September 24 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Jerry Donahue!



Musicians Born On September 24

1931 Anthony Newley (Do You Mind)
1941 Linda McCartney (Wings)
1942 Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
1946 Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention)
1971 Marty Cintron (No Mercy)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 24

1964 Herman's Hermits: 'I'm Into Something Good' UK 45
1966 Association: 'Cherish' US 45
1983 Culture Club: 'Karma Chameleon' UK 45
1983 UB40: 'Labour of Love' UK LP
1983 Billy Joel: 'Tell Her About It' US 45
1988 Hollies: 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother' UK 45
1988 Guns N'Roses: 'Appetite for Destruction' US LP
1994 Eric Clapton : From The Cradle : UK LP

Various Music Events On September 24

1957 Film of the Alan Freed story, 'Mr. Rock and Roll', opens at the Paramount, New York

1960 Class jazz album 'Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster' hits UK LP chart

1964 Drifters' 'Under the Boardwalk' hits UK chart

1977 2,500 people attend first Elvis convention held in Cincinnatti. Presley singles sell for as much as $300.

1980 'Son of Stiff' tour, featuring Ten Pole Tudor and Any Trouble opens in London

1982 Theatre of Hate splits up. Kirk Brandon forms Spear of Destiny

1988 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother' returns the Hollies to the top of UK chart after a gap of 25 years 65 days - the longest gap between No. 1 hits

1988 Tanita Tikaram's 'Ancient Heart' hits UK LP chart

1988 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' by Bobby McFerrin becomes first 'a cappella' record to top US chart

1988 Cheap Trick becomes first act to hit Top 10 with a cover of an Elvis Presley song as 'Don't Be Cruel' moves to No. 10 in US

1993 Former Guns N'Roses drummer Steven Adler reaches a $2.5 million dollar settlement with his former band mates, who threw him out of the band because he couldn't kick his heroin habit.


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September 24 - Today in Beatles History

1941
Linda Eastman is born, in Scarsdale, New York.

1963
5.00-5.29pm. BBC's 'Pop Go The Beatles' broadcast (recorded 3 September 1963 8.00-10.00pm).

Alistair Taylor writes a letter to Brian.

1966
'Yellow Submarine', 7th and last week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
''Yesterday'... And Today', 14th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1968
Studio 2. 7.00pm-2.00am. Recording: 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun In Your Hand' (working title of 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun') (takes 46-70). Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Mike Sheady.
Recording of rythm track of 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun'. It is decided to edit two takes, for the first and second parts of the song.

1971
John is interviewed on 'The Dick Cavett Show'.

1973
US single release: 'Woman Power'/'Men, Men, Men'.

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September 24 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 24, 1976 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 28th Ryder Cup: U.S. and Europe draw, 14-14 at The Belfry, England
1989 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Nippon Travel-MBS Golf Classic
1988 Barbara C Harris of Massachusetts, elected 1st woman Episcopal bishop
1988 Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec
1988 Carl Lewis runs world record 100m (9.92 sec)
1988 Dave Stieb has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in the 9th
1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee of USA sets heptathlon woman's record (7,291)
1987 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1985 Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m)
1985 Expos Andre Dawson joins Willey McCovey to hit 2 home runs in an inn twice
1985 Montreal Expo Andre Dawson is 9th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th)
1984 Cubs clinch NL East title
1984 Paul McCartney release "No More Lonely Nights"
1983 Braves Dale Murphy is 6th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in season
1983 Test cricket debut of Shoaib Mohammad, son of Hanif, vs. India Jullundur
1983 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1982 Tennis great Bjorn Borg retires at 26
1982 U.S., Italian and French peacekeeping troops begin arriving in Lebanon
1981 Enterprise Radio (all sports) resigns air
1981 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1980 Braves join every NL team with 1,000,000+ attendance for this season
1980 Iraqi troops cross Iran's border, encircling Abadan

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 CompuServe began operation as 1st computer information service
1979 Ghana adopts constitution
1979 Pete Rose reaches 200 hits in a season for 10th time
1979 Russian ice skaters Protopopov and Beloussova ask for asylum in Switzerland
1979 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1978 Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ping Team Golf Classic
1978 Dutch women hockey team wins world championship
1978 Ron Guidry beats Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3 ERA 1.74
1978 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1977 "Estrada" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 7 performances
1977 1st broadcast of "Love Boat" on ABC-TV
1977 Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards
1976 "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 5959 performances
1976 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter
1974 Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger, is 12th to get 3,000 hits
1974 Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th home run, 1st American to win a Japanese home run title
1973 Guinea-Bissau declares independence
1972 Antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22
1972 Jack Tatum, Oakland, returns a fumble 104 yards vs Green Bay (rec)
1972 N.Y. Jet Joe Namath passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Baltimore Colts (44-34)
1971 90 Russian diplomats expelled from Britain for spying
1971 Eyskens-Cools disbands Belgium parliament
1971 Houston Astros beat San Diego Padres, 2-1, in 21 innings
1970 Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon


Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati
1969 New York Mets clinch NL East pennant
1969 Ton Duc Thang elected president of North Vietnam
1969 Trial of "Chicago 8" (protesters at Dem National Conv) begins
1968 "60 Minutes" premieres on CBS-TV
1968 "That's Life" premieres-A Broadway musical type TV show
1968 New York Met manager Gil Hodges suffers a heart attack
1968 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1967 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational
1966 Hurricane Inez, kills 293 in Caribbean, Florida and Mexico
1966 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island
1965 Belgium Victor Leemans elected chairman of European Parliament
1965 Saudi-Arabian and Egyptian accord about Yemen
1965 Stefan Stefanopoulos forms Greek government
1964 "Munsters" premieres on TV
1964 1st Minuteman II ICBM was tested
1964 Ringo forms Brikley Building Company Ltd
1964 Willi Stoph succeeds Otto Great as premier of East Germany
1963 Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards
1963 Senate ratifies treaty with Britain and U.S.S.R. limit nuclear testing
1962 KWSU TV channel 10 in Pullman, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to University of Miss
1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sacramento Valley Golf Open
1960 International Development Association (U.N. agency) comes into existence
1960 USS Enterprise, 1st nuclear power aircraft carrier, launches


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1958 1st welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Ia
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0
1957 Eisenhower orders U.S. troops to desegregate Little Rock schools
1956 1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland)
1955 "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 23 performances
1955 President Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver
1955 Washington Senators lose their 99th and 100th games of season
1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later)
1954 Yankees tie a record, 3 of their pinch hitters strike out in 1 inning
1953 "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway
1953 Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1952 Dutch minister Dark sentences war criminal W Lages to death
1952 Underwater volcano explodes under research vessel Kaiyo-maru-5
1951 Industrial estate at Harlow New Town U.K. opens
1951 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test
1950 "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel


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September 23 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Bruce!



Musicians Born On September 23

1930 Ray Charles (Hit the Road Jack)
1938 Ben E. King (60)
1939 Roy Buchanan (guitarist)
1940 Tim Rose (Morning Dew)
1940 Barbara Allbut (Angels)
1940 Phyllis Allbut (Angels)
1943 Julio Iglesias (Begin the Beguine)
1943 John Banks (Merseybeats)
1945 Ron Bushey (Iron Butterfly)
1949 Bruce Springsteen (Born in the USA)
1970 Ani DiFranco

Deaths On September 23

1974 Robbie McIntosh (AWB)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 23

1957 Crickets: 'That'll Be The Day' US 45
1965 Walker Brothers: 'Make it Easy on Yourself' UK 45
1967 Box Tops: 'The Letter' US 45
1972 Mac Davis: 'Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me' US 45
1978 10CC: 'Dreadlock Holiday' UK 45
1989 Eurythmics: 'We Two Are One' UK LP
1995 Shaggy : Bombastic : UK single
1995 Blur : The Great Escape : UK LP

Various Music Events On September 23

1954 Elvis Presley releases his second single 'Good Rocking Tonight', (first recorded by Wynonie Harris in 1947) in US

1961 Billy Fury's 'Halfway to Paradise' hits UK LP chart

1965 Wilson Pickett debuts on UK chart with 'In the Midnight Hour'

1969 Paul McCartney rumoured dead for first time in an article in 'Northern Star', the Illinois University newspaper, under headline 'Clues hint at Beatle death'

1972 Mott the Hoople debut on US chart with 'All the Young Dudes'

1972 10CC debut on UK chart with 'Donna'

1991 Guitarist Izzy Stradlin leaves Guns N' Roses and is replaced by Gilby Clarke.


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September 23 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Performance at the Cavern, with the Dominoes and The Saints Jazz Band.

1963
US single release: 'Bad To Me', with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.
[According to my sources, this record got on the Billboard chart. So I doubt this happened in 1963. Rather I think it was in 1964. Does anybody have a clue?]

1964
'A Hard Day's Night' single, 11th and last week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1968
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Recording: 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun In Your Hand' (working title of 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun') (takes 1-45). Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Mike Sheady.
Recording of rythm track of 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun'.

1974
US single release: 'Whatever Gets You Thru The Night'/'Beef Jerky'.

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September 23 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 23, 1962 ABC's 1st color TV series The Jetsons Premiered



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Blue Jays bat out of order against Brewers in 6th inning
1988 Fiji's new constitution is proposed
1988 Jose Canseco is baseball's 1st to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs
1988 Rosa Mota wins 2nd female olympic marathon (2:25:39)
1986 Astro Jim Deshaies strikes out 1st 8 Dodger of game (ends with 10)
1986 Congress selects the rose as U.S. national flower
1984 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, John Ritter and Tyne Daly
1984 Amy Alcott wins LPGA San Jose Golf Classic
1984 SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games
1984 Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues
1983 Argentina military regime gives amnesty to military and political assassins
1983 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9
1983 Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1983 Heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in Ohio
1983 Phillies Steve Carlton is 16th to wins 300 game (beating Cards)
1982 "Doll's Life" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 5 performances
1982 Amin Gemayel sworn in as president of Lebanon
1982 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, New York City
1979 Sandra Post wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic
1979 Somali constitution approved by president
1979 St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th and final base of his career
1978 100,000 cheering Egyptians welcome Sadat home from Camp David summit
1977 3rd test of Space Shuttle Enterprise
1977 Cheryl Ladd replaces Farrah Fawcett on Charlie's Angels
1976 Ford-Carter TV debate
1976 South Africa decides to allow multi-racial teams to represent them
1976 Soyuz 22 returns to Earth
1974 "Gypsy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 120 performances
1974 BBC Ceefax begins 1st teletext service
1973 Former Argentine President Juan Peron returns to power
1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Open
1972 Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law
1972 President Marcos ends emergency crisis in Philippines
1971 John Vermeers painting "The liefdesbrief" stolen
1970 Abdul Razak bin Hussain becomes premier of Malaysia
1970 Gary Muhrcke wins 1st New York Marathon


Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 1st broadcast of "Marcus Welby MD" on ABC-TV
1969 "Clues Hint at Beatle's Death," reported in Illinois University newspaper, sparking widespread rumours of Paul McCartney's death
1968 WKAS TV channel 25 in Ashland, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WKGB TV channel 53 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WKLE TV channel 46 in Lexington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WKMA TV channel 35 in Madisonville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WKON TV channel 52 in Owenton, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WKSO TV channel 29 in Somerset, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WKZT TV channel 23 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 Greek Colonels regime frees ex-premier Georgios Papandreou
1967 Radio Malta stops testing
1964 "Fiddler on the Roof" with Zero Mostel premieres in New York City
1963 Georgette Ciselet is 1st woman on Belgian Council of State
1963 WMEB TV channel 12 in Orono, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 ABC's 1st color TV series-Jetsons
1962 Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104
1962 Martin Walser's "Esche und Angora," premieres in Berlin
1962 Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Visalia Golf Open
1962 NY's Philharmonic Hall (since renamed Avery Fisher Hall) opens as 1st unit of Lincoln Center for Performing Arts
1961 1st movie to become a TV series - How to Marry a Millionaire
1961 Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive-games-played streak



Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1958 Stravinsky's "Thieni," premieres in Venetie
1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1957 "That'll Be Day" by Buddy Holly and Crickets reaches #1
1957 Milwaukee Braves clinch NL pennant by beating Cards 4-2
1957 WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting
1957 White mob forces 9 black students who had entered a Little Rock high school in Arkansas to withdraw
1955 Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad
1955 Yankees clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2
1953 KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 1st closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event
1952 Dodgers clinch NL pennant
1952 Richard Nixon makes his "Checker's" speech
1952 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for hw boxing title
1950 Patty Berg wins LPGA Sunset Hills Golf Open
1950 Philadelphia A's Joe Astroth is 4th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (6th)
1950 U.S. Mustangs accidentally bombs British on Hill 282 Korea, 17 killed


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September 22 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Joan Jett!



Musicians Born On September 22

1913 Leroy Holmes (50s hitmaker)
1930 Joni James (You Are My Love)
1949 David Coverdale (Whitesnake)
1956 Debbie Boone (You Light Up My Life)
1960 Joan Jett (I Love Rock and Roll)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 22

1962 'Best Of Ball Barber and Bilk' UK LP
1966 Jim Reeves: 'Distant Drums' UK 45
1973 Wizzard: 'Angels Fingers' UK 45
1979 Gary Numan: 'Cars' UK 45
1979 Gary Numan: 'The Pleasure Principle' UK LP
1984 John Waite: 'Missing You' US 45
1990 Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras : In Concert : UK LP

Various Music Events On September 22

1956 Rock and Roll hits UK chart in a big way as 'Hound Dog' by Elvis Presley enters at No. 15 and Bill Haley comes in with 'Rock Around the Clock' (20), 'See You Later Alligator' (25), and 'Razzle Dazzle' (28), joining 'Rocking' Through the Rye' (3) and 'Saints Rock and Roll' (11), giving him and his Comet's five Top 30 singles

1958 Ritchie Valens hits US chart for first time with 'Come on Let's Go'

1960 Chubby Checker enters UK chart with 'The Twist'

1964 Beatles begin work on 'Beatles For Sale' LP

1966 Rolling Stones play the Royal Albert Hall, supported by Ike and Tina Turner and The Yardbirds

1973 Isley Brothers' 'That Lady' hits UK chart

1973 Lou Reed headlines Crystal Palace Garden Party

1979 Police enter UK chart with 'Message in a Bottle'

1980 John Lennon signs to Geffen Records in US

1991 Bryan Adams makes UK chart history by scoring his twelfth consecutive week at No. 1 with '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You'

1992 Bruce Springsteen breaks the rules and plays an electric set for MTV's "Unplugged" show. The show is renamed, "MTV Plugged."


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September 22 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Performance at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead.

1965
'Help!' single, 9th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967
The 'Time' magazine cover features a drawing by Gerard Scarfe titled 'The Beatles/Their new incarnation'.

Town Newsagency Limited. Filming for 'Magical Mystery Tour': Ringo buying tickets from John.

1969
Broadcast of WBCN 'Get Back' reference acetate.

A tape of the Beatles playing 'The Ballad Of John And Yoko' is shown on the programme 'Music Scene'. [25 September?]


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September 22 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 27, 1969 "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV




Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Cards outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs
1989 IRA-bomb kills 10 British marines in Kent
1988 Canada begins production of a $5 silver Maple Leaf bullion coin
1988 South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in
1987 2nd regular-season National Football League player strike begins
1987 Dow-Jones index rises record 75.23 points
1987 Janet Evans swims female world record 400m freestyle (4:03.85)
1987 NFL players go on strike for 24 days
1987 Red Sox Wade Boggs ties AL record of 200 hits for 5 straight seasons
1986 35 countries signs disarmament accord in Stockholm
1986 India vs. Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie
1986 Los Angeles Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games
1985 37th Emmy Awards: Cagney and Lacey, Cosby Show and Tyne Daly win
1985 Billy Martin's right arm is broken by pitcher Ed Whitson
1985 Earthquake strikes Mexico, 2,000 killed
1985 France premier confesses on attack of Rainbow Warrior
1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ
1985 Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Ill
1985 Val Skinner wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic
1985 St. Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man
1984 Brussels princess Astrid marries arch duke Lorenz of Austrian-Este
1983 Everly Brothers reunite after 10 years (Royal Albert Hall)
1983 NASA launches Galaxy-B
1983 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1983 Zhu Jianhau (China) sets high jump record at 7'9 3/4"
1982 Duleep Mendis completes twin cricket tons for Sri Lanka vs. India
1982 SF's cable cars made a final run before closing down for 20-month
1980 Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway
1980 Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins
1980 John and Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffin Records

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Israel performs nuclear test at Indian Ocean
1979 Larry Parrish (Expos) home runs off Rawly Eastwick (Phillies) in DH
1978 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin returns home after Camp David summit
1977 Minn Twin Bert Blyleven no-hits California Angels, 9-0
1977 Preston Jones' "Texas Trilogy," premieres in New York City
1977 West German RAF terrorist kills policeman in Utrecht
1975 Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Ford in San Francisco California
1975 World Football League folds
1973 "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway
1973 20th Ryder Cup: U.S., 19-13 at Muirfield, Scotland
1973 Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs Milwaukee Brewers
1973 Henry Kissinger, sworn in as Secretary of State
1972 Dictator Idi Amin throws 8,000 Asians out of Uganda
1971 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1970 President Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV
1969 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1969 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit home run number 600 off Mike Corkins
1968 Iraq adopts constitution
1968 KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast
1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Kings River Golf Open
1968 Twins' Cesar Tovar pitched a hitless inning and plays all 9 positions
1968 Zond 5 completes flight
1967 Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager
1967 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1966 Edward Albee's "Delicate Balance," premieres in New York City
1966 KMEB TV channel 10 in Wailuku, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 Only 413 show up at a Yankee Stadium game
1966 Orioles beat A's 6-1 to clinch their 1st AL pennant
1966 Surveyor 2 crashes on Moon
1965 India and Pakistan ceases-fire goes into effect
1964 "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 3242 performances
1964 "Man from U.N.C.L.E," premieres on NBC-TV
1963 Czechoslovakian premier Sikory deposed by Josef Lenart
1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open
1962 Bob Dylan plays New York City Carnegie Hall
1961 Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at 42, completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hours 10 min
1961 Jim Gentile's ties record of 5 grand slams in a year
1960 Mali, formerly French Sudan, declares independence from France


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Chicago White Sox clinch AL pennant
1958 KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, Arizona (ABC) begins broadcasting
1958 U.S. nuclear sub USS Skate remains 31 days under Pole (record)
1957 "Maverick" premieres
1957 Duke Snider's 39th and 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field
1955 Hurricane Janet, kills 500 in Caribbean
1955 Commercial TV begins in England
1955 Heavyweight champ Rocky Mariano KOs Archie Moore in 9
1954 Bkln Dodger Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants in his 1st game
1953 Islamic uprising in Atjeh at Indonesia
1950 Nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph J Bunche (1st black winner)
1950 Omar N. Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general

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September 21 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Don Felder!



Musicians Born On September 21

1934 Leonard Cohen (Suzanne)
1947 Don Felder (Eagles)
1959 Corinne Drewerey (Swing Out Sister)
1967 Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies)
1968 Trugoy (De La Soul)

Deaths On September 21

1987 Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 21

1956 Ann Shelton: 'Lay Down Your Arms' UK 45
1959 Santo & Johnny: 'Sleepwalk' US 45
1961 Shirley Bassey: 'Reach for the Stars' UK 45
1963 Bobby Vinton: 'Blue Velvet' US 45
1968 Jeannie C. Riley: 'Harper Valley PTA' US 45
1973 Rolling Stones: 'Goat's Head Soup' UK LP
1974 Carl Douglas: 'Kung Fu Fighting' UK 45
1974 Barry White: 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love' US 45
1985 Dire Straits: 'Money for Nothing' US 45
1985 Madonna: 'Like a Virgin' UK LP
1991 Color Me Badd : I Adore Me Amore : US single
1991 Dire Straits : On Every Street : UK LP
1996 REM : New Adventures in Hi-Fi : UK LP
1998 Melanie B / Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott : I Want You Back : UK single

Various Music Events On September 21

1963 'Sugar Shack' enters US Hot 100, beginning a fifteen-week stay for Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
1965 Great Society, featuring Grace Slick, makes stage debut at Coffee Gallery in North Beach, California
1966 Jimi Hendrix arrives in London for first time, with manager Chas Chandler
1968 Jimi Hendrix scores his only US Top 20 single as 'All Along the Watchtower' hits US chart
1973 Rolling Stones go straight into UK LP chart at No. 1 with 'Goat's Head Soup'
1976 Bee Gees go gold with their twentieth LP, 'Children of the World'
1980 Elton John signs to Geffen Records in US
1989 The Bangles break up.

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September 21 - Today in Beatles History

1961
Lunch time: Performance at the Cavern. Performance at the Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.

1963
'Please Please Me' LP number 1, 20th week (UK Record Retailer chart).

1964
The Beatles and Brian fly back to England from the US.

US single release: 'I Don't Want To See You Again', with Peter and Gordon.

1965
A show called 'Brian Epstein's Evening of Popular Music' is presented at the Commonwealth Arts Festival, Royal Festival Hall, London. The Moody Blues are in the bill, being their first major engagement since Brian is their manager. The concert is presented as 'Pop From Britain'. The compere is Brian Matthew.

1966
'Yellow Submarine', 7th and last week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
'Eleanor Rigby', 7th and last week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1968
'Hey Jude', 4th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

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September 21 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 21, 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Poland's Sejm (National Assembly) approves prime minister Mazowiecki
1988 Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville New Jersey home
1987 3 Belgian minesweepers depart to Persians Gulf
1986 38th Emmy Awards: Golden Girls, Cagney and Lacey and Michael J Fox win
1986 Miami Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns vs New York Jets (51-45)
1986 New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards
1986 New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown
1986 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Konica San Jose Golf Classic
1986 San Diego Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut
1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1984 NASA launches Galaxy-C
1983 11 killed in anti Marcos demonstrations in Manila
1983 David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," premieres in London
1983 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1982 2,251 turn out to see Expos play New York Mets at Shea Stadium
1982 Devils beat Rangers 3-2 in exhibition; 1st hockey in Meadowlands (NJ)
1982 NFL players begin a 57 day strike
1982 STS-5 vehicle moves to launch pad
1981 Belize (British Honduras) gains independence from U.K.
1981 Sandra Day O'Conner becomes 1st female Supreme Court Justice
1981 Steve Carlton strikes out NL record 3,118th (Andre Dawson)
1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic
1980 LA Ram Johnnie Johnson scores a 99 yard interception
1980 Richard Todd of New York Jets completes 42 passes in a game (NFL record)

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1977 U.S. minister of Foreign affairs Cyrus Vance dismissed
1976 Wings performs in Zagreb Yugoslavia
1975 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic
1974 U.S. Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury
1973 Jackson Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000
1973 New York Mets go into 1st place (at .500) after trailing 12 games
1973 Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000
1972 Marcos declares martial law in Philippines
1972 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1971 AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (Texas Rangers)
1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest
1970 "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21
1970 KAPP TV channel 35 in Yakima, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1970 Luna 16 leaves Moon
1970 Oakland A's Vida Blue no-hits Minnesota Twins, 6-0

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 58th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Cleveland (5-0)
1969 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
1969 New York Jet Steve O'Neal punts 98 yards against Denver Broncos
1969 Ron Hill wins European marathon (2:16:47.8)
1967 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1966 5" of rain falls on New York City
1966 Jimmy Hendrix changes spelling of his name to Jimi
1965 O Kommissarova (U.S.S.R.) sets women's longest parachute jump (46,250')
1964 Constellation (U.S.) beats Sovereign (England) in 20th America's Cup
1964 Malta gains independence from Britain
1964 Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0. Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives Cards the pennant
1961 Antonio Abertondo swims English Channel round trip (44 miles)

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 600 Indian Dutch emigrate to US
1958 1st airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours, lands, Dallas, Texas
1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1957 "Perry Mason" with Raymond Burr premieres on CBS-TV
1957 German sailing school ship Pamir sails Atlantic Ocean
1957 Olav V, becomes king of Norway
1957 Pote Sarasin forms government in Thailand
1956 Yankees set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway
1955 Last allied occupying troops leave Austria
1955 Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title
1955 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test
1954 1st nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned
1954 Kleffens appointed chairman of General Meeting U.N.
1953 Allied forces form West Germany
1953 KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast
1951 Emil Zatopek runs 15,000m in record 44 min, 54.6 sec

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September 20 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Chuck Panozzo!



Musicians Born On September 20

1949 Chuck and John Panozzo (Styx)
1959 Alannah Currie (Thompson Twins)
1966 Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
1967 Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (Nelson)
1968 Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden)

Deaths On September 20

1973 Jim Croce (Bad Bad Leroy Brown)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 20

1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival: 'Bad Moon Rising' UK 45
1969 Blind Faith: 'Blind Faith' UK LP
1969 Archies: 'Sugar Sugar' US 45
1975 David Bowie: 'Fame' Us 45
1975 Janis Ian: 'Between the Lines' US LP
1980 Kate Bush: 'Never Forever' UK LP
1986 Huey Lewis: 'Stuck with You' US 45

Various Music Events On September 20

1970 Jim Morrison found not guilty of lewd and lascivious behavior for the pants-dropping scene during a Miami concert. He is found guilty of indecent exposure and profanity in a decision made by a Miami judge

1972 Paul McCartney busted for growing pot on his farm in Scotland, the first of his three famous drug busts

1973 The Roxy Club opens in Hollywood with show by Neil Young and Crazy Horse

1974 Golden Earring win gold disc for 'Moontan' LP which features 'Radar Love'

1975 Bruce Springsteen hits US chart for first time with 'Born to Run'

1976 Punk Festival held at 100 Club, with Sex Pistols, Clash and Damned

1982 Joan Jett awarded platinum disco for 'I Love Rock and Roll' (first recorded by Arrows in 1974)


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September 20 - Today in Beatles History

1961
Afternoon: Performance at the Cavern, with Karl Terry and the Cruisers, and The Zombies.

1964
Charity concert at the Paramount Theatre, New York.
Performance for the Ed Sullivan Show.
End of the North American tour.

1967
Cilla Black's vacations due to end this day.

1968
Studio 2. 7.00-11.00pm. Tape copying: 'Piggies' (of take 11 into take 12). Recording: 'Piggies' (overdub onto take 12). Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Mike Sheady.
Copy of 'Piggies' from 4- to 8-track tapes. Recording of vocals and pigs sounds for 'Piggies'.

1971
US LP release: 'Fly'.

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September 20 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 20, 1973 Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 FW De Klerk sworn in as president of South Africa
1989 Musical "Miss Saigon," premieres in London
1989 U.S. Air overshoots runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, 2 people die
1988 Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run
1988 Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving
1988 Wade Boggs is 1st player to get 200 hits for 6 consecutive seasons
1987 "Big River" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1005 performances
1987 39th Emmy Awards: LA Law, Bruce Willis and Sharon Gless wins
1987 Alain Prost wins record 28th Formula one auto race
1987 Dwight Clark ends NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions
1987 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
1987 Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown
1986 Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State
1985 Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players
1985 Walt Disney World receives its 200-millionth guest
1984 "Cosby Show" premieres on NBC-TV
1984 Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time
1984 Suicide car bomb attacks U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut, kills 23
1983 3,112 turn out to see Pirates play New York Mets at Shea Stadium
1983 Cryptographic Communications System and Method (RSA) patented
1982 Jalaluddin takes a one-day hat-trick Pakistan vs. Australia
1982 NFL players begin a 57 day strike
1981 24th Ryder Cup: U.S., 18 -9 at Walton Heath GC, England
1981 Belize declares independence
1981 Joe Danelo kicks then New York Giant record 55 yard field goal
1981 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic
1980 Bronze plaque dedicated to memory of Thurman Munson at Yankee Stadium
1980 George Brett goes 0-for-4 dropping his avg below .400 for good
1980 Plaque dedicated in Thurman Munson's memory at Yankee Stadium
1980 Spectacular Bid runs in Belmont alone as 3 horses drop out


Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Coup in Central African Rep: David Dacko overthrows emperor Bokassa I
1979 Jose E dod Santos becomes president of Angola
1979 NASA launches HEAO
1978 "Eubie!" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 439 performances
1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1978 Yamada Mumon Roshi visits Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach Germany
1977 "Estrada" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 7 performances
1977 Vietnam and Djibouti ask for membership in U.N.
1977 Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
1976 Metroliner official opens in Brussels
1976 Playboy releases Jimmy Carter's interview that he lusts for women
1976 Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion
1975 21st Ryder Cup: U.S., 21-11 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania
1975 David Bowie's 'Fame' single goes #1 for 2 weeks
1975 Gary Sentman draws a record 176 lb longbow to a maximum 28" draw
1973 Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match
1973 Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season
1972 Police find cannabis growing on Paul and Linda McCartney's farm
1970 Jim Morrison found not guilty of "lewd" behavior
1970 Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, drills core sample


Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 18th Ryder Cup: Draw, 16-16 at Royal Birkdale, England
1969 Archies' "Sugar Sugar" hits #1
1969 Pittsburgh Pirate Bob Moose no-hits New York Mets, 4-0
1968 Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536
1967 Benin separates from Nigeria
1967 British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank, Scotland
1967 Hurricane Beulah hits Texas-Mexican border, kills 38
1967 WCAE TV channel 50 in St. John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
1966 U.S. Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23
1965 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Gunter Grass' "Die Plebejern proben den Aufstand," premieres in Berlin
1964 Paramount Theater (New York City) presented the Beatles with Steve and Eydie
1962 Ben Bella wins 1st elections in independent Algeria
1962 Governor R. Barnett refuses to admit a black to Miss Universe (James Meredith)
1961 After 84 1/3 innings Bill Fischer gives up a base on balls
1961 James Meredith refused access as a student in Mississippi
1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1961 Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yankees clinch pennant #26
1960 U.N. General Assembly admit 13 African countries and Cyprus (96 nations)
1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Links Golf Invitation Open
1958 Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0
1958 Ferhat Abbas forms Algerian government in exile (Cairo)
1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1955 Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH
1955 Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 home runs in a season
1954 1st FORTRAN computer program run
1954 1st National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution
1954 KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Los Stravinsky's "In Memoriam Dylan Thomas," premieres in Angeles
1954 Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy
1953 Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league home run
1952 KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
1951 1st North Pole jet crossing
1951 NL President Ford Frick elected 3rd commissioner of baseball
1951 Swiss males votes against female suffrage

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September 19 - Today In Rock Music History

Musicians Born On September 19

1931 Brook Benton (The Boll Weevil Song)
1934 Brian Epstein (Beatles' manager)
1935 Nick Massi (Four Seasons)
1940 Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers)
1940 Paul Williams (Temptations)
1945 Freda Payne (Band of Gold)
1946 John Coglan (Status Quo)
1947 Lol Creme (10cc)
1949 Twiggy (model/actress/singer)
1952 Nile Rodgers (record producer)
1957 Rusty Egan (Rich Kids)

Deaths On September 19

1973 Gram Parsons (Byrds)

Number 1 In The Charts On September 19

1960 Chubby Checker: 'The Twist' US 45
1970 Freda Payne: 'Band of Gold' UK 45
1970 Rolling Stones: 'Get Your Ya Yas Out' UK LP
1971 Diana Ross: 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' US 45
1981 Rolling Stones: 'Tattoo You' US LP
1981 Adam and the Ants: 'Prince Charming' UK 45
1987 Michael Jackson: 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You' US 45
1992 Shamen : Ebeneezer Goode : UK single
1998 The Corrs : Talk on Corners : UK LP

Various Music Events On September 19

1956 Tommy Steele discovered playing in the 2 Is coffee bar in Old Compton Street, Soho. His 'Rock with the Cavemen' recorded soon after, established him as one of Britain's first rock-and-rollers

1958 Elvis Presley leaves a Brooklyn naval base on troop ship USS 'Randall' to sail to Germany, where he joins his army unit

1963 Crystals' 'Then He Kissed Me' hits UK chart

1979 First of a five-night series of MUSE concerts (Musicians United for Safe Energy) held at Madison Square Garden: Doobie Brothers, Carly Simon, Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen appear

1981 Simon and Garfunkel are reunited for the first time in eleven years on stage in Central Park, New York


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September 19 - Today in Beatles History

1934
Brian Epstein is born in a private nursery house, 4 Rodney Street, Liverpool.

1956
Brian has a private test with John Fernald, the Director, and is admitted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

1961
Lunch time: Performance at the Cavern.

1964
Brian celebrates his 30th birthday on a plane over Houston, Texas.

The Beatles spend the week end at millionaire Reed Pigman's farm in Alton, Missouri.

'A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 9th week (UK Record Retailer chart).

John gives his permission for his drawing 'The Fat Budgie' to be printed on Christmas cards.

1966
Presentation of prizes of 'Melody Maker'. The Beatles have been voted British & International Sections in the 1966 Poll. Ringo and Paul attend.

1968
Studios 1, 2. 7.15pm-5.30am. Recording: 'Piggies' (takes 1-11). Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Mike Sheady.

BBC-TV's 'Top Of The Pops' broadcasts a documentary about the recording of 'Revolution'.

1969
ATV obtains the 50 % of the shares of Northern Songs Ltd.

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September 19 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On September 19, 1981 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform a reunion concert in Central Park



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens
1989 French DC-10 crashes near Niger, 171 die
1989 Appeals court restores America's Cup to U.S. after New York Supreme Court gave it to New Zealand (New Zealand protested US's use of a catamaran)
1988 Israel launches 1st satellite, for secret military reconnaissance
1988 U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board
1987 Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (Michigan), 24, crowned 61st Miss America
1986 "Captain EO" with Michael Jackson premieres
1986 Chicago White Sox Joe Crowley no-hits California Angels, 7-1
1986 Dean Jones scores 210 vs. India at Madras
1986 Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients
1985 12,000 die and 40,000 injured in Mexico's earthquake (8.1)
1984 Britain and China complete a proposed agreement to transfer Hong Kong to China by 1997
1983 St. Kitts and Nevis declares independence from U.K.
1982 34th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Barney Miller, Alan Alda and Carol Kane
1982 New Orleans Saints 1st road shutout victory beating Chicago Bears 10-0
1982 Sandra Haynie/Kathy McMullen wins Portland Ping Team Golf Championship
1982 Streetcars stop running on Market St. after 122 years of service
1981 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform a reunion concert in Central Park
1981 Satellites China 10 and 11 launched into Earth orbit by B-1 rocket
1981 Simon and Garfunkel reunite for a New York City Central Park concert

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 No Nukes Concert at MSG includes Springsteen and Crosby, Stills and Nash
1976 "Going Up" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 49 performances
1976 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Portland Golf Classic
1975 Indonesia sends troops to Portuguese East Timor
1974 Hurricane Fifi hits coast of Honduras; about 5,000 die
1973 Carl XVI Gustaf, becomes King of Sweden
1973 Frank Robinson homers in record 32nd ML park in Arlington, Texas
1973 NL refuses to allow San Diego Padres move to Washington D.C.
1973 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1971 1st New York City Women's Marathon won by Beth Bonner in 2:55:22
1971 2nd New York City Marathon won by Norman Higgins in 2:22:54
1970 "Mary Tyler Moore" show premieres

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1968 Denny McLain's 31st win and Mickey Mantle's 535th home run
1967 Nigeria begins offensive against Biafra
1965 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Visalia Golf Open
1965 Erhards CDU wins West German parliament elections
1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1960 Chubby Checkers' "Twist" reaches #1

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland
1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1957 1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas, Nevada
1956 1st International conference of black writers and artists meets (Sorbonne)
1955 Argentine president Juan Peron, resigns and flees
1955 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits record 5th grand slam of season
1955 Hurricane Hilda, kills 200 in Mexico
1954 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Wichita Golf Open
1953 "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 190 performances
1951 1st broadcast of "Search for Tomorrow" on CBS-TV
1951 Italian civil servants strike for pay increase
1950 European Payment Union forms in Paris
1950 Great Three acknowledge Bond government as only German government
1950 U.N. reject membership of China's People Republic

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September 18 - Today In Rock Music History

RIP Jimi! Your Spirit Lives On...



Musicians Born On September 18

1933 Jimmie Rodgers (Kisses Sweeter than Wine)
1939 Frankie Avalon (Why/Venus)
1949 Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
1952 Dee Dee Ramone (Doug Colvin)
1962 Joanne Catherall (Human League)
1966 Ian Spice (Breathe)
1967 Ricky Bell (Bell Biv Devoe)

Deaths On September 18

1970 Jimi Hendrix



Number 1 In The Charts On September 18

1961 Bobby Vee: 'Take Good Care of My Baby' US 45
1971 Tams: 'Hey Girl Don't Bother Me' UK 45
1971 The Who: 'Who's Next' UK LP
1976 Wild Cherry: 'Play that Funky Music' US 45
1982 John Cougar: 'Jack and Diane' US 45
1993 Meat Loaf : Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell: UK LP
1994 Garth Brooks : In Pieces : US LP



Various Music Events On September 18

1968 The Band hit UK chart with 'The Weight'

1969 Tiny Tim announces his engagement to Miss Vicki Budinger at the New Jersey State Fair. He said later: 'I was so moved I shed a tear and put it in an envelope that I always keep in my ukelele.'

1971 With a set built around 'Atom Heart Mother', Pink Floyd becomes the first rock band to perform at the Classical Music Festival in Montreux

1973 Wally releases debut album in UK on Atlantic Label, produced by Rick Wakeman and Bob Harris

1976 Brian Wilson inducted into US R&R Hall of Fame

1976 Boston debut on US chart with 'More than a Feeling'

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

1983 Kiss appear on stage for the first time without their make-up

1997 Five days before they are to begin their "Bridges To Babylon" tour, The Rolling Stones play Chicago's Double Door club in front of 400 people,

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September 18 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Epstein affirms he has no intention of selling, after rumors that he has received bids for the agency side of NEMS Enterprises.

'She Loves You' number 1, 3rd week (UK New Musical Express chart).
'Please Please Me' LP, 26th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1964
Concert at the Memorial Coliseum, Dallas. An anonymous call to the police announces there is a bomb on the Beatles' plane. False alarm.

1965
The Beatles take a rest in a rented mansion at Bel Air.

'Help!' single number 1, 3rd and last week (Billboard).

1967
Shooting of striptease scene of 'Magical Mystery Tour' at Raymond Revuebar, 11 Walker's Court, London.

John and Neil Aspinall leave from Paris to Spain.

1968
Studio 2. 5.00pm-4.30am. Recording: 'Birthday' (takes 1-20). Tape copying: 'Birthday' (of take 20 into takes 21, 22). Recording: 'Birthday' (overdub onto take 22). Mono mixing: 'Birthday' (remix 1, from take 22). Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Mike Sheady.
By 8.30pm, the rythm track is ready.
9.05-10.40pm. 'The Hollywood Musical' TV series: First broadcast on British TV of 'The Girl Can't Help It' (1956), classical rock and roll film. The Beatles take a break during the session to watch it.
4.30-5.00am. Mono mixing: 'Birthday'.
Visit at the studio: Pattie Harrison.

1978
Beginning of period (extended until 17 October) booked by Ringo at Compass Point Studios, Bahamas. Not used.

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