This Date In Music History- Sept 2

Birthdays:

Rosalyn Ashford, best known as one of the Vandellas behind Martha Reeves, was born in Detroit in 1943.

Jimmy Clanton ("A Million To One") turns 68.

Bobby Dickey of James & Bobby Purify ("I'm Your Puppet") is 69.

Joe Simon ("Drowning In The Sea Of Love") turns 65.

Sam Gooden of the Impressions ("For Your Precious Love") is 69.

Drummer Buddy Miles (Electric Flag & Band Of Gypsys with Jimi Hendrix) was born in 1946.

History:

The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland in 1995.

In 1965, the Beatles released "Yesterday." The Paul McCartney song becomes one of the world's most-played records.

In 1970, Genesis ran an advertisement for a drummer in the English magazine Melody Maker. Former child actor-turned-skins beater Phil Collins answers and convinced the band to hire him by revealing that he played bongos on George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass."

The Angels become the first white all-female group to have a No.1 record in 1963. The song was "My Boyfriend's Back."

The popular Lubbock, Texas duo of Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery auditioned for radio station KDAV's Sunday Party in 1953. They earned a time slot on Sunday afternoon that became known as The Bob and Buddy Show.

Alan Freed's First Anniversary Rock 'n Roll Party kicked off at the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York in 1955. Among those appearing on the bill are Chuck Berry, Tony Bennett, the Nutmegs, the Rhythmettes, the Cardinals and the Four Voices.

In 1956, 19 year old Jerry Lee Lewis arrived at Sun Records hoping for an audition, only to find that owner Sam Phillips was on vacation in Florida. Jerry Lee recorded some demos that Phillips heard when he got back.

Tommy Roe had his first number one hit in 1962 when "Sheila" reached the top of the US Pop chart. The record was a re-recorded version of a song that was first released in 1960 when Roe was part of a group called The Satins. Roe's recording success would continue until 1971, during which time he had five more Top 10 hits.

In 1977, Blondie, featuring former Playboy Bunny Debra Harry, signed their first major record company contract with Chrysalis Records.

It had been twenty-four years since Tina Turner had been on Billboard's Hot 100 with a song she recorded with her husband Ike called "A Fool In Love". Now she was back with the number one song in the US in 1984, "What's Love Got To Do With It.” The record would go on to win Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year, Pop Vocal Performance - Female and Rock Vocal Performance - Female.

Barry Cowsill, bass guitarist for The Cowsills, died on or about September 1, 2005 from injuries believed to be caused by Hurricane Katrina. His body was not recovered until December 28th, 2005, from the Chartres Street Wharf, New Orleans. He was 51.

Ozzy Osbourne was charged with threatening to kill his wife Sharon in 1989. Ozzy was released on the condition that he immediately went into detox, the case was latter dropped when the couple decide to reconcile.

2005, Mariah Carey became only the fifth act ever to hold the top two positions in the US Hot 100 singles chart. The singer's ‘We Belong Together’ notched a 10th consecutive week at number one on the Billboard chart while ‘Shake It Off’ jumped two places to second place. The feat puts Carey in a select group of acts to hold the top two with Nelly, OutKast, The Bee Gees and The Beatles. ‘We Belong Together’ was Carey's 16th number one, giving her the third highest number of chart-toppers in the US behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

Born on this day in 1925, Hugo Montenegro, composer, died 6th Feb 1981, (1968 UK No.1 & US No.2 single 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly', from the soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western film).