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September 1st:
1955 . . After complaints from his neighbours, Rock 'n' Roll fan Sidney Adams was fined £3 and 10 shillings, ($9.80) by a London Court after playing Bill Haley's 'Shake Rattle and Roll' all day at full volume.
1956 . . Elvis Presley shared his success with his family by purchasing his mother a pink Cadillac.
1967 . . Boz Scaggs joins Steve Miller Band
1972 . . Rolling Stones sue their former manager Alan Klein for 'falsely representing the group with intent to deceive'.
1976 . . Lou Adler, Ode Records boss, is kidnapped at gunpoint from his Malibu home. His release costs $25,000
1983 . . Mick Jones was fired from the Clash by Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer.
1986 . . Madness announced they were splitting up. The band achieved over 20 Top 40 UK hits including the No.1 'House Of Fun', (they re-formed in 1992 and again in 1999).
1989 . . A judge in Dublin, Ireland, decided not to convict U2's Adam Clayton of marijuana possession, even though he had admitted to the crime. Clayton agreed to contribute money to a women's center in Dublin.
1990 . . The Cure broadcast a four-hour pirate radio show from a secret London location, to premiere their latest album, 'Mixed Up'.
2002 . . Former Libertines frontman Pete Doherty was given a suspended four month jail sentence after admitting possession of a flick knife. The singer was found with the weapon by police as he drove to his home in London on 18 June.

September 2nd:
1924 . . The operetta "Rose Marie", by Rudolf Friml, opened on Broadway.
1931 . . The radio show, "15 Minutes with Bing Crosby", debuted on CBS.
1965 . . The Beatles received a gold record for the song "Help!"
1970 . . An ad was run in "Melody Maker" by Genesis. Phil Collins answered the ad and eventually joined the group.
1971 . . The Grateful Dead's former manager was arrested after disappearing with over $70,000 of the bands money.
1976 . . The first issue of Musician magazine was published.
1982 . . Keith Richards' home, Redlands, is seriously damaged by fire. Another fire had caused extensive damage nine years earlier
1988 . . The Human Rights Now!' world tour kicked off at Wembley Stadium London with Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman and Youssu n'Dour. Taking in five continents and claiming to be the most ambitious rock tour in history
1989 . . Ozzy Osbourne was charged with threatening to kill his wife Sharon. Ozzy was released on the condition that he immediately went into detox, the case was latter dropped when the couple decide to reconcile.
1995 . . The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame opens in Cleveland with a concert that featured, among others, Bruce Springsteen and Chuck Berry.
2002 . . Burglars raided the London home of Icelandic singer Bjork. Thieves broke into Bjork's luxury flat in Maida Vale London and stole valuable recording equipment. The 36-year-old singer was asleep in the flat at the time.

September 3rd:
1942 . . Frank Sinatra started his solo singing career.
1955 . . Bill Haley & the Comets refused their first offer to tour outside the U.S. because of a fear of flying.
1965 . . A Rolling Stones gig in Dublin ended in a riot after 30 fans jumped onto the stage. Jagger was knocked to the floor as the rest of the band fled the stage.
1966 . . Hollies debut on US chart with 'Bus Stop'
1970 . . It was reported that the Bob Dylan bootleg album 'Great White Wonder' had sold over 350,000 copies in nearly a year of sales.
1982 . . Police, Cars, B52s and Tom Petty are among the acts featured at three-day US music festival at San Bernadino in California. 400,000 people attend
1991 . . Ike Turner was released from prison having served 18 months of a four-year prison term. In an interview with 'Variety' he claimed to have spent over $11 million on cocaine. Ike had been arrested 10 other times.
1992 . . David Bowie appeared on the cover of "Architectural Digest." He was the first human on the cover in 4 years.
1994 . . Prince/The Artist appeared on "Soul Train" as the bass player for Nona Gaye on the song "Love Sign."
2004 . . Sir Cliff Richard astounded the music industry by ending his contract with EMI records and signing with Eminem's label Universal Music. Cliff had sold over 250 million records with EMI during his 46 year career.

September 4th:
1952 . . Gladys Knight & the Pips were formed after a birthday party for Bubba Knight.
1962 . . The Beatles first proper recording session at London's Abbey Road Studios took place with the recording of 'Love Me Do'. The Beatles had to return the next day to re-record the track using session drummer Andy White.
1964 . . Joe Cocker releases his first single, a Beatle song 'I'll Cry Instead' and the Indonesian government bans Beatle-style haircuts.
1965 . . The Who had their equipment van stolen while purchasing a guard dog at Battersea Dog's Home in England. They get van back but lose £5,000 worth of equipment.
1969 . . The film 'Easy Rider' starring Jack Nicholson Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper opened at The Classic London.
1976 . . The Sex Pistols made their television debut when they appeared on the Manchester based Granada TV programme 'So It Goes'.
1987 . . Mike Joyce drummer with The Smiths, quit the band saying that 'his present role within the group had been fulfilled'
1996 . . Oasis created outrage at the MTV awards held at New York's Radio City Hall. During the bands performance of 'Champagne Supernova' singer Liam spat on stage and threw a beer into the crowd.
1996 . . Yusaf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, emerged from seclusion in London to sign copies of his first album in 18 years; not much music, mainly talk.
2002 . . Singer Kelly Clarkson was voted the first "American Idol" on the Fox TV

September 5th:
1965 . . The Rolling Stones recorded "Get Off My Cloud" in Los Angeles.
1968 . . Herbert Khaury, known better as Tiny Tim, sued Bouguet Records for $1 million in damages when the record label released early recordings of Khaury without his permission.
1969 . . Iggy Pop and The Stooges made their New York debut at The Pavilion supporting MC5.
1976 . . Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington was seriously injured in a car crash in Florida.
1987 . . Huey Lewis and the News become only the second group to score five Top 10 hits with tracks from same LP .. "Fore!" (following Genesis)
1990 . . B.B. King receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
1991 . . R.E.M. wins 5 MTV Video Music awards, including video of the year for "Losing My Religion."
1993 . . Dave Navarro, guitarist, joins the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
2001 . . "Junichiro Koizumi Presents: My Favorite Elvis Songs" was released exclusively in Japan. The collection of Elvis Presley songs were picked by Japan's prime minister.
2002 . . Sir Paul McCartney's second wife, Heather Mills, accepted £50,000 libel damages over an article in the Sunday Mirror. The paper had suggested that Mills acted dishonestly over cash collected for an earthquake appeal.

September 6th:
1957 . . The first flexi-disc record was produced and used in a promotion for a Nestle chocolate bar. It featured Franklyn Boyd, Ray Edwards and Mary Rose.
1961 . . Bob Dylan debuted at the Gaslight Cafe in New York City.
1963 . . Brian Epstein signs a management contract with Priscilla White, Ringo Starr's mother's hairdresser and cloakroom girl at the Cavern. She changes her name to Cilla Black after a printing error.
1968 . . Eric Clapton recorded his guitar solo on The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
1970 . . Jimi Hendrix made his final live appearance with his band when he appeared at the Isle Of Fehmarn in Germany. He joined Eric Burdon on stage at Ronnie Scotts in London September 16th: 1970 for what would become his last public appearance.
1974 . . The 101 All Stars, featuring Joe Strummer, made their debut at The Telegraph, Brixton Hill, London.
1980 . . Rock drummer of Cream fame Ginger Baker, quits recently re-formed Atomic Rooster to join Hawkwind.
1988 . . 2,000 items of Elton John's personal memorabilia including his boa feathers, 'Pinball Wizard' boots and hundreds of pairs of spectacles were auctioned at Sotheby's in London amounting to $6.2 million.
1989 . . The Pittsburgh Steelers were banned from practicing on their own field, Three Rivers Stadium, because The Rolling Stones were rehearsing for their upcoming concert.
1997 . . Elton John recorded a new version of 'Candle In The Wind' after performing the song live at Diana Princess of Wales funeral. A record 31.5 million across Britain watched Elton play the special tribute to Diana.

September 7th:
1968 . . A world-record time for smashing a piano is set by a six-man Irish team taking two minutes, 26 seconds
1969 . . The half hour Saturday morning cartoon "The Beatles" aired its last show. The show had debuted on September 25, 1965.
1975 . . Steve Anderson set a record for picking a guitar. Anderson, at age 22, picked for 114 hours, 7 minutes. He broke the old record by more than four hours.
1976 . . After Paul McCartney acquired publishing rights to all Holly's songs, the first Buddy Holly week was held by UK fans in London.
1978 . . Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, died in London after overdosing on 36 Hemenephirin tablets. He was taking the prescription drug to help him with alcohol. Kenney Jones of the Faces replaced him as the Who's drummer.
1984 . . Janet Jackson announced that she had married James Debarge
1991 . . Motley Crue signed a record deal for which they were guaranteed $22.5 million.
1991 . . Gloria Estefan was awarded damages of $5 million for the injuries she sustained when her tour bus was involved in an accident.
1996 . . Tupac Shakur and Marion "Suge" Knight are shot in Las Vegas following a Mike Tyson fight. Tupac died 6 days later.
2001 . . Michael Jackson was reunited onstage with the Jackson Five at his 30th Anniversary Celebration in New York City's Madison Square Garden. He was joined by Eminem, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Britney Spears and Destiny's Child to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his singing career.

September 8th :
1957 . . 'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson, co-written by Berry Gordy, was released for the first time, it became a No. 1 in the UK singles charts 29 years later after it featured on a TV levi jeans advert.
1964 . . Pete Townsend of The Who first publically smashed a guitar to smithereens, his 1964 'Rickenbacker Rose Morris 1998' after he accidently snapped off its neck against the ceiling of the Railway Hotel, Harrow & Wealdstone, London.
1965 . . An ad appears in Los Angeles 'Daily Variety': 'Madness! Running parts for four Insane Boys age 17-21'. 437 youngsters, among them Stephen Stills audition for parts in TV series 'The Monkees'. Paul Williams, Danny Hutton and Charles Manson also audition. Micky Dolenz, Davey Jones, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith get the parts.
1972 . . Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues Festival was held in memory of Otis Spann, featuring Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Junior Walker, Bobby Bland and Bonnie Raitt
1977 . . Jimmy McCulloch quit Paul McCartney & Wings to join a reformed lineup for the Small Faces
1984 . . 18 years after Stevie Wonder's chart debut in 1966, Stevie had his first UK No.1 with 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. Taken from the film 'Lady In Red', it stayed at No.1 for six weeks.
1993 . . Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love appeared on stage together at a show in Hollywood. They performed a song they wrote together 'Penny Royal Tea'.
1997 . . 29 years after the band first formed, Led Zeppelin released their first ever single in the UK, 'Whole Lotta Love'. The track was recorded in 1969 featured on the bands second album.
2002 . . Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson started his new job as an airline pilot. The heavy metal singer qualified as a £35,000 - a year first officer with Gatwick based airline Astraeus who took holidaymakers to Portugal and Egypt.

September 9th:
1956 . . Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show "Toast of the Town." performing 'Don't Be Cruel', 'Love Me Tender' and 'Ready Teddy'. He was shot from the waist up during the performance, so not to show his gyrating hips.
1963 . . The first night of a 30 date tour with The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley and The Rolling Stones. Little Richard was later added to the bill to boost poor tickets sales.
1972 . . Bob Harris begins the presentation of BBC 2 TV show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test'
1977 . . David Bowie appeared on Marc Bolan's ITV show, 'Marc', singing a duet with Bolan. The two perform a duet called 'Standing Next to You'. After the show they recorded demo's together which were never finished as Bolan was killed in a car crash one week later.
1978 . . U2 opened for the Stranglers in Dublin at the Top Hat Ballroom.
1981 . . Sting and Phil Collins both played their first solo sets at Amnesty's International's "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball."
1992 . . Nirvana's Chris Novoselic knocked himself unconscious during the MTV music and video awards after being hit on the head with his own guitar after throwing it up in the air.
1999 . . Fatboy Slim scored a hat trick at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York when he won best direction, breakthrough and choreography awards.
1999 . . Kid Rock joined Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith for an updated rendition of "Walk This Way" at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
2005 . . Terry Howard a studio engineer who had been accused of stealing recordings belonging to late soul singer Ray Charles was cleared of all charges in a Los Angeles court. Howard had worked for Charles for over 20 years.

September 10th:
1962 . . The BBC banned Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers single 'Monster Mash' saying it was offensive.
1964 . . The Kinks third single 'You Really Got Me', reached No.1 on the UK singles chart. Future Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist Jimmy Page played tambourine on the track.
1964 . . Rod Stewart recorded his first single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl." Future Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones played on the session.
1966 . . The Supremes started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Can't Hurry Love', the groups sixth US No.1. It made No.3 in the UK and gave Phil Collins a UK No.1 in 1982.
1974 . . The New York Dolls spit up. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, 'New York Dolls' and 'Too Much Too Soon'.
1990 . . Will Smith, (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince) makes his TV debut in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
1996 . . Wal-Mart bans Sheryl Crow's 2nd album The song,"Love Is A Good Thing" mentions children killing each other with "a gun they bought at the Wal-Mart discount stores."
1997 . . An electric chair, which was used in Alcatraz and once owned by Andy Warhol, sold for £4,800 at an auction in Bristol. Warhol used to sit in the chair and watch horror movies.
2002 . . Chris Cowey the man behind the UK's longest running music TV show Top Of The Pops, accused record bosses of controlling the singles chart with marketing scams and as a result the chart lacked credibility and was 'full of crap records.'

September 11th:
1964 . . A 16-year-old youth won a Mick Jagger impersonation contest at The Town Hall Greenwich. The winner turned out to be Mick's younger brother Chris Jagger.
1967 . . The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" bus began cruising the English countryside.
1968 . . Larry Graham, of Sly and the Family Stone, was arrested for possession of cannabis. The groups TV appearance and hotel reservations were canceled as a result.
1969 . . The first-ever bootleg LP - 'Great White Wonder' - appears in record shops; it is a two-album compilation of never previously released Bob Dylan songs
1971 . . The animated "The Jackson Five" TV series debuted on ABC.
1977 . . David Bowie recorded a guest appearance on 'Bing Crosby's 'Merrie Olde Christmas' TV show duetting with Crosby on 'Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy. The track became a UK No.3 hit five years later in 1982.
1987 . . Level 42's 'It's Over', became UK's first CD video single to go on sale. It contained twenty minutes of music and five minutes of video, which remained unseen until CDV players went on sale.
1987 . . Peter Gabriel cleaned up at this year's MTV Awards, winning best video, best male video, best concept video, best special effects & five other awards for the track 'Sledgehammer'.
1996 . . Noel Gallagher walked out on the rest of Oasis just half way through their American tour after a fight with his brother Liam in a hotel in Charlotte North Carolina. Noel flew back to London the following day.
2003 . . Because of media frenzy Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck postponed their wedding event. They had tried to keep the location of their wedding secret but after a series of leaks the media had found the private estate in the Santa Barbara Hills just north of Los Angeles where the wedding would have taken place.

September 12th:
1953 . . Luigi Vena sang "Ave Maria" at the wedding of U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
1954 . . A survey by US ballroom operators reports a 50 per cent loss of business to 'record hops' in last twelve months
1966 . . N.B.C. aired the first episode of The Monkees TV show in the US.
1986 . . Public Image Ltd guitarist John McGeoch needed 40 stitches in his face after a two-litre wine bottle was thrown at the stage during a gig in Vienna.
1986 . . Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues was hospitalised after collapsing from exhaustion in Los Angeles.
1987 . . The BBC filmed the first Top Of The Pops to be sold in America.
1988 . . Pogues singer Shane Macgowan was admitted to a Dublin hospital suffering from nervous exhaustion.
1990 . . Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie both announced that they would no longer perform with Fleetwood Mac
1995 . . INXS's Michael Hutchence pleaded guilty to punching photographer Jim Bennett outside a London hotel. He was fined £400 & ordered to pay £1,875 costs.
2002 . . The house that Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) lived in as a child, from 11-15, was sold on eBay for $210,000. The house had been valued at $52,660 in 2000.
2010 . . At the MTV Video Music Awards, while accepting her award for 'Video of the Year', Lady Gaga wore a dress made entirely from cuts of raw meat. Along with the dress, her hat, shoes, and purse were all made from raw meat as well. Lady Gaga later explained that the outfit exhibited her disapproval with the United States military's 'Don't ask, don't tell policy'.

September 13th:
1958 . . Produced by Jack Good, television pop show "Oh Boy" was first aired on ITV. Making his TV debut Cliff Richard performed his hit 'Move It'.
1963 . . Graham Nash fell out of The Hollies van after a gig in Scotland. Nash checked to see if the door was locked, it wasn't and he fell out as it travelled at 40 m.p.h.
1960 . . The Federal Communications act in the USA was amended to outlaw payments of cash or gifts in exchange for airplay of records.
1974 . . Stevie Wonder returns to live performance a year after his serious road crash
1980 . . Dave Knopfler leaves Dire Straits
1982 . . RCA Records announced that David Bowie had left for the South Seas where the filming of "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" was to begin.
1996 . . CMT (Country Music Television) was allowed to resume broadcasting in Canada. The network had been taken off the air over a broadcasting rights dispute.
1998 . . Mel B (Spice Girls) and Jimmy Gulzarof were married.
2000 . . Elton John threw a tantrum when he was set to appear at a sell-out show at the Estoril Casino near Lisbon. Elton was unhappy after the audience were slow in leaving a VIP dinner before the concert, Elton left the building and flew home on his private jet without playing a note.

September 14th:
1814 . . Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to the "Star-Spangled Banner." The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931.
1952 . . Bob Crosby replaced Phil Harris as the bandleader on The Jack Benny Program, remaining until Benny retired the radio show in 1955 after 23 years.
1968 . . The first episode of 'The Archies' was aired on US TV. The following year The Archies started a eight-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sugar Sugar', becoming the longest running one hit wonder in the UK.
1969 . . Genesis played their first gig for money in Surrey, England, at a cottage owned by a Sunday school teacher.
1979 . . Kenny Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1981 . . Pink Floyd's movie "The Wall" began production.
1985 . . The MTV Awards are held for the first time. Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd co-hosted the show.
1994 . . US singer Steve Earle was sentenced to 1 year in jail after being found guilty of possession of crack cocaine.
1997 . . Over 2000 fans watched Pete Townshend unveil a English Heritage Blue Plaque at 23 Brook Street, Mayfair London, to mark where Jimi Hendrix had lived in 1968-69. Hendrix was the first pop star to be awarded with the plaque.
2005 . . HMV stores in Canada removed Bob Dylan CDs from their shelves in protest at the singer's deal to only sell his new album in Starbucks after he signed an exclusive contract with the coffee giant.

September 15th:
1930 . . Hoagy Carmichael recorded "Georgia on My Mind." The song has been the official state song of Georgia since 1922.
1962 . . The Beatles were called "a nothing group" after an interview with Peter Jones of the "London Daily Mirror."
1968 . . The TV musical series "Soul" premiered on NBC
1974 . . During Gary Thain's last tour with Uriah Heep, he suffered an electric shock at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, and was seriously injured.
1977 . . Fifteen top record executives meet with Jimmy Carter at the White House - the first time the music industry has been officially recognised by a President
1980 . . "The Elephant Man" made its debut on Broadway, with David Bowie making his acting debut.
1988 . . Mark Knopfler announced the official end of Dire Straits, (they reformed in 1991)
1990 . . New Kids On The Block's business manager had his briefcase containing $100000 stolen from a hotel in Hollywood.
1997 . . A 34 year old man was awarded more than £20,000 by a French court after he lost his hearing when he stood too close to loudspeakers at a U2 concert in 1993.
2006 . . Trudy Pritts was the first jazz artist to play a concert on Philadelphia's Kimmel Center's 7,000 pipe organ, "taking the medium to a whole new level".

September 16th:
1964 . . "Shindig!" premiered on ABC. The first show opened with Sam Cooke, The Everly Brothers, The Wellingtons, The Righteous Brothers, Bobby Sherman and Alan Sues.
1965 . . The Grace Cathedral in San Francisco was the site of Duke Ellington's first concert.
1970 . . Jimi Hendrix made his final public appearance. He appeared with Eric Burdon and War at Ronnie Scotts club in London. The opening performance was Samuel Barber's "Antony and Cleopatra." Jimi was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital London two days later on 18th Sept after choking on his own vomit
1978 . . Grateful Dead become first western rock band to headline a concert in Cairo when they play their famous 'Pyramids' concert
1979 . . The first single, The Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" by was released.
1988 . . Former Clash drummer Topper Headon was released from jail after serving 10 months of a 15-month sentence on a narcotics charge.
1991 . . Willie Nelson and makeup artist Ann-Marie D'Angelo got married.
1996 . . 21 year-old Ricardo Lopez was found dead in his Hollywood apartment after committing suicide. Before his death Ricardo had mailed an acid bomb to singer Bjork's London management. The bomb was found (Sept 17) at a South London sorting office addressed to singer Bjork when US police had alerted the post office after finding the body of Ricardo Lopez who had made a video of himself making the bomb and then killing himself.
1998 . . The members of Mott The Hoople played together for the first time in 24 years at the Virgin Megastore on London's Oxford Street

September 17th:
1931 . . The first 33 and a third LP players were launched by RCA victor at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New York.
1955 . . Les Paul's 'Magic Melody Part 2' is released in US, the shortest single ever, with only two notes.
1967 . . The Who appeared on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. An incident occurred with flash explosions that damaged Pete Townsend's ears.
1976 . . The Sex Pistols played a gig for the inmates at Chelmsford Prison, Essex.
1983 . . As Miss New York, Vanessa Williams, became the first black woman to be crowned Miss America.
1991 . . Over 4 million copies of Guns N' Roses album, 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II' were simultaneously released for retail sale, making it the largest ship-out in pop history in the US. They debut at number 1 and number 2 on the UK album chart. Both albums make No.1 & No.2 in the US.
1998 . . Terri Clark had her shoulder dislocated when she was pulled from a moving car at the New Mexico State Fair. A male fan had pulled her from the open car.
1999 . . Eminem had a $10 million lawsuit filed against him. The suit, brought by his mother, claimed that he had made defamatory remarks in several interviews.
2003 . . David Lee Roth injured himself while doing a very fast, complicated 15th-century samurai move onstage when the staff he was using hit him in the face. Roth needed 21 stitches, and the rest of his tour was cancelled

September 18th:
1957 . . "The Big Record" premiered on CBS-TV. The show only lasted one season.
1969 . . Tiny Tim announced on "The Tonight Show" to Johnny Carson his engagement to Miss Vicki Budinger. Carson asked the two to be married on the show. They made TV history with the wedding on December 17, 1969.
1969 . . Police arrested Graham Bond when he was rehearsing in London on a contempt of court charge from 1967.
1980 . . Two-day Hendrix Festival begins at Paradiso Club, Amsterdam. 1,100 people turn up to see old films and videos and performances by Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell
1981 . . Gary Numan starts a round the world trip in a single engine Cessna plane. The attempt ended after he was forced to land in India, where local police arrested him.
1983 . . The members of Kiss appeared without their 'make-up' for the first time during an interview on MTV.
1984 . . David Bowie won Video of the Year for 'China Girl' at the 1st MTV Video awards.
1999 . . It was reported that bassist D'Arcy Wretzky had quit Smashing Pumpkins
2002 . . Bon Jovi performed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London. More than 375,000 people viewed the live Web cast of the show.

September 19th:
1956 . . Tommy Steele was discovered playing in the 2 I's coffee bar in Old Compton Street, Soho, London. He recorded 'Rock with the Cavemen' soon after.
1958 . . Elvis Presley left a Brooklyn naval base on troop ship USS 'Randall' to sail to Germany, where he joined his army unit.
1968 . . Steppenwolf won its first gold record for "Born to be Wild."
1974 . . Max Weinberg made his debut as the drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
1975 . . Queen signed a management deal with Elton John's manager John Reid.
1981 . . Simon and Garfunkel are reunited for the first time in eleven years on stage in Central Park, New York. Over 400,000 fans attend the show.
1995 . . P.M. Dawn's DJ JC Eternal was arrested on charges of sexual assault and child abuse after an alleged affair with his 14 year-old cousin. He was released on $10,000 bail.
1997 . . VH1 aired "Storytellers" live for the first time. The show was a 90 minute special featuring Elton John from the House of Blues in New Orleans, LA.
2005 . . Research published by Guinness World Records showed that Status Quo had scored more hit singles than any other band in UK chart history. The band had scored 61 chart successes, dating from 'Pictures of Matchstick Men' in 1968 to 'You'll Come Around' in 2004. Queen came second with 52 hits, The Rolling Stones and UB40 both had 51 hits each.

September 20th:
1969 . . UK music paper Melody Maker readers poll results were published. Winners included Eric Clapton who won best musician, Bob Dylan best male singer and best album for 'Nashville Skyline'. Best group went to The Beatles, Best single went to Simon and Garfunkel for 'The Boxer' and Janis Joplin won Best female singer.
1970 . . Jim Morrison was found guilty, in Miami, FL, of indecent exposure and profanity. He was acquitted on charges of "lewd and lascivious" behavior. The charges were related to a performance by the Doors
1971 . . Peter Frampton quit Humble Pie to follow a solo career.
1972 . . Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for the second time in four weeks for possession of cannabis, this time at their Scottish farmhouse in Campbeltown.
1973 . . The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, opened. The opening acts were Elton John, Carole King and Jackson Browne.
1983 . . The ARMS Benefit concert was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, featuring Rommie Lane, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Steve Winwood, James Hooker and Bill Wyman. The concert was to raise money for research of Multiple Sclerosis.
1993 . . The Charlatans keyboard player Rob Collins was sentenced to eight months imprisonment for his part in a robbery on a shop
1995 . . The Daily Mirror ran a front page story 'ban this sick stunt' referring to the new single from Pulp 'Sorted For E's & Wizz.' The artwork showed how to fold a 'speed' wrap, the sleeve was changed, the single entered the UK chart at No.8.
1998 . . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum was paying tribute to Robert Johnson with a eight days of activities. Johnson only recorded 29 songs before dying in August of 1938.

September 21st:
1965 . . Great Society, featuring Grace Slick, makes stage debut at Coffee Gallery in North Beach, California
1971 . . the first edition of the new BBC TV music show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' was aired on UK TV. Presented by Bob Harris, the show included; film clips of Jimi Hendrix from Monterey Festival playing 'Wild Thing', Bob Dylan playing 'Maggies Farm', plus America and singer songwriter Lesley Duncan who played live in the studio.
1974 . . Jeff "Skunk" Baxter joined the Doobie Brothers.
1980 . . Elton John signed a long-term exclusive contract with Geffen Records.
1980 . . Bob Marley collapsed while jogging in New York's Central Park. After hospital tests he was diagnosed as having cancer.
1986 . . The National Inquirer Magazine featured a picture of Michael Jackson in an oxygen chamber with a story claiming that Jackson had a bizarre plan to live until he was 150 years old.
1989 . . The Bangles issued a press statement confirming that the group were splitting. The all girl group reformed in 2000.
1991 . . Status Quo Status Quo put themselves in the Guinness Book Of Records by appearing four venues in one day, Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham and London, performing all four in a 12-hour period.
1996 . . Hank Williams III, at 23 years old, made his Grand Ole Opry debut.

September 22nd:
1943 . . Kate Smith finished her War Bond radio appeal. She had stayed on the air 13 continuous hours and collected $39 million in bond pledges.
1964 . . "Fiddler on the Roof" opened on Broadway. It was the beginning of a run of 3,242 performances.
1969 . . A new weekly TV show 'The Music Scene' aired on ABC in the US for the first time. Stevie Wonder Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Tom Jones, Cass Elliot, James Brown, Janis Joplin and Sly and the Family Stone were all booked to appear on the show.
1972 . . David Bowie began his first U.S. tour with the Spiders from Mars.
1979 . . Jackson Browne, Chaka Khan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt and Tom Petty, appeared at Madison Square Garden, New York for two anti-nuclear benefit shows.
1989 . . Bruce Springsteen joins Jimmy Cliff onstage and they sang "Trapped." The song was recorded by Springsteen for the "We Are The World" album.
1991 . . Bryan Adams made chart history when '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You', had its twelfth consecutive week as the UK No.1
1992 . . Def Leppard were forced to cancel two US shows after their sound-equipment truck was found abandoned, after one of the bands driver's had attempted to rob a store. The driver was later charged of possessing drugs and criminal damage.
1999 . . Diana Ross was arrested on Concorde after an incident at Heathrow Airport. The singer claimed that a female security guard had touched her breasts when being frisked; Ross retaliated by rubbing her hands down the security guard.
2005 . . Jimmy Page was made an honorary citizen of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro for his work helping its street children. The Led Zeppelin guitarist had opened Casa Jimmy (Jimmy's House) in 1998 which had so far supported more than 300 children.

September 23rd:
1956 . . Mickey Dolenz began his television career in NBC's "Circus Boy" series. He later became a member of the Monkees.
1966 . . Rolling Stones play the Royal Albert Hall, supported by Ike and Tina Turner and The Yardbirds
1967 . . Making their UK live debut, Frank Zappa's The Mothers Of Invention appeared at the Royal Albert Hall London.
1969 . . The Northern Star newspaper of Northern Illinois University ran a story claiming that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car crash in 1966 and had been replaced by a look-a-like. Russell Gibb of WKNR-FM in Detroit picked up on the claim and the story went worldwide.
1970 . . Mick Jagger met Bianca Macias for the first time after a Stones concert at the Paris Olympia. The couple later married.
1980 . . Philip Anglim was replaced by David Bowie in the play "The Elephant Man" in New York City, NY.
1986 . . An anti-crack rally was headlined by James Brown, Freddie Jackson, and Melba Moore at New York's Plaza Hotel.
1991 . . Izzy Stradlin left Guns N' Roses. Gilby Clarke replaced him.
2004 . . Bodyguard Suif Jackson, for rapper Lil' Kim was sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting firing at least 20 times in a shoot-out with a rival gang. The shooting took place when the entourages of Lil' Kim and Capone-N-Noreaga crossed at a New York radio station.

September 24th:
1942 . . Glenn Miller ended his broadcasts for Chesterfield Cigarettes so he could go to World War II.
1955 . . Judy Garland made her TV debut on the "Ford Star Jubilee" on CBS.
1957 . . Film of the Alan Freed story, 'Mr. Rock and Roll', opens at the Paramount, New York
1966 . . Jimi Hendrix arrived in London with his manager Chas chandler on a flight from New York. With only the clothes he was wearing, Hendrix had sold his other belongings to pay a hotel bill in New York City.
1977 . . 2,500 people attend first Elvis convention held in Cincinnatti. Presley singles sell for as much as $300.
1988 - James Brown was arrested in Georgia after a two state car chase.
1989 - Prince made an appearance on the 15-year anniversary of Saturday Night Live.
1995 . . The Charlatans were arrested by 24-armed police after a flight to New York. The band were accused of trying to disrupt the planes flight path, passengers complained of the group being drunk, spitting and interfering with in flight TV sets.
1997 . . Barry Loukaitis was convicted of shooting and killing two pupils and a teacher at a school in Washington. His defence team claimed he had copied scenes from Pearl Jam's video 'Jeremy'.
1998 . . Steven Adler was sentenced to 150 days in jail for two counts of battery and probation violation (from a 1997 conviction).

September 25th:
1953 . . Liberace made his debut at Carnegie Hall for a sellout crowd.
1954 . . Elvis Presley appeared live on "Grand Ole Opry" and performed "Blue Moon of Kentucky."
1964 . . Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager, turned down an offer of 3 & 1/2 million pound offer to sell his management contract.
1965 . . The Beatles cartoon series premiered on ABC TV in the US. The first story was titled 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and had the group exploring the ocean floor in a diving bell where they met a lovesick octopus.
1969 . . John Lennon recorded "Cold Turkey." The backing band included Eric Clapton, Yoko Ono, Ringo Starr and Klaus Voorman.
1975 . . 41 years old Jackie Wilson collapsed while performing "Lonely Teardrops" at the Latino Casino in Cherry Hill, NJ. He had suffered a heart attack, collapsed into a coma suffering severe brain damage. He died in 1984 after spending the rest of his life in hospitals.
1979 . . The musical "Evita" opened on Broadway. The work was the third collaboration of Tim Rice and Andre Lloyd Weber.
1990 . . Dave Grohl, formerly with Washington DC's Scream, joined Nirvana.
1993 . . George Harrison and David Crosby make guest appearances on "The Simpsons."
1995 . . Courtney Love was given a one-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, fined $1000 and ordered to attend a anger management course after being found guilty of assaulting Bikini Kill singer Kathleen Nanna.

September 26th:
1955 . . Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher were married. In 1959 they were divorced.
1957 . . The musical "West Side Story" opened at the Winter Garden Theatre.
1968 . . Rolling Stone rocker, Brian Jones, was fined £50 with 100 guineas cost after being found guilty of possession of cannabis.
1970 . . Tamla-Motown Records announced that the Jackson 5 had sold 10 million singles world wide in nine months.
1980 . . Status Quo fan Glen Burton paid a fee of £20 to officially change his name to Francis Rossi
1981 . . Bruce Dickinson joined Iron Maiden, Bruce had been the vocalist with Samson.
1987 . . Whitney Houston scores her fifth consecutive No. 1 single in US with 'Didn't We Almost Have it All'
1991 . . "It's Been A Long Time" was filmed by Southside Johnny at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ.
1998 . . Prince slipped and pulled a ligament while onstage in Atlantic City, NJ. The remainder of the U.S. tour was postponed.
1999 . . The Times (UK) published the most powerful people in the UK pop business, No.1 Ken Berry, President EMI Music; No.2 Edger Bronfman, chairman. Seagram, No.3 Paul Berger, chairman, Sony Music; No.4 The UK Top 40 chart; No.5 Jim Moir, the controller of Radio Two.

September 27th:
1942 . . Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time. Miller volunteered for the U.S. Army and disappeared December 15, 1944 over the English Channel.
1964 . . The Beach Boys made their TV debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on US TV.
1973 . . Rolling Stone magazine reported that Carlos Santana had changed his name to Devadip now that he was a disciple of Sri Chinmoy.
1978 . . Eric Clapton sponsored a West Bromwich Albion UEFA cup-tie against Galatasarey of Turkey. After the game, Eric presented each player with a gold copy of his latest album 'Slowhand'
1987 . . Dolly Parton's TV show "DOLLY" was shown for the first time on American network ABC.
1990 . . Dee Dee Ramone of the Ramones was arrested for possessing marijuana during a drug bust in New York's Greenwich Village.
2000 . . While the ex Mrs Jagger was on stage appearing in the West End Show, The Graduate, thieves broke into Jerry Hall's Richmond home and stole jewellery worth £7000 and a laptop computer. Two of Jerry's children were asleep at the time.
2003 . . Kylie Minogue called in police to investigate a series of threatening letters. The singer became concerned after receiving 700 aggressive letters at her home and office.
2008 . . Million Dollar Quartet opened at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, a musical based on the recording session made on Tuesday December 4th 1956 in the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The recordings were of an impromptu jam session between Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.

September 28th:
1968 . . Janis Joplin's manager announced that she has left Big Brother and the Holding Company.
1970 . . Joe Cocker's 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' film soundtrack/live album hits UK LP chart
1974 . . King Crimson disband after five years together
1975 . . Jerry Garcia and Friends and Jefferson Starship gave a free show to 40,000 fans in San Francisco's Lindley Park.
1976 . . A&M Records sued George Harrison for $6 million over non-delivery of a new album after he missed the deadline by two months.
1991 . . The Garth Brooks album "Ropin' the Wind" became the first country album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart.
1991 . . Bryan Adams was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia.
1995 . . Bobby Brown's car was riddled with bullets in Boston's Roxbury section. The gun battle killed his sister's fiancé.
2002 . . Madonna was voted the greatest female singer of all-time by 75,0000 music fans in a VH1 poll. But critics and music fans were unhappy with the position of Kylie Minogue who was voted into second place beating Diana Ross, (12th) and Annie Lennox, (14th). The highest placed UK act was Kate Bush who was voted No. 10.
2004 . . Phil Spector was charged with the murder of actress Lana Clarkson in an unsealed indictment. Spector was in attendance at a Los Angeles court as the indictment about the slaying of 40-year-old Clarkson was read. He remained free on $1 million bail.

September 29th:
1956 . . Bill Haley had five songs in the UK Top 30; 'See You Later Alligator', 'Rock Around The Clock', 'Rockin Through The Rye', 'Saints Rock n' Roll', 'Razzle Dazzle'.
1971 . . Gilbert O'Sullivan made his live debut at London's Royal Albert Hall. Also on the bill, Sweet, Dave Edmunds Rockpile and Ashton Gardner & Dyke.
1975 . . Jackie Wilson's career ends when he is struck by a massive heart attack while performing in Philadelphia
1976 . . Jerry Lee Lewis was charged with shooting a firearm within the city limits. He hit his bass player, Norman Owens, twice in the chest while attempting to shoot a soda bottle, during his birthday celebrations. Norman Owens sued his boss J.L. Lewis
1976 . . Boy George got expelled from school
1977 . . Claiming they were underpaid, James Brown's band walk out on him before the show in Halendale, Flordia.
1989 . . Bruce Springsteen stopped in a small salon in Prescott, AZ, and played a few songs with the band. He overheard a woman talking about financial problems concerning her medical bills. A week later she received a check for $100,000 from Springsteen.
1997 . . Bobby Sheehan (Blues Traveler) was arrested for cocaine possession in Winnipeg. He was later released on $5,000 bond.
1999 . . The Manic Street Preachers were given a bill for £28.000 after smashing up equipment during their show at Scotland's T In The Park festival.
2004 . . Keith Moon's five-piece drum kit, custom-made for The Who drummer in 1968, sold for £120,000 pounds ($215,772) in London to an American collector, setting a world auction record for a set of drums.

September 30th:
1954 . . "The Boy Friend." opens on Broadway with Julie Andrews making her debut
1961 . . Bob Dylan played harmonica for the recording of Caroline Hester's first Columbia album.
1965 . . Donovan made his U.S. television debut on the show "Shindig!"
1967 . . Radio 1, the new national BBC pop station, went on the air
1972 . . Columbia Records announced that they were closing down four Hollywood studios.
1974 . . Police were called to a Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blue Oyster Cult concert after a fight broke out between two sound engineers. The Skynyrd roadie claimed that the sound had been deliberately turned off during the bands set.
1984 . . Capital Radio in London launches 'Network Chart' hosted by David 'Kid' Jenson.
1997 . . Bono appealed for the release of Mordecha Vanunu during a show in Tel Aviv, Israel. Vanunu had been imprisoned for being a nuclear secrets traitor.
1999 . . Chris de Burgh's web site was closed down after countless obscene messages were posted on the guestbook. One message consisted entirely of two four-letter words repeated 3500 times.
2002 . . The winners of the Popstars TV talent show "Hear'say" band announced they had split up. They didn't last 2 years.

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