Music Almanac: September 27
- 1936 - Don Cornelius (Soul Train) (d. 2012)
- 1941 - Don Nix (Producer, engineer, arranger for Stax) (71)
- 1942 - Alvin Stardust (born Bernard William Jewry) (70)
- 1943 - Randy Bachman (68)
- 1943 - Bob Curiano (Mink DeVille) (68)
- 1947 - Meat Loaf (born Marvin Lee Aday) (65)
- 1953 - Greg Ham (Men at Work) (d. 2012)
- 1953 - Robbie Shakespeare (Sly and Robbie) (59)
- 1958 - Shaun Cassidy (54)
- 1964 - Stephen Jenkins (Third Eye Blind) (48)
- 1970 - Mark Calderon (Color Me Badd) (42)
- 1971 - Big Mike (born Michael Barnett) (Geto Boys) (41)
- 1973 - Chris Demakes (Less Than Jake) (39)
- 1975 - Lee Brennan (911) (37)
- 1976 - Dean Butterworth (Morrissey, Good Charlote) (36)
- 1977 - Patrick Bourque (Emerson Drive) (d. 2007)
- 1978 - Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) (34)
- 1982 - Lil Wayne (born Dwayne Carter, Jr.) (30)
- 1984 - Avril Lavigne (28)
Deaths
- 1972 - Rory Storm (Rory Storm and the Hurricanes) - Accidental mix of alcohol and sleeping pills (33)
- 1979 - Jimmy McCullough (Wings) - Heroin overdose (26)
- 1986 - Cliff Burton - Bus accident (24)
- 2003 - Paul Burlison (Rock and Roll Trio with Johnny & Dorsey Burnette) - Colon cancer (74)
- 2006 - Jamie Lyons (Music Explosion) - Heart failure (57)
- 2008 - Bryan Morrison (manager of Pink Floyd, Pretty Things, Fairport Convention, more) - Polo accident (66)
- 1942 - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra appeared live for the first time.
- 1979 - Elton John collapsed while playing at Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. He returned to continue the show ten minutes later.
- 1986 - The Beatles' Twist and Shout reentered the U.S. charts after it was featured in Ferris Bueler's Day Off.
- 1990 - Dee Dee Ramone was arrested for marijuana possession in Greenwich Village.
- 1990 - Marvin Gaye received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 1995 - Warner Brothers cut their ties from Interscope after refusing to release the debut album by the Dogg Pound.
- 1997 - Bob Dylan performed for the Pope at the World Eucharist Conference in Bologna, Italy.
- 1999 - It was ZZ Top Day in Atlanta, GA.
- 2000 - U2 played on the roof of the Clarence Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, playing Beautiful Day and Elevation.
- 2002 - Vince Neil pled guilty to misdemeanor battery of a record producer.
- 2003 - Kylie Minogue got the police involved in her receipt of over 700 letter from a fan that had become increasingly threatening.
- 2003 - Derrick Pontier of Great White was injured in an auto accident while traveling to a benefit concert for the victims of the Rhode Island club fire.
- 2003 - Carly Simon sued the owners of The Dakota in New York, saying they rejected her application to liver there while keeping her $99,000 downpayment.
- 2004 - Phil Spector was indicted for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
Divorces
- 1983 - Alan Frizzell and Shelly West (filed by Frizzell)
Released- 1969 - Baby I'm For Real - Originals (single)
- 1979 - Eat to the Beat - Blondie
- 1979 - Regatta de Blanc - Police
Broadcasts
- 1963 - Ready, Steady, Go (U.K.) - Cilla Black (TV debut)
- 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show - Beach Boys
- 1987 - Dolly (ABC) (debut) - Dolly Parton
Number Ones – U.S. Singles
- 1941 - Blue Champagne - Jimmy Dorsey (1 week)
- 1975 - I'm Sorry / Calypso - John Denver (1 week)
- 2008 - So What - Pink (1 week)
Number Ones – U.S. Albums- 1947 - Dorothy Shay Sings - Dorothy Shay (1 week)
- 1958 - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto Number 1 - Van Cliburn (2 weeks (5 previous weeks at number 1))
- 1975 - Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship (1 week (1 previous week at number 1))
- 1986 - Dancing on the Ceiling - Lionel Richie (2 weeks)
- 1997 - You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs - Leann Rimes (1 week)
- 2003 - Heavier Things - John Mayer (1 week)
- 2008 - Death Magnetic - Metallica (3 weeks)
