September 19 Born –
Helen Ward (1913) – Jazz singer with Benny Goodman and Harry James.
Billy Ward (aka Robert Williams, 1921) – founder of The Dominos.
Nick Massi (aka Nicholas Macioci, 1927) – The Four Seasons.
Helen Carter (1927) – The Carter Family.
Brook Benton (1931) – singer/songwriter ("Rainy Night In Georgia").
Lol Coxhill (aka George Coxhill, 1932) – improvisational saxophonist.
Carl Davis (1934) – record producer (“(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher
And Higher”).
Brian Epstein (1934) – manager of The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers.
Gene Dinwiddle (1936) – saxophonist for The Butterfield Blues Band.
Bill Medley (1940) – The Righteous Brothers.
Paul Williams (1940) – songwriter ("We've Only Just Begun").
Sylvia Tyson (1940) – Ian & Sylvia, songwriter ("You Were On My Mind").
"Mama" Cass Elliott (aka Ellen Naomi Cohen, 1941) – The Mamas and The Papas.
Freda Payne (1942) – singer ("Band Of Gold").
Mike Arnone (1943) – The Duprees.
Austin Roberts (aka George Robertson, Jr., 1945) – singer (“Rocky”).
David Bromberg (1945) – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist.
John Coghlan (1946) – drummer for Status Quo.
Laurence "Lol" Creme (1947) – 10cc and Godley & Creme.
Twiggy (aka Lesley Hornby, 1949) – model, singer ("Here I Go Again").
Daniel Lanois (1951) – producer.
Nile Rodgers (1952) – producer, guitarist for Chic.
Rusty Egan (1957) – drummer for The Rich Kids.
Lita Ford (1958) – guitarist for The Runaways.
Jarvis Cocker (1963) – vocalist for Pulp.
Trisha Yearwood (1964) – Country artist.
Candy Dulfer (1969) – saxophonist, Funky Stuff.
Paul Winter-Hart (1971) – drummer for Kula Shaker.
A. Jay Popoff (1973) – vocalist for Lit.
Ryan Dusick (1977) – drummer for Maroon 5.
September 19 R.I.P. –
Red Foley (1968) – died in his sleep. Age 58. Country music
singer/songwriter ("Peace In The Valley").
Gram Parsons (1973) – overdose. Age 26. The Byrds, The Flying Burrito
Brothers.
Joe "Fingers" Carr (1979) – car crash. Age 69. Ragtime/jazz pianist, A&R
for Capitol Records.
Ed Cobb (1999) – leukemia. Age 61. Singer/songwriter/producer, The Four
Preps.
Skeeter Davis (2004) – breast cancer. Age 72. Singer.
Willie Hutch (2005) – Age 60. Singer/songwriter/producer for Motown.
Danny Flores (2006) – pneumonia. Age 77. Singer/songwriter for The Champs
(“Tequila”).
Earl Palmer (2008) – Age 83. Session drummer with the Wrecking Crew.
Arthur Ferrante (2009) – natural causes. Age 88. Pianist/composer, Ferrante
& Teicher.
William “Buddy” Collette (2010) – Age 89. Saxophonist/clarinetist with
Dexter Gordon.
September 19 album releases –
Elvis Presley – King Creole (1958)
King Curtis – Old Gold (1961)
Mick Jagger – Performance (1970) (soundtrack)
Dave Mason – Split Coconut (1975)
Linda Ronstadt – Living In The USA (1978)
White Spirit – White Spirit (1980)
Triumph – Allied Forces (1981)
Luther Vandross – Give Me The Reason (1986)
Bon Jovi – New Jersey (1988)
Anthrax – State Of Euphoria (1988)
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Tender Prey (1988)
Enya – Watermark (1988)
Lenny Kravitz – Let Love Rule (1989)
Janet Jackson – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
David Bowie – Sound + Vision (1989)
Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting (1990)
Obituary – Cause Of Death (1990)
Pearl Jam – Vs. (1993)
Kylie Minogue – Kylie Minogue (1994)
The Flaming Lips – Clouds Taste Metallic (1995)
Son Volt – Trace (1995)
Björk – Selmasongs: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Dancer In The
Dark (2000) U.S.
AFI – The Art Of Drowning (2000)
Weather Report – Forecast: Tomorrow (2006)
The Black Crowes – Freak ‘N’ Roll…Into The Fog: The Black Crowes All Join
Hands, The Fillmore, San Francisco (2006)
September 19 events –
1936 – Nelson Eddy and Jeannette McDonald record “Indian Love Call,” their
signature tune.
1953 – Singer Gisèle MacKenzie takes over as host of NBC-TV’s Your Hit
Parade.
1955 – Pat Boone’s version of “Ain’t That A Shame” hits #1 on the Billboard
singles chart.
1957 – 16-year old Harry Webb - soon to become Cliff Richard - joins The
Dick Teague Skiffle Group.
1957 – Alan Freed’s Biggest Show Of Stars package tour makes a stop at
Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, North Carolina. 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.
1957 – After four years of marriage to June Carter, Country music singer
Carl Smith marries his second wife, singer Goldie Hill. They stay married
until her death in 2005.
1957 – Tony Bennett records "Ça, C'est L'amour" at CBS Studios in New York
City.
1958 – Pvt. Elvis Presley completes basic training and leaves Fort Hood in
Texas for New York, where he will depart for Germany.
1960 – Hank Ballard and The Midnighters becomes the first artist to have
three songs in the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time: "Finger Poppin’ Time
(#19)," "Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go (#87)," and Chubby Checker’s version
of "The Twist (#1)."
1960 – Brenda Lee releases her single, “I Want To Be Wanted (Per Tutta La
Vita)” b/w “Just A Little” on Decca Records.
1963 – The Jimmy Dean Show debuts on ABC-TV.
1966 – Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass perform for Princess Grace of
Monaco at her palace.
1967 – With really nowhere else to go, The Beatles choose to continue
filming Magical Mystery Tour at West Malling Air Station in Maidstone, Kent,
where they will remain for the next week.
1968 – The Beatles’ video for “Revolution” receives its only UK showing on
Top Of The Pops.
1969 – Bruce Springsteen and his band, Child, play the first of two nights
at Free University in Richmond, Virginia.
1970 – 1,500 people attend the first Glastonbury Festival, which features
Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ian Anderson, Al Stewart, and Quintessence. The Kinks
and Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders both cancel.
1971 – ABC-TV airs The Jackson 5 special, Goin’ Back To Indiana, with
guests Diana Ross and Bobby Darin.
1974 – Drummer Max Weinberg and keyboardist Roy Bittan join The E Street
Band.
1975 – Queen signs with Elton John’s manager, John Reid.
1976 – Promoter Sid Bernstein places a full-page ad in the New York Times (as
a "symbol of hope”) in an attempt to reunite The Beatles.
1979 – The No Nukes benefit concert is held at Madison Square Garden,
featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, The
Doobie Brothers, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Carly
Simon, Poco, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Raydio, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Ry
Cooder, Chaka Khan, John Hall, and Gil Scott-Heron.
1979 – Fleetwood Mac releases their single, “Tusk” b/w “Never Make Me Cry.”
1979 – Frank Sinatra records “Theme From New York New York” in Los Angeles.
1981 – Simon and Garfunkel reunite for a free concert in Central Park. The
show is recorded and filmed for release.
1985 – The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee holds a
hearing with representatives of the PMRC - Parents Music Resource Center -
to determine whether the recording industry needs to be censored in regards
to song lyrics, album covers and videos. Musicians Frank Zappa, John
Denver, and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snyder speak in opposition of censorship,
while Senators Paula Hawkins and Al Gore push the subject. The Committee
will agree to a “Parental Advisory” sticker in November.
1987 – Farm Aid III takes place at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska,
featuring Alex Harvey, Steppenwolf, Vince Gill, Lou Reed, Lyle Lovett, John
Denver, John Mellencamp, Emmylou Harris, The Bandaloo Doctors, Joe Walsh,
Neil Young, Willie Nelson, The Unforgiven, and Dr. Starr.
1991 – An all-star benefit concert honoring Ray Charles, titled Ray
Charles: 50 Years In Music, Uh-Huh!, takes place in Pasadena, featuring
performances by Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald, Gladys
Knight, Paul McCartney, James Ingram, MC Hammer and others, and benefiting
the Starlight and Starbright Pavilion Foundations for terminally ill
children.
1992 – Radiohead appears at The Venue at Oxford Brookes University in
Oxford, and films their video for their song, “Creep.”
1993 – Former Mamas and Papas singer Michelle Phillips is robbed at
gunpoint outside a Los Angeles restaurant.
1995 – P.M. Dawn's DJ, JC Eternal, is arrested on charges of sexual assault
and child abuse after an alleged affair with his 14-year old cousin. He is
released on $10,000 bail.
1996 – Guitarist George Benson receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.
1997 – VH1’s Storytellers series airs live for the first time with guest
Elton John performing at The House of Blues in New Orleans.
1998 – Former teen idol Fabian marries his third wife, model Andrea
Patrick. They are still married.
2003 – Diagnosed with liver cancer, former Cream bassist Jack Bruce
undergoes a successful liver transplant in Los Angeles.
2003 – Paul McCartney scuffles with a photographer when the singer goes to
see magician David Blaine, who is in a plastic box dangling over the River
Thames.
2004 – With their latest hit, "You'll Come Around," Status Quo becomes the
all-time leader of chart hits in the UK, with an amazing 61 charted singles
since 1968.
2004 - Canadian singer Céline Dion extends her Las Vegas show for another
year. Dion was paid $100 million for the original three-year run of five
90-minute concerts a week.
2008 – George Michael is arrested in a public toilet in the Hampstead Heath
area of London for possession of Class A and C drugs.
2010 – Julian Lennon tells the press that he has ended his long-running
feud with his half-brother Sean and his step-mother Yoko Ono.
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