September 24 Born –
“Blind” Lemon Jefferson (1893) – Blues singer/guitarist, “Father of the Texas Blues.” Carl Sigman (1909) – songwriter (“Ebb Tide”). Anthony Newly (1931) – actor/singer/songwriter (“What Kind Of Fool Am I?”). Mel Taylor (1933) – drummer for The Ventures. James "Shep" Sheppard (1935) – Shep and The Limelites. Steven Douglas Kreisman (1938) – session saxophonist with the Wrecking Crew. Barbara “Bibs” Allbutt (1940) – The Angels (“My Boyfriend’s Back”). Linda Eastman McCartney (1941) – Wings. Gerry Marsden (1942) – Gerry and The Pacemakers. Phyllis “Jiggs” Allbutt (1942) – The Angels. Rosa Lee Hawkins (1944) – The Dixie Cups (“Chapel Of Love”). Carson Van Osten (1946) – bassist for Nazz. Jerry Donahue (1946) – guitarist for Fairport Convention and The Hellecasters. Kjell Asperud (1946) – drummer for Titanic. Mark Sandman (1952) – bassist for Morphine. Cedric Dent (1962) – Take 6. Shawn “Clown” Crahan (1969) – percussionist for Slipknot. Marty Cintron (1971) – vocalist/guitarist for No Mercy. Peter Salisbury (1971) – drummer for The Verve. September 24 R.I.P. – Ruth Etting (1978) – Age 80. Singer, “America’s Sweetheart of Song” (“Shine On, Harvest Moon”). Larry Hall (1997) – cancer. Age 57. Singer, one hit wonder (“Sandy”). Tim Rose (2002) – heart attack during surgery. Age 62. Singer/songwriter. Matthew Jay (2003) – fell from his seventh floor apartment window. Age 24. Singer/songwriter. September 24 album releases – The Rolling Stones – Out Of Our Heads (1965) UK Laura Nyro – New York Tendaberry (1969) T. Rex – Electric Warrior (1971) Rush – Caress Of Steel (1975) The Eagles – The Long Run (1979) Kool and The Gang – Something Special (1981) Robert Plant – The Honeydrippers, Volume 1 (1984) Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward (1984) Spandau Ballet – Heart Like A Spy (1989) Badfinger – Day After Day: Live (1990) Megadeth – Rust In Peace (1990) AC/DC – The Razor’s Edge (1990) Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) Little Feat – Shake Me Up (1991) Bryan Adams – Waking Up The Neighbors (1991) Sheryl Crow – Sheryl Crow (1996) Beck – Sea Change (2002) Tonic – Head On Straight (2002) Steve Earle – Jerusalem (2002) Jackson Browne – The Naked Ride Home (2002) Foreigner – Can’t Slow Down (2009) September 24 events – 1940 – Bob Chester records “Flinging A Wing Ding.” 1942 – Glenn Miller plays his last show of the Chesterfield Moonlight Serenade series with his orchestra at the Central Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, before leaving for the Army. 1947 – Peggy Lee records “Golden Earrings” with the Dave Barbour Orchestra in Hollywood. 1954 – Sarah Vaughan records “Make Yourself Comfortable” at Fine Sound Studios in New York City. 1955 – Judy Garland makes her television debut on the CBS show Ford Star Jubilee. 1955 – Elvis Presley performs on the Louisiana Hayride from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport. 1957 – The Alan Freed movie, Mister Rock And Roll, opens at the Paramount Theatre in New York City. Artists appearing in the film include Chuck Berry, Lionel Hampton, Brook Benton, Little Richard, Frankie Lymon, Ferlin Husky, and Teddy Randazzo. 1957 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Jailhouse Rock” b/w “Treat Me Right.” 1958 – While on tour in Europe, The Platters record “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” at Barclay Studios in Paris, France. 1962 – Elvis Presley receives an invitation to appear at the Royal Variety Performance in the UK which is attended by members of the British Royal Family. Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker graciously declines, citing motion picture commitments. The real reason is that Parker is an illegal Dutch immigrant living in the U.S., who fears he might not be allowed to return if he leaves the country. 1962 – Singer Jerry Scoggins, along with bluegrass act Flatt and Scruggs, records "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett" for the upcoming TV show The Beverly Hillbillies. 1962 – Brenda Lee releases her single, “All Alone Am I” b/w “Save All Your Lovin’ For Me.” 1965 – Bob Dylan appears at the Municipal Auditorium in Austin, Texas, on his first “electric” tour with backing band The Hawks - soon to become The Band. 1966 – The Rolling Stones release their single, “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?” b/w “Who’s Driving Your Plane” in the U.S. 1966 – Unknown guitarist Jimi Hendrix arrives in London with his new manager, former bassist for The Animals, Chas Chandler. 1967 – The Beatles film the “Your Mother Should Know” finale segment for their Magical Mystery Tour film at the West Malling Air Force Station in Kent. 1967 – Traffic makes their live debut at the Saville Theatre in London. 1967 – The Mamas and The Papas appear on The Ed Sullivan Show and sing a medley of their hit songs. They also give love beads to Ed. Other musical guests on the show include Florence Henderson and Ed Ames. 1970 – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles release their single, “Tears Of A Clown” b/w “Promise Me” on the Tamla label. 1971 – The Jackson 5 appears on the cover of Life magazine under the byline “Rock Stars At Home With Their Parents.” 1972 – Yes appears at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on their Close To The Edge Tour, with opening act The Eagles. 1972 – David Bowie performs at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tennessee, on the second night of his U.S. Ziggy Stardust tour. 1973 – Elvis Presley records “Are You Sincere?” at his home studio in California, with James Burton and Charlie Hodge on guitar. 1977 – Styx releases their single, “Come Sail Away” b/w “Put Me On.” 1977 – Barely a month after his death, the first national Elvis Presley convention takes place in Memphis. 1979 – ABBA appears at the Performing Arts Theatre inside the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas on their only tour of the U.S. 1980 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono move their Double Fantasy sessions from the Hit Factory to the Record Plant East. 1982 – Prince and The Revolution release their first single, “1999” b/w “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore.” 1984 – Paul McCartney releases his single, “No More Lonely Nights” b/w “No More Lonely Nights (Playout Version),” from the soundtrack of his film Give My Regards To Broad Street. 1988 – James Brown breaks into an insurance class being held in a building he owns, waves a gun around and demands to know who used his bathroom. He then leaves the building and becomes involved in an hour-long, two-state car chase with police in Augusta, Georgia. Brown drives over six miles in his pickup truck after authorities shoot out his two front tires. He is arrested and charged with illegal possession of drugs and firearms, simple assault, carrying a deadly weapon in public, resisting arrest, and seven other misdemeanors. 1988 – Ballie and The Boys make their Grand Ole Opry debut. 1989 – Bob Dylan, appearing as "Moishe Rubenstein," plays flute and recorder with his son-in-law Peter Himmelman and actor Harry Dean Stanton in a band called Chopped Liver on the annual Los Angeles telethon, L'Chaim – To Life. 1989 – Prince and Paul Simon appear on the Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary Special. 1993 – Following his recent arrest for drunk driving, John Denver is ordered to perform a benefit concert for victims of drunk drivers. 1993 – Former drummer for Guns ‘N Roses, Steven Adler is awarded $2.5 million in his lawsuit against the band for wrongful termination. 1994 – Eric Clapton is the musical guest on the 20th anniversary season premiere of Saturday Night Live. 1995 – The UK group The Charlatans are arrested by 24 armed police after a flight to New York. The band is accused of trying to disrupt the plane’s flight path, being drunk, spitting and interfering with the in-flight TV sets. 1997 – 16-year old Barry Loukaitis is convicted of shooting and killing two pupils and an algebra teacher at a school in Washington. His defense team claimed he had copied scenes from Pearl Jam's video “Jeremy.” 2003 – The Dave Matthews Band plays a three-hour benefit concert for New York schools in Central Park for 100,000 fans. The concert is recorded and filmed for future release. 2003 – Gordon Lightfoot is inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. 2004 – The Strat Pack: Live In Concert is held at Wembley Arena, celebrating 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster. Artists include David Gilmour, Ron Wood, Joe Walsh, Brian May, Gary Moore, Albert Lee, Andy Fairweather-Low, Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Phil Manzanera, Hank Marvin and others. 2007 – Former singer for Free, Bad Company, The Firm and The Law, Paul Rodgers marries his second wife, former Miss Canada and fitness and exercise guru Cynthia Kereluk. They are still married. 2009 – U2 sets an all-time attendance record at Giants Stadium in New Jersey by playing for 84,472 fans, beating out the crowd that gathered at the stadium for Pope John Paul II by 1,500 people. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
