ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC

SEPTEMBER 1

• Barry Gibb (1946)
• Sonny and Cher premiere on CBS-TV with their variety show (1971)

• George Harrison and Olivia Arias wed (1978)

• Al Jardine (Beach Boys) (1942)
• Woody Guthrie dies from Huntingdon's Disease (1967)
• Al Wilson (Canned Heat) dies (1970)

• Gene Parsons (The Byrds) (1945)
• Martin Chambers (Pretenders) (1951)

• Loudon Wainwright III (1946)
• Freddie Mercury (1946)
• Buddy Miles (1946)

• Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) (1947)
• Delores O'Riordan (Cranberries) (1971)
• George Harrison forms Dark Horse Records (1974)

• Buddy Holly (1936)
• Chrissie Hynde (1951)
• Keith Moon dies in the same London flat as Mama Cass years before (1978)

• Patsy Cline (1932)
• Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) (1945)
• Jose Feliciano (1945)
• Zeke Snodgress Young (Neil's son) (1972)

• Otis Redding (1941)
• Billy Preston (1946)
• Cat Stevens and Fouzia Ali wed (1979)

• Artie Tripp (Mothers Of Invention) (1939)
• Barriemoore Barlow (Jethro Tull) (1949)
• Joe Perry (Aerosmith) (1950)
• Johnny Fingers (Boomtown Rats) (1956)
• Cheap Trick replaces Tom Petersson with Pete Comita on bass (1980)

• Peter Tosh is murdered (1987)
• Bob Dylan's first New York City appearance at Gerde's Folk City (1961)
• The Jackson Five's animated cartoon series debuts on ABC-TV (1971)

• George Jones (1931)
• Maurice Chevalier (1888)
• Maria Muldaur (1943)
• The Monkees TV show debuts on NBC (1966)
• Woody Guthrie memorial concert at the Hollywood Bowl featuring Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, and others (1970)
• Fourth and final Secret Policeman's Ball is held to aid Amnesty International (1981)

• David Clayton-Thomas (Blood Sweat and Tears) (1941)
• Zak Starkey (Ringo's son) (1965)
• The Plastic Ono Band plays the Toronto Peace Festival, featuring John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton (1970)

• "Bowser" Bauman (Sha Na Na) (1947)
• Pink Floyd's The Wall movie starts production, starring Boomtown Rats' Bob Geldof (1981)

• Julian "Cannonbball" Adderley (1926)
• Abba's first US tour starts (1980)
• Richard Wright (Pink Floyd) died (2008)

• B. B. King (1925)
• Kenny Jones (The Who) (1948)
• Earl Klugh (1953)
• The Grateful Dead play a concert beside Egypt's great pyramids (1978)

• Hank Williams (1923)
• Fee Waybill (Tubes) (1950)
• Marc Bolan (T Rex) dies in a car crash (1977)

• Frankie Avalon (1939)
• Dee Dee Ramone (1961)
• Jimi Hendrix dies from a drug overdose (1970)

• Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) (1940)
• Mama Cass Elliot (1943)
• David Bromberg (1945)
• Nile Rodgers (1952)
• Gram Parsons dies from a drug overdose (1973)
• MUSE no-nukes concerts begin in New York City (1979)
• Simon and Garfunkel reunite for Central Park concert for 500,000 people (1981)

• Jim Croce dies in a plane crash (1973)
• George Harrison makes his first trip to India (1966)
• Jim Morrison found not guilty of lewd behavior but guilty of indecent exposure, which he appeals (1970)
• Paul McCartney is busted for growing pot on his farm in Scotland (1972)

• Dave Gregory (XTC) (1952)
• Don Preston (Mothers Of Invention) (1932)
• Leonard Cohen (1934)
• Don Felder (Eagles) (1947)

• David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) (1949)
• Joan Jett (1958)

• Ani DiFranco (1970)
• John Coltrane (1926)
• Ray Charles (1932)
• Bruce Springsteen (1949)
• Robbie McIntosh (Average White Band) dies from a drug overdose (1974)
• The "Paul is dead" rumor begins with an article in the Illinois University newspaper (1969)

• Linda Eastman McCartney (1942)
• Jerry Donahue (Fairport Convention) (1946)
• Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers) (1942)

• John Locke (Spirit) (1943)
• John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) dies from alcohol poisoning (1980)
• Elvis Presley performs his only show at the Grand Old Opry (1954)
• The Beatles animated TV show debuts on ABC (1965)

• George Gershwin (1889)
• Bryan Ferry (1946)
• Olivia Newton-John (1947)
• Bessie Smith dies (1937)
• Astrella Celeste Leitch (Donovan's daughter) (1971)
• "The Long Run", the Eagles last studio LP, is released (1979)

• Meat Loaf (1947)
• Bob Dylan gets his first New York Times review (1962)

• Ben E. King (1938)
• Jimmy McCulloch (Wings) dies (1979)
• Bing Crosby and David Bowie record a duet of "Peace On Earth" but Crosby dies before it is seen or released (1977)

• Jean-Luc Ponty (1942)
• Mark Farner (Grand Funk) (1948)
• Suzzy Roche (The Roches) (1956)
• Bob Dylan has his first recording session, playing guitar and mouth harp behind Carolyn Hester. Producer John Hammond later signs Dylan (1961)
• The Rolling Stones start their first UK tour, with the Everly Brothers (1963)

• Johnny Mathis (1935)
• Freddy King (1935)
• Gus Dudgeon (1942)
• Dewey Martin (Poco) (1942)
• Patrice Rushen (1954)
• James Dean dies in a car crash (1955)
• "Are We Not Men", Devo's first hit, is released (1978)

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