Music Almanac: September 1
Birthdays- 1927 - Tommy Evans (Ravens, Drifters) (84)
- 1931 - Boxcar Willie (born Lecil Martin) (d. 1999)
- 1933 - Conway Twitty (d. 1993)
- 1944 - Archie Bell (Archie Bell & the Drells) (68)
- 1946 - Barry Gibb (Bee Gees) (66)
- 1948 - Greg Errico (Sly & the Family Stone) (64)
- 1949 - Russ Field (Showaddywaddy) (63)
- 1950 - Peter Hewson (Chicory Tip) (62)
- 1955 - Bruce Foxton (Jam, Stiff Little Fingers) (57)
- 1957 - Gloria Estefan (55)
- 1963 - Grant-Lee Phillips (49)
- 1964 - Charlie Robison (48)
- 1965 - Craig McLachlan (47)
- 1970 - DJ Spigg Nice (Lost Boyz) (42)
- 1973 - J.D. Fortune (INXS) (39)
- 1976 - Babydaddy (born Scott Hoffman) (Scissor Sisters) (36)
- 1976 - Peter Brown (Wheatus) (36)
- 1984 - Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy) (28)
Deaths
- 1977 - Ethel Waters (80)
- 2005 - R.L. Burnside (78)
- 2005 - Barry Cowsill (Cowsills) - Drowned during hurricane Katrina (50)
- 2009 - Jake Brockman (Echo & the Bunnymen) - Motorcycle accident (53)
On This Day- 1950 - Merle Travis became the host of WRVA's (Richmond, VA) Old Dominion Barn Dance.
- 1952 - Ray Charles' record contract with Swingtime Records was purchased by Atlantic Records.
- 1953 - Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery auditioned for radio station KDAV in Lubbock, TX, winning a Sunday afternoon show.
- 1956 - Jerry Lee Lewis recorded demos at Sun Studios in Memphis, TN.
- 1956 - Elvis Presley bought his mother a pink Cadillac.
- 1957 - The package tour, The Biggest Show of Stars, had its first show in New York with the Drifters, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly & the Crickets and Frankie Lymon.
- 1967 - The Beatles met for the first time since the death of manager Brian Epstein to discuss where to take their career. They delayed production of their Magical Mystery Tour movie.
- 1967 - The film Fastest Guitar Alive with Roy Orbison and Sheb Wooley is released.
- 1967 - Boz Scaggs rejoined Steve Miller's band where he would be included on the albums Children of the Future and Sailor.
- 1976 - Lou Adler, president of Ode Records, and employee Neil Silver were kidnapped and not released until a $25,000 ransom was paid.
- 1977 - Blondie signed with Chrysalis Records.
- 1979 - INXS performs live for the first time in Sydney, Australia.
- 1980 - Fleetwood Mac finished a nine-month tour at the Hollywood Bowl.
- 1982 - Blondie cancelled their tour due to poor ticket sales.
- 1983 - Mick Jones was fired from the Clash.
- 1986 - Madness announced their split.
- 1989 - Adam Clayton of U2 pleads guilty to a marijuana possession charge in Dublin and is able to dispense with any penalties by donating money to a local women's center.
- 1995 - A U.S. postage stamp is issued honoring Louis Armstrong.
- 1998 - Ian Gillan of Deep Purple is accused of assault and battery for allegedly striking a security guard with his microphone during an August concert.
- 1998 - David Bowie opened his Bowienet site.
- 2000 - Herb Reed of the Platters wins an injunction against a group calling themselves the Platters without any tie to the original group.
- 2004 - Ruben Blades became Minister of Tourism for Panama.
- 2010 - Apple launched Ping, their musician social network.
Released- 1956 - A Rose and a Baby Ruth - George Hamilton IV (single)
- 1958 - The Ten Commandments of Love - Moonglows (single)
- 1967 - Love You Til Tuesday - David Bowie (single)
- 1969 - Johnny Cash at San Quentin - Johnny Cash
- 1972 - John, I'm Only Dancing - David Bowie (U.K. single)
- 1977 - Your Generation - Generation X (debut single)
- 1979 - U2-3 - U2 (debut EP)
- 1981 - Heart of Mine - Bob Dylan (Europe-only single)
- 1986 - Press to Play - Paul McCartney
Broadcasts
- 1965 - Shindig - James Brown, Booker T. & the MG's
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
- 1958 - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno (4 weeks)
- 1962 - Sheila - Tommy Roe (2 weeks)
- 1984 - What's Love Got to Do With It - Tina Turner (3 weeks)
- 1990 - If Wishes Came True - Sweet Sensation (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums- 2007 - High School Musical 2 - Soundtrack (4 weeks)
