. The Wailers.
Lorne Greene (1987) – pneumonia. Age 72. Radio broadcaster/actor/singer
(“Ringo”).
Raymond “Raybeez” Barbieri (1997) – pneumonia. Age 35. Singer for Warzone.
Fred Ebb (2004) – heart attack. Age 76. Broadway lyricist (“New York, New
York”).
Josef Zawinul (2007) – Merkel cell carcinoma. Age 75. Weather Report.
Jim Carroll (2009) – heart attack. Age 60. Punk musician, author/poet.
Johnny Perez (2012) – cirrhosis of the liver. Age 69. Drummer for The Sir
Douglas Quintet.
September 11 album releases –
Manfred Mann – The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann (1964) UK
Chad and Jeremy – Of Cabbages And Kings (1967)
Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record (1976) UK
Gentle Giant – Giant For A Day (1978)
Foreigner – Head Games (1979)
Ultravox – Rage In Eden (1981)
Falco – Falco 3 (1985)
Triumph – The Sport Of Kings (1986)
Jethro Tull – Crest Of A Knave (1987)
The Temptations – Together Again (1987)
Melissa Etheridge – Brave And Crazy (1989)
Eurythmics – We Too Are One (1989)
The Cure – Entreat (1990)
Warrant – Cherry Pie (1990)
The Judds – Love Can Build A Bridge (1990)
Stephen Stills – Stills Alone (1991)
Blur – The Great Escape (1995)
Belinda Carlisle – A Man And A Woman (1996)
Steps – Step One (1998)
Mariah Carey – Glitter (2001)
Olivia Newton-John – Magic: The Very Best Of Olivia Newton-John (2001)
Ann Wilson – Hope And Glory (2007)
September 11 events –
1945 – Ernest Tubb records “It Just Don't Matter Now” and “When Love Turns
To Hate” in Nashville for Decca Records. The session is considered to be
the first in the line of the massive commercial recordings that will come
to take place in Nashville.
1952 – Ray Charles holds his first session under his new contract with
Atlantic Records, recording “The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again.”
1956 – A riot breaks out at the London premiere of the Bill Haley movie Rock
Around The Clock at the Trocadero Cinema, leading to national outrage and a
ban on the film in major British cities.
1957 – Alan Freed’s Biggest Show Of Stars package tour plays the Cincinnati
Gardens in Ohio. Acts include Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers, The
Crickets, The Drifters, Frankie Lymon, LaVerne Baker, Paul Anka, Buddy
Knox, Eddie Cochran, Jimmy Bowen, Harold Cromer and others.
1958 – LaVerne Baker records “I Cried A Tear” at Atlantic Studios in New
York City, with King Curtis on saxophone.
1958 – Lloyd Price records “Stagger Lee” at Bell Sound Studios in New York
City.
1958 – Frank Sinatra records “Mr. Success,” “Sleep Warm” and “Where Or
When” at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, at one of his final recording
sessions for Capitol Records.
1960 – Nina Simone appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, singing “I Loves You,
Porgy.” Also on the show is Eartha Kitt, who performs “Little White Lies.”
1960 – Nancy Sinatra marries Tommy Sands at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.
They stay married five years.
1961 – Fats Domino records “What A Party,” “Rockin’ Bicycle” and “Did You
Ever See A Dream Walking” at Cosimo Studio in New Orleans.
1962 – The Beatles return to EMI Studios for their second session to record
a single. George Martin hires session drummer Andy White to sit in on the
session, and the group re-records “Love Me Do” with White on drums and
Ringo on tambourine. The group also records “P.S. I Love You,” and an
un-used version of “Please Please Me” with White on drums and Ringo maracas
and tambourine.
1962 – Neil Sedaka marries Leba Strassburg. They’re still married.
1963 – Filming wraps on Elvis Presley’s fifteenth movie, Viva Las Vegas.
1963 – The Beatles begin recording "I Wanna Be Your Man," "Little Child,"
"All I've Got To Do," "Not A Second Time" and "Don't Bother Me" at EMI in
London.
1964 – George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd. as his music publishing company.
In three months the name will be changed to Harrisongs Ltd.
1964 – The Beatles make their only appearance in Florida, playing one show
at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville on the first tour of the U.S.
1964 – A Mick Jagger impersonation contest is held at Town Hall in
Greenwich, England, and is won by Mick’s 16-year old younger brother, Chris.
1966 – The Rolling Stones, Louis Armstrong and Robert Goulet all appear on
The Ed Sullivan Show. The Stones perform “Paint It Black,” “Lady Jane” and
“Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows.” Armstrong
performs “Cabaret.”
1967 – Elvis Presley records "Just Call Me Lonesome," "Hi-Heel Sneakers,"
"You Don't Know Me," "We Call On Him" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" at RCA
Studios in Nashville.
1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays two shows at the Grona Lund in
Stockholm, Sweden.
1967 – The Beatles begin filming Magical Mystery Tour, driving through the
English countryside.
1968 – Larry Graham, bassist for Sly and The Family Stone, is arrested for
possession of marijuana in London, causing the cancellation of the group’s
hotel reservations and television appearances.
1968 – The Beatles begin recording “Glass Onion,” and complete the backing
track in 34 takes.
1970 – Elvis Presley performs at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, Michigan.
1971 – The Jackson 5 cartoon series debuts on ABC-TV. Unlike The Beatles
cartoon show, the Jacksons provide their own voices.
1971 – Donny Osmond’s single “Go Away Little Girl” hits #1 on the U.S.
singles chart, and stays there for three weeks.
1974 – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, The Band, and Jesse
Colin Young all appear at Wembley Stadium in front of 50,000.
1977 – Bing Crosby and David Bowie record and film “Peace On Earth / Little
Drummer Boy” for Crosby’s upcoming Christmas television special.
1977 – Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin makes his acting debut as the
leader of a rock band on "The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula"
episode of ABC-TV’s The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.
1979 – The Who play their first concert without Keith Moon at the Capitol
Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. Ex-Faces drummer Kenny Jones sits in during
the gig. Jones will go on to join the band.
1984 – Country singer Barbara Mandrell is seriously injured in a near fatal
head-on car crash.
1984 – Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band play the first of six
sold-out nights at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.
1987 – Prince’s Paisley Park film and recording studios open in Chanhassen,
Minnesota.
1988 – Michael Jackson appears at the Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool in
front of 125,000 on his Bad Tour.
1988 – Metallica begins their 219-date Damaged Justice Tour at MTK Stadion
in Budapest, Hungary.
1993 – Country music artist Merle Haggard marries his fifth wife, Theresa
Lane. They are still married.
1995 - Janet Jackson's "Runaway" makes history by becoming the first single
by a female artist to make its debut in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100.
1996 – David Bowie releases his new single “Telling Lies” exclusively on
the Internet from his web site: a first for a major recording artist.
1997 – John Lee Hooker receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2002 – James Brown's daughters, Deanna and Yamma, sue their dad for alleged
non-payment of songwriting royalties for songs they helped co-write,
including the 1976 hit "Get Up Offa That Thing," when they were three and
six-years old.
2003 – Cher, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac and Steely Dan - all out on
their own tours - decide not to take the stage on the second anniversary of
the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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