September 23 Born –
Marguerite Piazza (1921) – opera singer.
John Coltrane (1926) – Jazz saxophonist.
Frank Foster (1928) – saxophonist for Count Basie.
Ray Charles (aka Ray Robinson, 1930) – singer/songwriter/pianist.
Howie Johnson (1932) – drummer for The Ventures.
Les McCann (1935) – Jazz/R&B pianist/vocalist.
Fenton Robinson (1935) – Blues singer/guitarist.
Jerry Cole (aka Jerald Kolbrack, 1939) – session guitarist with the
Wrecking Crew.
Roy Buchanan (1939) – Blues guitarist.
Tim Rose (1940) – singer/songwriter.
John Banks (1943) – drummer for The Merseybeats.
Julio Iglesias (1943) – Spanish singer.
Steve Boone (1943) – bassist for The Lovin' Spoonful.
Wallace "Scotty" Scott (1943) – The Whispers.
Walter Scott (1943) – The Whispers.
Paul Petersen (1945) – actor/singer ("She Rides With Me").
Ron Bushy (1945) – drummer for Iron Butterfly.
Anthony "Duster" Bennett (1946) – British blues singer/musician.
Jerry Corbetta (1947) – vocalist/keyboardist for Sugarloaf.
Neal Smith (1947) – drummer for Alice Cooper.
Bruce Springsteen (1949) – singer/songwriter.
Ani DiFranco (1970) – singer/songwriter.
Jermaine Dupri (1972) – rapper/songwriter/producer, manager of Kris Kross.
September 23 R.I.P. –
Robbie McIntosh (1974) – heroin overdose. Age 24. Drummer for The Average
White Band.
Roy Drusky (2004) – lung cancer. Age 74. Country music singer ("Yes Mr.
Peters").
Roy Michaels (2008) – cancer. Age 65. Catmother and The All Night Newsboys.
September 23 album releases –
Diana Ross & The Supremes with The Temptations – Together (1969)
The Temptations – Puzzle People (1969)
The Allman Brothers Band – Idlewild South (1970)
The Rolling Stones – Love You Live (1977)
Steely Dan – Aja (1977)
Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978)
Frank Zappa – You Are What You Is (1981)
The Opposition – Breaking The Silence (1981)
Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain (1982)
UB40 – Baggariddim (1985)
The Fall – This Nation’s Saving Grace (1985)
10,000 Maniacs – The Wishing Chair (1985)
Boston – Third Stage (1986)
Tina Turner – Break Every Rule (1986)
Poco – Legacy (1989)
Jethro Tull – Catfish Rising (1991) UK
Fatboy Slim – Better Living Through Chemistry (1996)
Jann Arden – Happy? (1997) Canada
Asia – Live In Osaka (1997)
Sarah Brightman – Time To Say Goodbye (aka Timeless in the UK) (1997) U.S.
John Waite – When You Were Mine (1997)
Todd Rundgren – With A Twist… (1997)
Limp Bizkit – Results May Vary (2003)
Dave Matthews – Some Devil (2003)
Jackson Browne – Time The Conqueror (2008)
September 23 events –
1952 – Hank Williams holds his final recording session, recording “Your
Cheatin’ Heart,” “Kaw-Liga,” “I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You” and “Take
These Chains From My Heart” at Castle Studio in Nashville.
1953 – The Spaniels record “Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight,” “The Bells
Ring Out” and “Housecleaning” in Chicago.
1955 – Bill Haley and His Comets record “Burn That Candle” at Pythian
Temple in New York City.
1956 – NBC-TV debuts its new series, Circus Boy, starring Mickey Braddock
(aka Mickey Dolenz).
1957 – The Crickets’ “That’ll Be The Day” hits #1 on the Billboard’s Top
100 chart.
1957 – The Rays release their single, “Silhouettes” b/w “Daddy Cool” on
Cameo Records.
1957 – The Playmates perform on American Bandstand.
1958 – Fats Domino records “Whole Lotta Loving” at Cosimo Studio in New
Orleans.
1958 – Ritchie Valens records “La Bamba” at Gold Star in Hollywood. Session
musicians include Earl Palmer and Carol Kaye, among others.
1961 – 11-year old Stevland Morris auditions for Berry Gordy at Motown.
Gordy is so impressed, he signs Morris to his Tamla record label under the
name Little Stevie Wonder.
1962 – In New York City, Philharmonic Hall opens its doors as part of the
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with a concert by Leonard Bernstein
and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
1963 – Lesley Gore records “You Don’t Own Me” at A&R Studios in New York
City.
1964 – Johnny Rivers, The Righteous Brothers, The Blossoms, Bobby Freeman,
Jody Miller, Delaney Bramlett, The Cables, and Pamela Bennett all appear on
Shindig!
1965 – The Walker Brothers hit #1 in the UK with “Make It Easy On Yourself.”
1965 – Jerry Lee Lewis, Mike Clifford, Raquel Welch with The Blossoms, The
Yardbirds, The Pretty Things, Billy Preston, and The Wellingtons all appear
on Shindig!
1966 – The Rolling Stones begin the British leg of their 1966 world tour at
the Royal Albert Hall, with opening acts The Ike & Tina Turner Revue, and
The Yardbirds.
1967 – The Strawberry Alarm Clock lip-synchs to their hit "Incense And
Peppermints" on American Bandstand. Also on the show is Steve Alaimo.
1967 – “The Letter” by The Box Tops hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1967 – The Doors release their single, “People Are Strange” b/w “Unhappy
Girl.”
1967 – Pink Floyd appears at the Saturday Scene at the Corn Exchange in
Chelmsford, Essex.
1968 – The Beatles record 45 takes of the new John Lennon song “Happiness
Is A Warm Gun In Your Hand.” Doors singer Jim Morrison and his girlfriend
Pam Courson, who are in London following the conclusion of The Doors’
recent European tour, visit Abbey Road studios and meet the group during
the session.
1969 – Picking up on the rumors from the U.S., the London Daily Mirror reports
that Paul McCartney is dead: the first time the hoax is printed in a
mainstream newspaper.
1970 – The Rolling Stones perform at the Palais des Sports in Paris,
France. At a party after the concert, Mick Jagger is introduced to Bianca
Pérez-Mora Macias.
1972 – Lobo releases his single, “I’d Love You To Want Me” b/w “Am I True
To Myself” on Bell Records.
1973 – Elvis Presley records “I Miss You” at his home studio in California,
with James Burton and Charlie Hodge on guitar.
1974 – John Lennon releases his Elton John-collaboration single “Whatever
Gets You Through The Night” b/w “Beef Jerky” in the U.S.
1974 – In Memphis, Elvis Presley goes on a $100,000 shopping spree, buying
six Lincoln Continentals and five Cadillacs, which he gives away to friends.
1978 – Foreigner releases their single, “Double Vision” b/w “Lonely
Children.”
1980 – David Bowie begins a three-month run on Broadway at the Booth
Theatre when he takes over the lead role of John Merrick in The Elephant
Man.
1980 – Having collapsed two days earlier while jogging in Central Park, Bob
Marley decides to continue his Uprising Tour at the Stanley Theater in
Pittsburgh, only to pass out again on stage. The remainder of the tour is
cancelled. It will be Marley’s last appearance on any stage.
1992 – Actress Daryl Hannah accuses boyfriend Jackson Browne of physical
assault. No evidence is found and no charges are filed.
1996 – ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog publishes her autobiography, Som jag är (As
I Am), in Sweden.
1997 – The Rolling Stones begin their Bridges To Babylon Tour, playing the
first of two nights at Soldier Field in Chicago.
1997 – Elton John releases his single, “Something About The Way You Look
Tonight” and “Candle In The Wind ‘97” b/w “You Can Make History (Young
Again)” in the U.S. on A&M Records.
1998 – Once denied membership to the Grand Ole Opry, Elvis Presley is
posthumously inducted into Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame. Also
inducted are Tammy Wynette, George Morgan, and E.W. “Bud” Wendell.
2000 – Radiohead plays the first of three nights at the Tower Hamlets in
Victoria Park, London, on their Under A Big Top Tour.
2004 – Slipknot's Corey Taylor issues a statement denying he is dead, after
rumors start when a shock jock in Des Moines, Iowa, broadcasts the
announcement that the singer had died of a drug overdose… or in a fatal car
crash.
2004 – Suif Jackson, a bodyguard for rapper Lil' Kim, is sentenced to 12
years in prison after admitting firing at least 20 times in a shoot-out
with a rival gang in 2001 when the entourages of Lil' Kim and
Capone-N-Noreaga crossed at a New York radio station.
2006 – Neil Young is named Artist of the Year at the Americana Honors and
Awards at the fifth annual event in Nashville, Tennessee.
2007 – Lionel Richie “appears” as himself on the "He Loves To Fly And He
D'ohs" season opener of The Simpsons.
2009 – MacKenzie Phillips appears on Oprah and reveals that she had a
consensual sexual relationship with her father, Papa John Phillips, for
more than 10 years.
2010 – Heart’s Nancy Wilson files for divorce from husband, film director
and former rock music journalist Cameron Crowe.
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