This Date In Music History - September 2

Birthdays:

Bobby Purify (1939)

Sam Gooden - Impressions (1939)

Jimmy Clanton (1940)

Rosalind Ashford - Martha & The Vandellas, Ashford and Simpson (1943)

Joe Simon (1943)

Marty Greb - Buckinghams (1946)



Mik Kaminski - Electric Light Orchestra (1951)

Steve Porcaro - Toto (1957)

Fritz McIntyre - Simply Red (1958)

Jerry Augustyniak - 10,000 Maniacs (1958)

Paul Deakin - Mavericks (1959)

Cedric Hailey (K-Ci) - Jodeci (1969)

Tony Thompson - Hi-Five (1975)

Sam Rivers - Limp Bizkit (1977)

Spencer James Smith - Panic at the Disco (1987)


They Are Missed:

Born on this day in 1925, Hugo Montenegro, composer, died Feb 6, 1981, (1968 UK #1 & US #2 single "The Good The Bad And The Ugly," from the soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western film).

In 2001, American saxophonist Jay Migliori died of cancer (age 70). As a session musician he recorded with The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa and was the founding member of Supersax, a tribute band to Charlie Parker.

Guy Babylon, keyboard player with the Elton John Band died of a heart attack in 2009 while swimming in his pool at his home in Los Angeles, California.


History:

Sophie Tucker recorded her song "Some of These Days" in 1927.

The radio show "15 Minutes with Bing Crosby" debuted on CBS in 1931.

In 1935, George Gershwin completed the orchestral score for the opera Porgy and Bess.

Johnny Cash appeared at the Buck Lane Ranch, Angola, Indiana in 1962.

On tour in the USA in 1964, the Beatles appeared at The Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Days before the concert, Philadelphia had experienced race-riots, The Beatles, who were Civil Rights supporters, were shocked to see that their audience of 13,000 was completely white.

The Rolling Stones recorded their version of the Willie Dixon song "Little Red Rooster" at Regent Sound Studios in London, England in 1964.

In 1965, the Doors recorded their first demo’s at World Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California, where they cut six Jim Morrison songs.

The Beatles released the epic cut "Yesterday" in 1965.



Also in 1965, the Rolling Stones appeared on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go!" Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham performed a parody of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe."

In 1968, the Doors performed their Amsterdam show as a trio after lead singer Jim Morrison passed out. Organist Ray Manzarek handled the vocals.

In 1970, an ad was run in "Melody Maker" by Genesis. Phil Collins answered the ad and eventually joined the group.

Grateful Dead's former manager was arrested in 1971 after disappearing with over $70,000 of the bands money.

In 1972, The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was held over three days on Bull Island, near Griffin, Indiana. The promoters expected over 50,000 music fans, however, over 200,000 attended the festival. Many bands pulled out as the festival drifted steadily into anarchy. Bands that did appear included Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, Black Oak Arkansas, Cheech and Chong, Foghat, Albert King, Brownsville Station, Canned Heat, Flash, Ravi Shankar, Rory Gallagher, Lee Michaels and Frosty, The Eagles, The Amboy Dukes, and Gentle Giant. Three concert goers drowned in the Wabash River and as the festival ended, the remnants of the crowd burned down the music stand. Nice....

The Hollies’ “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) peaked at #2 on the US charts in 1972.

The Great American Music Fair in Syracuse in 1975 featuring, Jefferson Starship, and the Doobie Brothers ended with 60 arrests as fans try to crash the gates. Real nice....

The first issue of Musician magazine was published in 1976.

The "Animal House" soundtrack was released in 1978.

The single "Controversy" was released by Prince in 1981.

In 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.

In 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 later dropped when the couple decide to reconcile. Thank God or we wouldn't have had the Osbourne TV show!

Paula Abdul scored her third US #1 single of the year (1989) with "Cold Hearted."

Richard Marx went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1989 with "Repeat Offender."

Pearl Jam appeared on the MTV Video Music Awards in L.A. in 1993. After performing “Animal” they are joined by Neil Young for “Rockin’ In The Free World.” Pearl Jam also wins big with “Jeremy." Best Video of the Year, Best Group Video and Best Hard Rock Video are among the trophies.

Hootie & The Blowfish made their national TV debut on Late Night With David Letterman in 1994. The group was booked after Letterman heard them on a New York radio station.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland, Ohio in 1995. The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland marked the Hall's opening. Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis perform. Soul Asylum backs Iggy Pop (on "Back Door Man") and Lou Reed (for "Sweet Jane"). Jerry Lee (with help from Springsteen & The E Street Band) sings "Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On" and "Great Balls of Fire."

Michael Jackson went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1995 with a song written by R. Kelly "You Are Not Alone." It holds a Guinness World Record as the first song in the 37 year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at Number 1.

J.Lo was at #1 on the US singles chart in 2001 with "I'm Real."

In 2002, thieves broke into the London home of Icelandic singer Bjork and stole valuable recording equipment. The 36-year-old singer was asleep in the flat at the time of the incident.

In 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.

Also in 2005, Kanye West criticised President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina during a televised benefit concert in New York. The show, which was raising funds for relief efforts, featured Leonardo DiCaprio, Richard Gere, Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr and Wynton Marsalis. Appearing alongside comedian Mike Myers for a 90-second segment West told the audience: "George Bush doesn't care about black people." The comment went out live on the US east coast, but was cut from a taped version seen on the west coast.

In 2006, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, Ronald Isley was sentenced to three years in a US prison for multiple counts of tax fraud. The 64-year-old, was also ordered to pay more than $3.1m (£1.62m) to the US tax service for "pathological" evasion. The court heard he cashed royalty cheques belonging to his brother O'Kelly, who died in 1996 and also spent millions of dollars made from undeclared performances on a yacht and two homes.

Christina Aguilera was at #1 on the US album chart in 2006 with ‘Back to Basics’ the album was also #1 in 12 other countries.

17 year-old Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston went to #1 on the US singles chart with "Beautiful Girls." The song samples the bassline from Ben E. King's classic "Stand by Me."

Prevented by state troopers from taking the stage for a "surprise" show in protest of the nearby Republican National Convention in St. Paul in 2008, Rage Against The Machine sing a cappella versions of "Bulls On Parade" and "Killing In The Name" on the lawn of the Minnesota State Capitol.

Led Zeppelin received the Outstanding Achievement award at the U.K. edition of GQ magazine's annual Men of the Year Awards in London in 2008. Singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page attend. The honor is presented by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. "When the temples get grey, the (awards) start coming in thick and fast," says Plant.

In 2008, Great White offered $1 million to victims and survivors of the ’03 club fire at The Station in Rhode Island. 100 people perished in one of the nation’s worst nightclub fires. The group does not admit any wrongdoing as part of the settlement. The blaze started when Great White’s tour manager lit pyrotechnics that ignited the club’s soundproofing.

In 2008, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum pay $92,500 for the original Rolling Stones’ "lips" logo. Created by then-art student John Pasche in ’70, the logo was modeled after Mick Jagger’s lips.