Music Almanac: September 12

Birthdays

• 1931 - George Jones (81)
• 1931 - Stig Anderson (manager of ABBA) (d. 1997)
• 1938 - Warren Corbin (Cleftones) (74)
• 1943 - Maria Muldaur (69)
• 1944 - Colin Young (68)
• 1944 - Barry White (d. 2003)
• 1945 - Gloria Jones (67)
• 1946 - Tony Bellamy (Redbone) (d. 2009)
• 1949 - Tony Stevens (Foghat, Savoy Brown) (63)
• 1952 - Neil Peart (Rush) (60)
• 1952 - Gerry Beckley (America) (60)
• 1956 - Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motorhead) (56)
• 1956 - Barry Andrews (XTC, League of Gentlemen) (56)
• 1965 - John Norwood Fisher (Fishbone) (47)
• 1966 - Ben Folds (46)
• 1966 - Jon Stewart (Sleeper) (46)
• 1968 - Larry LaLonde (Primus) (44)
• 1968 - Kenny Thomas (44)
• 1974 - Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland) (38)
• 1976 - Bizzy Bone (born Byron McCane II) (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) (36)
• 1978 - Ruben Studdard (34)
• 1978 - Michael Paget (Bullet For My Valentine) (34)
• 1981 - Jennifer Hudson (31)

Deaths

• 1997 - Stig Anderson (manager of ABBA) - Heart attack (66)
• 2000 - Stanley Turrentine (jazz saxophonist) - Stroke (66)
• 2003 - Johnny Cash - Complications of diabetes (71)
• 2003 - Ed Morgan (producer/manager, member of Rockabilly Hall of Fame) (63)
• 2003 - Andy Starr (member of Rockabilly Hall of Fame) (70)
• 2004 - Kenny Buttrey (studio drummer/arranger) - Cancer (59)

On This Day

• 1948 - Elvis Presley's family moved to Memphis, TN.
• 1970 - The Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert was held at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie.
• 1970 - $40,000 of Pink Floyd's equipment was stolen in New Orleans.
• 1977 - Paul and Linda McCartney became the parents of James Louis.
• 1980 - A new report on the death of Elvis Presley on 20/20 lead to the reopening of his case.
• 1986 - Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues collapsed from exhaustion in Los Angeles and was hospitalized.
• 1986 - John McGeoch of Public Images Ltd was hit with a two-litre wine bottle while performing in Vienna, Austria. He required 40 stitches in his face.
• 1987 - Michael Jackson opened his Bad World Tour in Tokyo.
• 1987 - Morrissey left the Smiths.
• 1988 - Shane Macgowan of the Pogues was hospitalized in Dublin from nervous exhaustion.
• 1990 - Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks announced they would leave Fleetwood Mac at the end of their current tour.
• 1995 - A Luciano Pavarotti concert was held in Modena, Italy for the children of Bosnia with special guests Bono, the Edge and Brian Eno.
• 1999 - Farm Aid '99 was held in Bristow, VA with Susan Tedeschi, Keb' Mo', Deana Carter, Barenaked Ladies, Dave Matthews Band, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson and Neil Young
• 1999 - Just about the only misstep in Garth Brooks career was introduced, Chris Gaines. 
• 2001 - Garth Hudson of the Band filed for bankruptcy. It was his third time.
• 2002 - A $100 million lawsuit was filed against Whitney Houston by John Houston Entertainment for breach of contract.
• 2003 - The Beatles sued Apple (the computer maker) saying that their company logo infringed on that for the Apple record label.
• 2003 - Among those participating at a PETA protest is Olivia Newton-John, Ben Lee, Neil Finn and Daniel Johns of Silverchair.
• 2004 - A benefit tribute to the Ramones was held in Hollywood with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder, Henry Rollins and X.
• 2004 - The Pet Shop Boys performed their new soundtrack to the silent film Battleship Potemkin in London's Trafalgar Square.
• 2006 - Britney Spears gave birth to baby number two.
• 2006 - Jay Kay of Jamiroquai was arrested for assault after a fight with a photographer outside a London nightclub.
• 2007 - Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones announced they would reform, with Jason Bonham in for his later-father John, for a November concert salute to Ahmet Ergtegun. 
• 2008 - Kanye West was arrested for vandalism after breaking a photographer's camera at Los Angeles International Airport.

Marriages

• 1998 - Rodney Crowell and Claudia Church

Recorded

• 1974 - Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan (first session)

Released

• 1970 - Fire and Rain - James Taylor (single)
• 1975 - Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
• 2000 - Almost Famous Sountrack - Various Artists (first time Led Zeppelin licensed a song)
• 2000 - Mi Reflejo - Christina Aguilera (first Spanish language album)

Awards

• 2000 - Mercury Prize - The Hour of the Bewilderbeast - Badly Drawn Boy
• 2010 - MTV Video Music Awards
• Video of the Year, Female Video, Pop Video, Dance Video - Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
• Male Video, Hip-Hop Video - Not Afraid - Eminem
• New Artist - Baby - Justin Bieber Featuring Ludacris
• Rock Video - Kings and Queens - 30 Seconds to Mars
• Collaboration - Telephone - Lady Gaga Featuring Beyonce

Broadcasts

• 1966 - The Monkees (debut episode)
• 1966 - Roger Miller Show (debut)
• 1998 - Shania Twain concert on DirecTV (a first for a satellite service)

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1942 - (I've Got a Girl in) Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller (7 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1981 - Escape - Journey (1 week)
• 1987 - La Bamba - Soundtrack (2 weeks)
• 1998 - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill (3 weeks)
• 2009 - Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat (1 week)ivorces