September 12 Born –
Maurice Chevalier (1888) – French singer/actor.
Eddy Howard (1914) – vocalist, band leader ("To Each His Own").
Billy Daniels (1915) – singer (“That Old Black Magic”).
Ella Mae Morse (1924) – singer (“Cow Cow Boogie”).
George Jones (1931) – Country music artist.
Tatiana Troyanos (1938) – Opera singer.
Judy Clay (1938) – The Sweet Inspirations.
Jewel Akens (1940) – singer/producer (“The Birds And The Bees”).
Maria Muldaur (1943) – singer.
Barry White (aka Barry Carter, 1944) – Soul singer/songwriter.
Colin Young (1944) – The Foundations.
Dickie Peterson (1946) – bassist/vocalist for Blue Cheer.
Anthony "T-Bone" Bellamy (1946) – guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist for
Redbone.
Darryl DeLoach (1947) – original member of Iron Butterfly.
Ali-Ollie Woodson (aka Ollie Creggett, 1951) – The Temptations.
Gerry Beckley (1952) – America.
Neil Peart (1952) – drummer for Rush.
Barry Andrews (1956) – keyboardist for XTC.
Brian Robertson (1956) – guitarist for Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.
Norwood Fisher (1965) – bassist for Fishbone.
Ben Folds (1966) – singer/songwriter.
Jon Stewart (1967) – guitarist for Sleeper.
Kenny Thomas (1968) – British soul singer (“Thinking About Your Love”).
Reid "Larry" LaLonde (1968) – guitarist for Primus and Possessed.
Jennifer Nettles (1974) – singer for Sugarland.
James McCartney (1977) – singer/songwriter.
Ruben Studdard (1978) – R&B singer, winner of American Idol (Season 2).
Jennifer Hudson (1981) – singer/actress.
September 12 R.I.P. –
Stig Anderson (1997) – heart attack. Age 66. Manager for ABBA.
Stanley Turrentine (2000) – stroke. Age 66. Jazz saxophonist.
Johnny Cash (2003) – diabetes. Age 71. Country music singer/songwriter.
Kenny Buttrey (2004) – cancer. Age 59. Nashville session drummer.
Charlie Walker (2008) – colon cancer. Age 81. Country musician (“Pick Me Up
On Your Way Down”).
Don Wayne (2011) – Age 78. Country songwriter (“Country Bumpkin”).
September 12 album releases –
Brenda Lee – …”Let Me Sing” (1963)
The Rolling Stones – Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (1969)
The Jackson 5 – G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973)
Thin Lizzy – Fighting (1975)
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (1975)
Electric Light Orchestra – A New World Record (1976) U.S.
Chicago – Chicago XI (1977)
XTC – Black Sea (1980)
David Bowie – Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)
Skinny Puppy – VIVIsectVI (1988)
Aerosmith – Pump (1989)
Annihilator – Never, Neverland (1990)
Lenny Kravitz – Circus (1995)
Jethro Tull – Roots To Branches (1995) U.S.
Big Audio Dynamite – Planet B.A.D. (1995)
Sloan – Between The Bridges (1999)
Christina Aguilera – Mi Reflejo (2000)
At The Drive-In – Relationship Of Command (2000)
Paul McCartney – Chaos And Creation In The Backyard (2005)
John Mayer – Continuum (2006)
Bob Seger – Face The Promise (2006)
Peter Frampton – Fingerprints (2006)
Everclear – Welcome To The Drama Club (2006)
September 12 events –
1948 – Vernon and Gladys Presley and their son, Elvis, move from Tupelo,
Mississippi, to Memphis, Tennessee.
1957 – Larry Williams records “Bony Moronie” at Cosimo Studio in New
Orleans.
1957 – Nick Noble and The Tune Weavers appear on American Bandstand,
performing “Moonlight Swim” and “Happy Happy Birthday Baby.”
1958 – The Crickets release their single, “Its So Easy” b/w “Lonesome
Tears” on the Brunswick label.
1962 – Marvin Gaye records “Pride And Joy” at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit,
with Martha and The Vandellas on backing vocals.
1964 – The Beatles play one show at the Boston Garden on their first U.S.
tour.
1965 – The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show “live” via video tape
(filmed August 14th), performing six songs: “I Feel Fine,” “I’m Down,” “Act
Naturally,” “Ticket To Ride,” “Yesterday” and “Help!” This is the last time
the group will appear on the show in a “live” setting, with future
appearances being in the form of music videos.
1966 – The Monkees television show debuts on NBC.
1966 – The Roger Miller Show debuts on NBC-TV. It lasts four months.
1970 – A truck belonging to Pink Floyd containing $40,000 worth of
equipment is stolen in New Orleans.
1970 – Josie And The Pussycats - a cartoon series about an all-female rock
band - debuts on CBS.
1970 – A Woody Guthrie tribute concert is held at the Hollywood Bowl,
featuring Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and
others.
1970 – Elvis Presley performs two shows at the Convention Center in Miami,
Florida.
1972 – Faces appear at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1974 – Guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter joins The Doobie Brothers.
1977 – B.T. Express performs at the White House for President and Mrs.
Carter.
1980 – ABC news program 20/20 airs an in-depth expose on the death of Elvis
Presley, and whether he died from a drug overdose instead of a heart attack.
1980 – Queen appears at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, on their
The Game Tour.
1986 – Public Image Ltd. guitarist John McGeoch needs 40 stitches to his
face when a two liter bottle of wine is thrown at the stage during a show
in Vienna.
1986 - The Moody Blues' Justin Hayward collapses in Los Angeles and is
hospitalized for exhaustion.
1987 – The Richie Valens bio-pic soundtrack album La Bamba hits #1 on the
Billboard 200.
1990 – Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks announce they have left Fleetwood
Mac.
1994 – On his 63rd birthday, Country music singer George Jones undergoes
triple bypass heart surgery.
1995 – INXS singer Michael Hutchence pleads guilty to punching photographer
Jim Bennett outside a London hotel, and is fined £400 and ordered to pay
£1,875 in court costs.
1995 – Bono, The Edge and Brian Eno all appear with Luciano Pavarotti in
Modena, Italy, at his annual Pavarotti And Friends benefit concert for the
children of Bosnia.
1999 – Farm Aid ’99 takes place at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow,
Virginia, featuring Susan Tedeschi, Keb’ Mo', Deana Carter, Barenaked
Ladies, Trisha Yearwood, Dave Matthews Band, John Mellencamp, Mandy
Barnett, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and others.
2001 – The Band's Garth Hudson declares bankruptcy for a third time.
2002 – Rod Stewart’s son, Sean, is sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered
to undergo drug rehabilitation after pleading no contest to attacking a man
outside a Malibu, California restaurant.
2003 – The Beatles’ Apple Corps. sues Apple Computers again, this time for
breach of contract.
2003 – Former singer and organist for The Dave Clark 5, Mike Smith is
paralyzed from the neck down after falling from a fence on his estate in
Spain.
2007 – Led Zeppelin announces they are re-uniting for one show for the
Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert at the O2 Arena in November.
2008 – The Village People receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2008 – Despite pro-Palestinian groups demanding he cancel his return to
Israel, Paul McCartney confirms that he will play his scheduled concert on
September 25 at Park HaYarkon in Tel Aviv, stating, “I do what I think, and
I have many friends who support Israel.”
2009 – Rapper Kanye West is arrested on suspicion of vandalism after an
altercation with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport where
the photographer’s $10,000 camera is broken.
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