September 16 Born –
Florence Greenberg (1913) – record executive, Tiara Records, Wand Records.
Andy Russell (aka Andrés Pérez, 1919) – American singer ("Bésame
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").
Riley "B.B." King (1925) – Blues guitarist/singer/songwriter (“The Thrill
Is Gone”).
Charlie Byrd (1925) – Jazz guitarist.
Richard Blandon (1934) – The Dubs.
Joe Butler (1941) – drummer for The Lovin' Spoonful.
Bernie Calvert (1942) – keyboardist for The Hollies.
Betty Kelly (1944) – Martha and The Vandellas.
Kenney Jones (1948) – drummer for The Small Faces and The Who.
Ron Blair (1948) – bassist for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.
David Bellamy (1950) – The Bellamy Brothers.
Earl Klugh (1953) – Jazz guitarist.
Alan Barton (1953) – vocalist for Smokie and Black Lace.
Colin Newman (1954) – singer/guitarist for Wire.
Frank Reed (1954) – The Chi-Lites.
Bilinda Butcher (1961) – guitarist/vocalist for My Bloody Valentine.
Stephen Jones (1962) – vocalist for Babybird.
Richard Marx (1963) – singer/songwriter.
Marc Anthony (aka Marco Muñiz, 1968) – Latin singer.
Justine Frischmann (1969) – vocalist/guitarist for Elastica.
Tina Barrett (1976) – S Club 7.
Chris Cester (1981) – drummer for Jet.
September 16 R.I.P. –
Marc Bolan (1977) – car crash. Age 29. T. Rex.
Maria Callas (1977) – heart attack. Age 53. Opera singer.
Bernie Leighton (1994) – Age 73. Session and tour Jazz pianist.
Sheb Wooley (2003) – leukemia. Age 82. Country music/novelty singer (“The
Purple People Eater”).
Izora Armstead (2004) – heart failure. Age 62. The Weather Girls (“It’s
Raining Men”).
Norman Whitfield (2008) – diabetes. Age 68. Motown producer.
Mary Travers (2009) – leukemia. Age 72. Peter, Paul and Mary.
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (2011) – stroke. Age 75. Singer/drummer/harmonica
player.
September 16 album releases –
The Beach Boys – Surfer Girl (1963)
Neil Diamond – Just For You (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland (1968) UK
Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell – Easy (1969)
Martha and The Vandellas – Sugar N’ Spice (1969)
Diana Ross – Baby It’s Me (1977)
Dennis Wilson – Pacific Ocean Blue (1977)
Talking Heads – Talking Heads: 77 (1977)
Rory Gallagher – Top Priority (1979)
Gary Numan – Warriors (1983)
Deep Purple – Perfect Strangers (1984)
KISS – Asylum (1985)
The Waterboys – This Is The Sea (1985)
Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988)
Gloria Estefan – Exitos De Gloria Estefan (1990)
Jonathan Richman – I, Jonathan (1992)
Mariah Carey – Butterfly (1997)
Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
Brooks & Dunn – The Greatest Hits Collection (1997)
Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions (2003)
September 16 events –
1938 – Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra record "Boogie Woogie," his most
famous instrumental, with pianist Howard Smith.
1957 – The Crew Cuts perform on American Bandstand.
1960 – Johnny Burnette records “You’re Sixteen” for Liberty Records.
1960 – Roy Orbison records “I’m Hurtin’,” “Come Back To Me” and “(I’d Be) A
Legend In My Time” at RCA Studios in Nashville.
1963 – Small American record label, Swan, releases The Beatles single, “She
Loves You” b/w “I’ll Get You” in the U.S. The record receives little
attention.
1963 – Henry Mancini and His Orchestra record “The Pink Panther Theme” in
Hollywood.
1964 – Shindig! debuts on ABC-TV. First show artists include The Everly
Brothers, The Righteous Brothers, Sam Cooke, Bobby Sherman, Donna Loren,
Jackie and Gayle, and The Wellingtons.
1964 – The Beatles make their only appearance in Louisiana at City Park
Stadium in New Orleans, on their first tour of the U.S.
1965 – The Dean Martin Show debuts on NBC. The show runs for nine years.
1965 – The second season of Shindig! kicks off with appearances and
performances by The Byrds, The McCoys, Jerry Naylor, Chad and Jill, Ketty
Lester, Billy Preston, The Everly Brothers and The Rolling Stones.
1966 – Parliament member Tom Drilberg asks the House of Lords to censure a
magistrate who recently spoke out against The Rolling Stones, calling them
"complete morons (who) wear their hair down to their shoulders, wear filthy
clothes and act like clowns."
1966 – Kinks bassist Pete Quaife quits the band.
1967 – Jeannie Seely joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1968 – The Beatles, minus George Harrison, begin recording the
McCartney-penned “I Will,” after which Paul leads John and Ringo through
“Can You Take Me Back?” and a demo for Cilla Black, “Step Inside Love,”
which dissolves into John and Paul singing “Los Paranoias.”
1969 – Neil Diamond releases his single, “Sweet Caroline” b/w “Dig In.”
1970 – Jimi Hendrix makes his last stage appearance with Eric Burdon and
War at Ronnie Scott’s club in London.
1970 – After almost eight straight years, The Beatles are knocked from the
#1 position in Melody Maker’s Poll Awards by Led Zeppelin.
1971 – Led Zeppelin plays the first of two nights at the Honolulu Civic
Auditorium in Hawaii.
1972 – Peter Frampton plays his first gig as a solo artist, opening for The
J. Geils Band in New York.
1972 – The Buxton Festival takes place in Derbyshire, England, featuring
Wishbone Ash, Family, Uriah Heep, Roy Wood and Wizzard, The John Kay Band,
Vinegar Joe, Wild Angels, Glencoe, Sunshine and The Cold Comfort Band.
1972 – The Eagles appear at Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa, Florida, on their
first tour.
1974 – Bob Dylan begins recording his 15th studio album, Blood On The
Tracks, with the song “Meet Me In The Morning” at Columbia’s A&R Studios in
New York City.
1978 – Monty Python begins filming their movie Life Of Brian. When EMI
Films pulls their funding on the project, former Beatle George Harrison
sets up HandMade Films and provides £3 million to help get the movie made.
1979 – The Sugarhill Gang releases “Rapper’s Delight,” and begins a
cultural urban phenomenon.
1988 – Former Clash drummer Topper Headon is released from jail after
serving 10 months of a 15-month sentence on narcotics possession charges.
1989 – U2 jams with B.B. King on a boat rented for the blues legend’s 64th
birthday in Sydney Harbour in Australia. The two acts are in town awaiting
the start of their joint tour together on the 21st.
1989 – Singer Natalie Cole marries her second husband, Rufus drummer and
record producer André Fischer. They stay married for six years.
1991 – Willie Nelson marries his fourth wife, Annie D’Angelo. They’re still
married.
1992 – Barbra Streisand performs at a fundraiser for Democratic
presidential candidate Bill Clinton.
1993 – Grace Slick's home is destroyed by a fire, ignited by sparks from a
welder's torch.
1996 – Obsessed 21-year old Björk fan Ricardo López commits suicide in his
Hollywood, California, apartment after mailing an acid-spraying letter bomb
to the singer’s London home on September 12. The package was intercepted by
the Metropolitan Police.
1996 – Pearl Jam begins their No Code Tour at the Key Arena in Seattle. The
group refuses to sell tickets through TicketMaster and goes through other
vendors, which makes getting tickets for their shows difficult.
1998 – A notebook once belonging to Beatles roadie Mal Evans, containing
Paul McCartney’s hand-written lyrics to “Hey Jude,” sells at an auction by
Sotheby’s in London for £111, 500 ($178,000). Also sold is a jean jacket
once belonging to John Lennon, and a Union Jack dress worn by Spice Girl
Geri Halliwell.
2006 – Bob Dylan’s album Modern Times hits #1 on the Billboard album chart.
It is Dylan’s first #1 album in 30 years.
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