September 30 Born –
Kenny Baker (1912) – actor, singer on The Jack Benny Program.
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (1917) – Jazz drummer and bandleader.
Oscar Pettiford (1922) – Jazz bassist/cellist.
Emily “Cissy” Houston (1933) – Gospel singer.
Johnny Mathis (1935) – singer.
Arzell "Z.Z." Hill (1935) – Blues singer ("Down Home Blues").
Jill Corey (aka Norma Speranza, 1935) – singer on Your Hit Parade.
Dewey Martin (1940) – Buffalo Springfield.
Angus "Gus" Dudgeon (1942) – record producer for Elton John.
Frankie Lymon (1942) – singer with The Teenagers.
Mike Harrison (1942) – singer for The V.I.P.'s and Spooky Tooth.
Marilyn McCoo (1943) – The 5th Dimension.
Sylvia Peterson (1946) – The Chiffons.
Marc Bolan (aka Mark Feld, 1947) – Tyrannosaurus Rex.
John Lombardo (1952) – guitarist for 10,000 Maniacs.
Deborah Allen (1953) – Country music singer.
Patrice Rushen (1954) – singer/songwriter (“Forget Me Nots”).
Lesley Beach (1954) – saxophonist for Amazulu.
Basia Trzetrzelewska (1954) – Polish singer.
Brian Bonhomme (1962) – guitarist/vocalist for Roman Holliday.
Trey Anastasio (aka Ernest Anastasio III, 1964) – guitarist/vocalist for
Phish.
Robby Takac (1964) – bassist for The Goo Goo Dolls.
September 30 R.I.P. –
Mary Ford (1977) – diabetes. Age 53. Les Paul and Mary Ford.
Freddy Martin (1983) – Age 76. Saxophonist, bandleader (“Tonight We Love”).
Ellis Larkins (2002) – Age 79. Jazz pianist with Ella Fitzgerald.
Ronnie Dawson (2003) – throat cancer. Age 64. Rockabilly musician.
Marv Tarplin (2011) – Age 70. Guitarist for Smokey Robinson and The
Miracles.
Raylene Rankin (2012) – breast cancer. Age 52. The Rankin Family.
September 30 album releases –
Martha and The Vandellas – Heat Wave (1963)
Joe Walsh and Barnstorm – Barnstorm (1972)
Ringo Starr – Ringo The 4th (1977) U.S.
Ian Dury – New Boots And Panties!! (1977)
Godley & Creme – Freeze Frame (1979)
Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska (1982)
Tom Waits – Rain Dogs (1985)
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Soul To Soul (1985)
Wang Chung – To Live And Die In L.A. (1985)
Hall & Oates – Live At The Apollo (1985)
Madness – Mad Not Mad (1985)
Robbie Robertson – Storyville (1991)
Nitzer Ebb – Ebbhead (1991)
Simply Red – Stars (1991)
Secret Chiefs 3 – First Grand Constitution And Bylaws (1996)
Patti Smith – Peace And Noise (1997)
The Apples In Stereo – Tone Soul Evolution (1997)
Bob Dylan – Time Out Of Mind (1997)
Turbonegro – Darkness Forever! (2000) U.S.
Ace Of Base – Da Capo (2002)
Toto – The Essential Toto (2003)
Martina McBride – Martina (2003)
Melissa Etheridge – A New Thought For Christmas (2008)
Prince – Indigo Nights (2008)
September 30 events –
1933 – Chicago radio station WLS’s popular program, The National Barn Dance
- one of the first Country music radio shows - goes national with a move to
NBC Radio.
1935 – The Gershwin musical, Porgy And Bess, opens at the Colonial Theatre
in Boston.
1941 – The Larry Clinton Orchestra records “That Solid Old Man” in New York
City.
1950 – The Grand Ole Opry radio show is broadcast on television for the
first time on NBC affiliate WSM-TV in Nashville.
1954 – Julie Andrews makes her Broadway debut in the musical The Boy Friend
at the Royal Theatre.
1955 – Fifties youth icon James Dean is killed in a car crash.
1957 – Marty Robbins releases his single, “The Story Of My Life” b/w “Once
A Week Date.”
1957 – Sonny James appears on American Bandstand.
1961 – Paul McCartney and John
Lennon<http://www.beatlesbible.com/people/john-lennon/>- who
was given £100 ahead of his 21st birthday - decide to hitchhike to Spain
for a holiday. In the end, they go no further than Paris.
1964 – Gale Garnett, The Newbeats, The Walker Brothers, The Blossoms, Jerry
Cole, John Bill, Bobby Sherman, Donna Loren, and Jackie & Gayle all appear
on Shindig!
1965 – The Young Rascals begin recording “I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart
Anymore” in New York City.
1965 – The Hollies, The Turtles, The Searchers, Lesley Gore, Major Lance,
The Blossoms, Delaney Bramlett and Joey Cooper, and Donovan - making his
U.S. television debut - all appear on Shindig!
1965 – Tom Jones meets Elvis Presley on the set of his movie, Paradise,
Hawaiian Style.
1965 – The Rolling Stones play two shows at the Gaumont Theatre in Hanley,
Staffordshire, with opening acts The Moody Blues, The Spencer Davis Group,
The End, and The Habits.
1967 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney appear on The David Frost Show to
talk about the Maharishi.
1967 – Pink Floyd appears at the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson, Lancashire.
1967 – The new UK radio network BBC Radio 1 takes to the airwaves with an
opening spin of The Move's "Flowers In The Rain."
1968 – Diana Ross and The Supremes release their single, “Love Child” b/w
“Will This Be The Day.” As was often the case with many of the records
released under the "Diana Ross and The Supremes" name, Supremes members Mary
Wilson <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wilson_(singer)> and Cindy
Birdsong <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Birdsong> do not appear on the
record. Instead, Motown session
singers<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_singer>
The Andantes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andantes> perform the
background vocals.
1969 – David Crosby’s longtime girlfriend and founder of The Byrds’ fan
club, Christine Hinton, is killed in a head-on car crash near San Francisco.
1971 – Keyboardist Rick Wakeman makes his stage debut with Yes at the De
Montfort Hall in Leicester on the third date of their Fragile Tour.
1974 – Police are called to the Louisville Convention Center during a
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blue Öyster Cult concert when a fight breaks out between
Skynyrd roadies and Cult sound engineers, who are accused of shutting off
Skynyrd’s sound during their set.
1979 – ABBA appears at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on their first and
only tour of the U.S.
1984 – The music division of Thorn EMI - once said to be the greatest
recording organization in the world - reports a world-wide loss of almost $5
million during the last six months.
1987 – Roy Orbison And Friends: A Black And White Night is filmed at the
Ambassador
Hotel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador_Hotel_(Los_Angeles)>'s
Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los
Angeles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California>
, with guests Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Jackson Browne,
Bonnie Raitt, k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes, J.D. Souther, James Burton and
others.
1988 – John Lennon is posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame. Yoko Ono attends the ceremony.
1989 – Bette Midler is awarded $400,000 in a landmark "intellectual
property" lawsuit against Ford Motor Company when the car giant used a
Midler sound alike version in one of their commercials.
1989 – Neil Young performs “Rockin’ In The Free World” as musical guest on
Saturday Night Live.
1991 – Liza Minnelli receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1992 – Country artist Steve Earle is arrested in Nashville for failing to
appear for jury duty.
1993 – George Harrison and David Crosby “appear” as themselves in the
“Homer’s Barbershop Quartet” episode of The Simpsons.
1993 – Kate Pierson of the B-52s is arrested while staging a sit-in,
protesting the use of fur in ads and clothing, at the New York offices of
Vogue.
1998 – Joe Walsh, Rick Nielsen, Dave Mustaine, Matthew Sweet, Slash, and
Joey Ramone all appear in the "In Ramada Da Vida" episode of The Drew Carey
Show.
1999 – Chris de Burgh's web site is closed down after countless obscene
messages are posted on the guestbook.
2002 – Pat Boone appears as angry father “Ken Smith” on the WB series 7th
Heaven.
2003 – An auction of the contents of Elton John's London home raises more
than £1.4 million. He sells off the items so he can redecorate his home in
a more modern style.
2004 – Mick Jagger and Eurythmics Dave Stewart hold a press conference at
the Essex House in New York City to promote the soundtrack to the movie
re-make of Alfie.
2006 – Farm Aid 2006 takes place at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New
Jersey, featuring Los Lonely Boys, Arlo Guthrie, Gov’t Mule, Willie Nelson,
John Mellencamp, Steve Earle with Allison Moorer, Neil Young, Dave
Matthews, Jerry Lee Lewis with Roy Head, Steel Pulse, Shelby Lynne, The
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pauline Reese, Danielle Evin, and Jimmy Sturr and
His Orchestra.
2007 – Country artist Keith Urban crashes his motorcycle on the way to an
Alcoholics Anonymous meeting near his home in Sydney, Australia. He is
uninjured.
2009 – Oklahoma City names an alley for rockabilly artist Wanda Jackson in
the Bricktown entertainment district. Wanda Jackson Way is officially
christened with a live performance by Jackson in her "Way."
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