September 22 Born –
Alvin LeRoy Holmes (1913) – composer/conductor ("It's All In The Game").
Joni James (aka Giovanna Babbo, 1930) – singer ("Why Don't You Believe
Me?").
George Chambers (1931) – bassist for The Chambers Brothers.
Mike Patto (aka Michael McCarthy, 1942) – vocalist for Spooky Tooth and
Boxer.
Toni Basil (aka Antonia Basilotta, 1943) – dancer/singer (“Mickey”).
Roger Nicholls (1944) – recording engineer for Steely Dan.
David Coverdale (1951) – vocalist for Whitesnake and Deep Purple.
Gary Holton (1952) – vocalist for Heavy Metal Kids.
Mark Panker (1953) – guitarist for American Music Club.
Richard Fairbrass (1953) – bassist/vocalist for Right Said Fred.
Debby Boone (1956) – singer.
Doug Wimbish (1956) – bassist for Living Colour.
Johnette Napolitano (1957) – singer/songwriter/bassist for Concrete Blonde.
Nick Cave (1957) – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
Pete Jones (1957) – bassist for Public Image Ltd.
Joan Jett (aka Joan Larkin, 1958) – The Runaways and The Blackhearts.
Andy Cairns (1965) – guitarist/singer for Therapy?
Mystikal (aka Michael Tyler, 1970) – rapper.
September 22 R.I.P. –
Harry Warren (1981) – Age 87. Composer/lyricist (“I Only Have Eyes For
You”).
Norman Luboff (1987) – lung cancer. Age 70. TV and movie composer.
Irving Berlin (1989) – Age 101. American composer/lyricist.
Leonard Feather (1994) – Age 80. British composer/producer, music
journalist/liner notes writer.
Dorothy Lamour (1996) – heart attack. Age 81. Actress, singer for NBC radio.
Isaac Stern (2001) – congestive heart failure. Age 81. Violinist, conductor.
Eddie Fisher (2010) – complications from hip surgery. Age 82. Entertainer.
Jack Neal (2011) – Age 80. Bassist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.
Vesta Williams (2011) – heart disease. Age 53. R&B singer
(“Congratulations”).
Howard Scott (2012) – cancer. Age 92. Musician/producer, developer of the
33 1/3 vinyl LP.
September 22 album releases –
The Band – The Band (1969)
Smokey – Changing All The Time (1975)
George Harrison – Extra Texture (Read All About It) (1975) U.S.
Willie Nelson – The Troublemaker (1976)
Jethro Tull – Bursting Out (1978)
The Ramones – Road To Ruin (1978)
Camel – Breathless (1978)
Buzzcocks – Love Bites (1978)
King Crimson – Discipline (1981)
Icehouse – Man Of Colours (1987) U.S.
Robbie Krieger – Door Jams (1989)
Jethro Tull – A Little Light Music (1992) U.S.
Extreme – III Sides To Every Story (1992)
Roy Buchanan – Sweet Dreams: The Anthology (1992)
Happy Mondays – Double Easy: The U.S. Singles (1993)
Elton John – The Big Picture (1997)
Apocalyptica – Inquisition Symphony (1998)
KISS – Psycho Circus (1998)
Millencolin – Same Old Tunes (1998)
Chris Isaak – Speak Of The Devil (1998)
September 22 events –
1955 – Bill Haley and His Comets record “Rock-A-Beatin’ Boogie” at Pythian
Temple in New York City.
1956 – Billboard magazine runs an article which says, in part, "With new
experiences to their credit, such as calling in riot squads and with scars
such as damaged seats, some arena and stadium officials have turned their
thumbs
down to rock and roll."
1957 – Singer Bobby Helms makes his national television debut on The Ed
Sullivan Show, singing “My Special Angel.” Other musical guests include
trumpeter Harry James and singer Jo Stafford.
1957 – The Biggest Show Of Stars package tour stops at Municipal Auditorium
in Atlanta, Georgia, and features performances Fats Domino, The Crickets,
The Drifters, Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers, Frankie Lymon, LaVerne
Baker, Paul Anka, Buddy Knox, Clyde McPhatter, Eddie Cochran, and Jimmy
Bowen and The Rhythm Orchids.
1958 – Pvt. First Class Elvis Presley gives an interview then boards the
U.S.S. Randall at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, and sets sail for Germany.
1962 – Bob Dylan makes his debut performance at Carnegie Hall, where he
introduces his song “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall.”
1962 – Elvis Presley records "I'm Falling In Love Tonight," "They Remind Me
Too Much Of You," "Cotton Candy Land," "A World Of Our Own," "How Would You
Like To Be?" "One Broken Heart For Sale," "Beyond The Bend" and "Take Me To
The Fair" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood for his It Happened At The
World’s Fair soundtrack album.
1964 – The original Broadway production of Fiddler On The Roof, starring
Zero Mostel, opens at the Imperial Theater, where it will play for 3,242
performances.
1964 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Ain’t That Loving You Baby” b/w
“Ask Me.”
1965 – The Great Society, featuring Darby Slick and his wife, vocalist
Grace Slick, debuts at the Coffee Gallery in North Beach, California.
1965 – The Supremes begin recording “I Hear A Symphony” at Hitsville U.S.A.
in Detroit.
1967 – The cover of Time magazine features a caricature of The Beatles
(drawn by Pink Floyd’s The Wall artist Gerald Scarfe), with the byline,
“The New Incarnation.”
1967 – The Doors appear on the Murray The K Show on WPIX-TV in New York
City, performing “People Are Strange” and “Light My Fire.”
1969 – Diana Ross, now a solo artist, appears on Rowan And Martin’s
Laugh-In.
1969 – ABC-TV debuts its new 45-minute musical variety show, The Music
Scene. First night guests include Tom Jones, James Brown, Crosby, Stills,
Nash & Young, Buck Owens, Three Dog Night, and Oliver. The show will run
for 17 weeks.
1970 – Elvis Presley records "Snowbird," "Where Did They Go, Lord?" "Whole
Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Rags To Riches" at RCA Studios in Nashville.
1972 – David Bowie begins the North American leg of his Ziggy Stardust Tour
at the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.
1972 – Yes appears at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, with
opening act The Eagles.
1974 – Following his split from Cher, Sonny Bono debuts his ABC television
show, The Sonny Comedy Revue. It lasts two months.
1978 – Teen idol Leif Garrett plays a dual role as twins on the “My Teenage
Idol Is Missing” episode of Wonder Woman.
1979 – ABBA appears at the San Diego Sports Arena in California.
1979 – Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh announces that he will run for President
in 1980, with the slogan, “Free Gas For Everyone.”
1980 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono sign with Geffen Records.
1982 – The Who begin their “farewell tour,” playing the first of two nights
at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland.
1983 – The Everly Brothers reunite for the first time in almost a decade
and play the first of two shows at the Royal Albert Hall.
1984 – The first York Rock Festival takes place at the York Racecourse in
Yorkshire, featuring Echo and The Bunnymen, Spear Of Destiny, The
Chameleons, Sisters Of Mercy, and The Redskins.
1985 – The first Farm Aid concert is held at Memorial Stadium in Champaign,
Illinois, featuring The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Roy
Orbison, Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Alabama, George Jones, Tom Petty and The
Heartbreakers, Lou Reed, Willie Nelson, The Blasters, Neil Young, Joni
Mitchell, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sammy Hagar, Foreigner, John
Mellencamp, The Charlie Daniels Band, Loretta Lynn, B.B. King, Arlo
Guthrie, John Fogerty and many others.
1990 – Nirvana plays their biggest gig to date at the Motor Sports
International Garage in Seattle. Drummer Dave Grohl - who will audition for
the band in a few days - is in the audience.
1992 – Bruce Springsteen decides to forego MTV’s unplugged format, and
performs an electric set for the show at the Warner Hollywood Studios in
L.A.
1992 – Def Leppard is forced to cancel two U.S. shows after their sound
equipment truck is found abandoned, after one of the band’s drivers
attempted to rob a store.
1998 – Jazz singer Keely Smith receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.
2000 – Oasis’ Liam Gallagher and actress Patsy Kensit divorce after 3 years
of marriage and one son.
2001 – A jury dismisses a lawsuit against Cher brought by accountant
Salvatore Sampino, who accused the singer of wrongful termination,
retaliation, sexual harassment, defamation, unfair competition, negligence
and unpaid wages after he lost his job for noting labor violations during
construction of the entertainer’s Malibu mansion. He was seeking $100,000
in lost wages and $150,000 in emotional distress.
2001 – Jennifer Lopez performs her first full concert at the Roberto
Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2003 – After a crippling fall at his home ten days earlier, Dave Clark 5
vocalist Mike Smith undergoes back surgery in an attempt to repair broke
vertebrae. The operation is a failure, and Smith remains paralyzed.
2004 – The FCC sues Viacom $27,500 for each of the 20 CBS-owned television
stations (for a total of $550,000) that aired the Justin Timberlake/Janet
Jackson Super Bowl Halftime Show where Janet’s breast was exposed.
2005 – Jimmy Page is made an honorary citizen of Rio de Janeiro after
opening a center to care for the city's many impoverished street children.
2006 – A monument is erected in Beaumont, Texas, to native son J.P.
Richardson, also known as The Big Bopper.
2007 – New York judge Marc Whiten gives West Coast rapper The Game (aka Jayceon
Taylor) a conditional discharge for impersonating a police officer.
2007 – Britney Spears is charged with hit-and-run and driving without a
valid license after she was witnessed on August 6 hitting a parked car in
an L.A. parking lot and then driving away.
2012 – Farm Aid 2012 takes place at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey,
Pennsylvania, featuring Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, Jack Johnson,
Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Neil Young, ALO, Peggy Young and The
Survivors, John Mellencamp, Lukas Nelson and Promise Of The Real, Grace
Potter and The Nocturnals, and Dale Watson.
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