Music Almanac: September 16

Birthdays

• 1921 - Jon Hendricks (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) (91)
• 1925 - B.B. King (87)
• 1925 - Charlie Byrd (d. 1999)
• 1934 - Ronnie Drew (Dubliners) (d. 2008)
• 1941 - Joe Butler (Lovin' Spoonful) (71)
• 1942 - Bernie Calvert (Hollies) (70)
• 1944 - Betty Kelly (Martha Reeves & the Vandellas) (68)
• 1946 - Sonny LeMaire (Exile) (66)
• 1948 - Kenney Jones (Faces, Who) (64)
• 1948 - Ron Blair (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) (64)
• 1950 - David Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers) (62)
• 1953 - Earl Klugh (59)
• 1953 - Alan Barton (Black Lace) (d. 1995)
• 1954 - Frank Reed (Chi-Lites) (58)
• 1954 - Colin Newman (Wire) (58)
• 1956 - Peter Zaremba (Fleshtones) (56)
• 1958 - Terry McBride (McBride & the Ride) (54)
• 1961 - Bilinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine) (51)
• 1962 - Stephen Jones (Babybird) (50)
• 1963 - Richard Marx (49)
• 1964 - Dave Sabo (Skid Row) (48)
• 1968 - Marc Anthony (44)
• 1969 - Justine Frischmann (Elastica) (43)
• 1976 - Tina Barrett (S Club 7) (36)
• 1977 - Musiq Soulchild (born Taalib Johnson) (35)
• 1984 - Katie Mulea (28)
• 1984 - Sabrina Bryan (Cheetah Girls) (28)
• 1988 - Teddy Geiger (24)
• 1992 - Nick Jonas (20)

Deaths

• 1977 - Marc Bolan (T-Rex) - Car accident (29)
• 1977 - Maria Calas - Heart attack (53)
• 2003 - Sheb Wooley - Leukemia (82)
• 2004 - Izora Armstead (Weather Girls) - Heart failure (62)
• 2008 - Norman Whitfield (songwriter and producer) - Diabetes (68)
• 2009 - Mary Travers (Peter, Paul & Mary) - Leukemia (72)

On This Day

• 1966 - Pete Quaife quit the Kinks. His replacement was John Dalton.
• 1967 - Jeanne Seely became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1970 - Jimi Hendrix made a guest appearance at a show by Eric Burdon at Ronnie Scotts in London. It was his last public appearance.
• 1988 - Topper Headon of the Clash was released from jail after serving ten months of a 15 month sentence for narcotics.
• 1992 - Barbra Streisand performed in public for the first time in six years at a fundraiser for Bill Clinton.
• 1993 - Sparks from a welder's torch set fire to Grace Slick's home, causing $700,000 damage.
• 1996 - Pearl Jam opened their No Code tour in Seattle, WA. The tour was marked by the venues where they had to play because of their boycott of Ticketmaster.
• 1998 - Mott the Hoople played together for the first time in 24 years at the Virgin Megastore in London.
• 2003 - Ted Nugent is sued by a New Hampshire woman, claiming he is the father of her eight-year-old son and not providing support.
• 2004 - Green Day opened a U.S. tour, introducing their new rock opera American Idiot. 
• 2004 - A coroner's report said that Rick James had nine drugs in his system at the time of his death.
• 2005 - Vince Neil had to stop a Motley Crue concert when he slipped on stage and tore his calf muscle.
• 2005 - Courtney Love was ordered back to another six months of rehab.
• 2006 - Robbie Williams cancelled an Asian tour citing exhaustion.
• 2006 - R.E.M. was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

Marriages

• 1991 - Willie Nelson and Ann-Marie D'Angelo

Recorded

• 1946 - Earl Scruggs had his first recording session with Bill Monroe.

Released

• 1963 - She Loves You - Beatles (U.S. single release)
• 1972 - Some Time in New York City - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
• 1979 - Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang (credited as first rap single)

Broadcasts

• 1964 - Shindig (debut) - Everly Brothers, Sam Cooke, Righteous Brothers, Wellingtons, Bobby Sherman
• 1965 - Shindig - Rolling Stones, Kinks, Byrds

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1957 - Tammy - Debbie Reynolds (1 week (2 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1972 - Black and White - Three Dog Night (1 week)
• 1989 - Don't Wanna Lose You - Gloria Estefan (1 week)
• 2000 - Music - Madonna (4 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1961 (Mono Albums) - Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland (13 weeks)
• 1978 - Don't Look Back - Boston (1 week)
• 2006 - Modern Times - Bob Dylan (1 week)